Master HMI Design with AI: ISA-101 Standards for Automation

Master HMI Design with AI: ISA-101 Standards for Automation

This AI agent skill implements ISA-101 standards for Human Machine Interface (HMI) design within process automation environments. It assists in creating and optimizing control system displays, SCADA screens, operator dashboards, and industrial control panels by applying best practices for display hierarchy, color standards, alarm integration, navigation, and situation awareness.

What this skill does

• Applies ISA-101 design rules strictly in the creation and review of HMIs, ensuring safe and effective process monitoring and control.
• Supports situation awareness by providing operators with a clear understanding of current states, root causes, and potential future developments within control systems.
• Reduces the cognitive load on operators, focusing on enabling detection, diagnosis, and response over searching or decoding information.
• Maintains consistency across all displays, ensuring a unified look and interaction model.
• Ensures visibility of system failures, alerting operators to any failures in display elements, data sources, or communication pathways immediately.

Who it is for

• Developers and engineering teams using AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
• Professionals involved in designing, building, or reviewing Human Machine Interfaces in automation environments.
• Teams focusing on control system optimization and operator efficiency improvement.

Use cases

• Design and build HMI displays in compliance with ISA-101 standards for process automation projects.
• Review and optimize existing SCADA screens and operator dashboards for improved situation awareness and cognitive efficiency.
• Integrate alarm management and display hierarchy principles in new industrial control panel designs.

Technical details

This skill leverages agent-skills, aiapplication, and hmi-design-light tools to implement ISA-101 HMI design standards effectively. It works with AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, simplifying the process of automating and standardizing HMI design tasks.

Source & Licence

This package is built on open-source work published by timhok (timhok/hmi-design) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.

Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted, provided the original copyright and licence notice are retained.

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Delivery & Support

• Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
• Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
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