diff --git a/skills/ux-design/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/ux-design/SKILL.md
similarity index 93%
rename from skills/ux-design/SKILL.md
rename to .agents/skills/ux-design/SKILL.md
index 9a72d17..1645605 100644
--- a/skills/ux-design/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/ux-design/SKILL.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ before reporting it complete. Rendering correctly is only one part of completion
 
 ## Establish the flow
 
+- Prefer the simplest interface that lets users complete their task confidently.
+  When options meet the same need, choose fewer concepts, choices, and controls.
+  Add complexity only for a concrete user need; preserve essential information,
+  accessibility, and recovery rather than hiding them to make a screen look minimal.
 - Identify the user's primary task, successful outcome, and shortest appropriate
   path to that outcome before choosing layouts or controls.
 - Inspect comparable product flows, components, navigation, terminology, and
@@ -95,6 +99,8 @@ performed and any gaps; do not mark applicable unmet criteria as complete.
 - [ ] Are interactive elements recognizable, and can the user tell what is
   happening and what will happen next?
 - [ ] Are steps appropriate, with unnecessary interaction and cognitive load removed?
+- [ ] Is this the simplest usable solution, with each added concept, choice, or
+  control serving a concrete user need?
 - [ ] Does the flow follow existing product patterns and consistent terminology,
   with a concrete reason for any departure?
 - [ ] Can users recover from errors, with input and context preserved where appropriate?
diff --git a/skills/ux-observability/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/ux-observability/SKILL.md
similarity index 100%
rename from skills/ux-observability/SKILL.md
rename to .agents/skills/ux-observability/SKILL.md
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index c1ed5ea..ef29797 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 ## UX
 
 For any user-facing interface work, follow the
-[UX Design](skills/ux-design/SKILL.md) and
-[UX Observability](skills/ux-observability/SKILL.md) skills.
+[UX Design](.agents/skills/ux-design/SKILL.md) and
+[UX Observability](.agents/skills/ux-observability/SKILL.md) skills.
 UX is not considered complete unless the interface is both usable and measurable.
 Before considering UI work complete, apply the UX Review checklist from these skills.
 
diff --git a/docs/implementation.md b/docs/implementation.md
index 4743504..bc4c304 100644
--- a/docs/implementation.md
+++ b/docs/implementation.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [Task #10](https://git.sendico.io/tech/sxchnge/issues/10), branch `skills-10`,
 delivered in [PR #11](https://git.sendico.io/tech/sxchnge/pulls/11) into `main`,
-adds a concise root UX policy linking two independent skills in `skills/`:
+adds a concise root UX policy linking two independent skills, now consolidated under `.agents/skills/`:
 UX Design covers usable interfaces and its design review; UX Observability covers
 purposeful journey measurement and its observability review. Both preserve product
 conventions and avoid prescribing frameworks, vendors, or visual styles.
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ Implementation commit `f1cbf64`; 68 tests and affected-package analysis/formatti
 plus web build passed. Final browser verification confirms accessible recipient
 text and keyboard recovery. No merge or actual PostHog collection was performed.
 
+## Consolidated skill location
+
+Task [#16](https://git.sendico.io/tech/sxchnge/issues/16) consolidates all four
+repository skills under `.agents/skills/`. UX Design and UX Observability moved
+without content changes; root policy links and this record now use that location.
+The old root `skills/` directory is removed. Validation compares moved content
+byte-for-byte, checks all four skill paths and updated UX links, and runs
+`git diff --check`. No runtime tests are needed for this move.
+
+Delivery: [PR #17](https://git.sendico.io/tech/sxchnge/pulls/17), branch `skills-16`.
 ## Editor configuration cleanup
 
 Task [#14](https://git.sendico.io/tech/sxchnge/issues/14) removes the root VS Code
@@ -168,3 +178,13 @@ Documentation only; no runtime tests were run.
   server-side review analytics remain integration work. Native mobile and
   VoiceOver/TalkBack checks remain release QA. Security scans were not requested.
 - Delivery: [PR #21](https://git.sendico.io/tech/sxchnge/pulls/21), pushed on `kyc-20`; not merged. Final browser review also preserved heading semantics when moving keyboard focus.
+## UX simplicity preference
+
+Task [#26](https://git.sendico.io/tech/sxchnge/issues/26), delivered in
+[PR #27](https://git.sendico.io/tech/sxchnge/pulls/27) on `skills-26`, makes
+simplicity an explicit preference in the UX Design skill and its review checklist.
+Prefer fewer concepts, choices, and controls when they serve the same need; retain
+essential information, accessibility, and recovery. Documentation only.
+Validation: skill-creator `quick_validate.py` passed in an isolated environment
+with PyYAML (the system Python lacked it); `git diff --check` passed. No runtime
+tests were needed. The PR is not merged.