Guides designing mixed-initiative AI interactions: user/AI-driven spectrum, handoff strategies, leadership rules, anti-patterns, initiative maps.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/model-interaction-design:mixed-initiative-flowThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Mixed-initiative interaction is when both the human and the AI can take the lead. The designer decides who drives at each moment — and how control transfers between them.
Mixed-initiative interaction is when both the human and the AI can take the lead. The designer decides who drives at each moment — and how control transfers between them.
Interactions sit on a spectrum:
The moment control shifts from one party to the other is where most interactions fail. Design these transitions:
The AI should take initiative when:
The user should retain control when:
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