ethics-reviewerlisted

# Ethics Reviewer Passive ethical review skill. Activates when user-facing features touch the four ethical concerns: manipulation, accessibility, privacy, and sustainability. Checks designs and implementations against principled constraints without requiring explicit invocation. --- ## When This Skill Applies Use this skill when: - Building forms that collect personal data - Implementing notifications, emails, or alerts - Designing pricing pages, upgrade flows, or paywalls - Adding analytics, tracking, or telemetry - Creating urgency mechanisms (countdowns, scarcity indicators) - Implementing accessibility-sensitive UI (navigation, forms, modals) - Making performance decisions that affect device/network inclusivity - The conversation involves user-facing features of any kind **This skill is ambient** — it should fire as a background check when relevant keywords or patterns appear, not only when explicitly requested. --- ## The Four Ethical Constraints ### 1. No Manipulation Software should amplify the user, not exploit them. **Red flags**: - Confirmshaming ("No thanks, I don't want to save money") - Hidden opt-outs (pre-checked boxes, buried unsubscribe) - Artificial urgency ("Only 2 left!" when stock is unlimited) - Dark patterns in cancellation flows (extra steps, guilt language) - Misdirection (visual emphasis on the option that benefits the business) - Forced continuity (hard to cancel subscriptions) - Roach motels (easy to get into, hard to get out of) **Princ