Designing Smarter AI Tools: Behind the UX of Automation Agents & Extensions

Over the last few months, I’ve been helping startups and solo builders craft AI-powered tools that don’t just work—they flow. Whether it’s browser extensions, desktop copilots, or internal automation agents, I keep seeing the same challenge:

Founders know what they want the AI to do, but not how to design an experience that makes it usable.

That’s where I step in.

“Visualizing how AI agents, UI, and user intent connect—so automation stays intuitive, not invisible.”

🧠 From Ideas to Interfaces: Where UX Meets AI

Take ChromePilot, an AI-powered Chrome extension I helped design from scratch. The goal was simple: let users record what they do in the browser and then turn that into repeatable automation—no code required

But here’s the trick: Most people don’t think in terms of "flows" or "scripts." They think in intentions. So we flipped the whole UX to be prompt-first, where the AI guides users conversationally, learns their habits, and builds flows with them.

The result?Less config. More delegation. A UI that feels like a teammate, not a terminal.

🧩 The OmniPilot Project

Then there’s OmniPilot, a merged assistant that spans browser tasks and desktop workflows. This tool blends elements of ChromePilot and Taska into a single “super-app” for automation.

In designing the UI, I leaned heavily on:

• Heuristic analysis for discoverability and trust

• System thinking to coordinate agents, schedules, and memory

• Motion prototypes to help users visualize long-horizon tasks

This wasn’t just UI polish—it was operational clarity, visualized.

🛠️ What I Deliver

Whether I’m designing a solo plugin or a full-blown AI system, here’s what I focus on:

• Human-first workflows that don’t overwhelm

• Simple UX for complex logic (like LLM agents or prompt engineering)

• Prototypes you can test before you build

I’m not just a designer—I’m your automation co-pilot.

💡 Advice for Builders

If you’re building an AI tool right now, here are 3 questions to guide your UX:

1. What problem does this actually solve for the user—emotionally, not technically?

2. Can the user see progress, feedback, and control?

3. What would make this feel like a tool they trust with their time?

🚀 Let’s Build Smarter AI Tools

If you're a founder or developer building something ambitious with AI—and you want a design partner who gets both interface and intelligence—DM me. I help teams go from concept to click-worthy UI without the drag of over-engineering.

Let’s make automation tools feel human again.