dark-pattern-auditlisted

# dark-pattern-audit > Catalogue stub — full skill: [SidKH/skills](https://github.com/SidKH/skills) ## Install the full skill ```bash # Global git clone https://github.com/SidKH/skills /tmp/sidhk-skills cp -r /tmp/sidhk-skills/dark-pattern-audit ~/.agents/skills/dark-pattern-audit # Project cp -r /tmp/sidhk-skills/dark-pattern-audit .agents/skills/dark-pattern-audit ``` ## What it does Static analysis of a codebase for dark patterns — purely from source code and copy, without runtime access: **Surfaces covered:** - Pricing, checkout, billing, fees, cart, upsells - Subscriptions, trials, renewals, cancellation flows - Consent dialogs, privacy prompts, notification permissions - Modals, interstitials, countdown timers, fake stock counters - Preselected controls, bundled choices, forced steps - Misleading CTA text, low-contrast disclosures, hidden disclaimers **Output per finding:** - Pattern name + official reference link - Confidence grade (conservative — only high-confidence findings reported) - Exact source location (file, line, component) - Concise reasoning grounded in local evidence **Workflow:** Confirm scope → load pattern catalog → search evidence in code/copy → report ## When NOT to use - General design quality audit (typography, dark mode, RTL) → use `design-auditor` - WCAG accessibility compliance → use `wcag-ai-skill` - AI writing pattern detection → use `humanize-text` - Ethical design strategy → use `plan-design-review`