arXiv AI By Jin Gao

Affora: A Design System for Agent-Friendly Interfaces

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Affora is a design system aimed at making software interfaces more readable by computer-use agents while still allowing designers visual freedom and maintaining familiar human workflows. The authors conducted three controlled studies on component implementations, visual variation, and interaction-design principles, using the results to create guidance from individual components to full sites, along with reusable implementations and executable checks. Evaluation on independently authored interfaces showed performance gains where Affora addressed existing deficits, with limited effects elsewhere, and a workflow case suggested reduced interaction cost.

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