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Reviews a flow, screen or copy for deceptive and manipulative design patterns (confirmshaming, obstruction, sneaking, false urgency, forced continuity, interface interference, pre-selected consent) against the published taxonomies used by regulators, rates each finding by user harm and regulatory exposure, and proposes the honest alternative. Use before shipping consent, sign-up, pricing, checkout, subscription, cancellation, notification or data-sharing flows, or when asked whether a design is manipulative. Triggers on dark patterns, deceptive design, manipulative UI, confirmshaming, roach motel, cancellation flow, consent banner, cookie banner, drip pricing, hidden costs, fake urgency, scarcity, forced continuity, nagging, pre-ticked, trick wording, subscription trap, ethical design review, DSA, FTC, GDPR consent.
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# Dark pattern review Finds where an interface gets a user to do something they would not choose with clear information and a real choice, and says what to change. The standard is the user's informed intent, not conversion. This skill owns manipulation and consent findings. Accessibility belongs to `better-accessibility`, wording quality to `better-writing`, and the general review verdict to `better-interface` or `product-design-review` when they are driving. It is a design review, not legal advice: it flags exposure so a lawyer can look, it never clears a flow. ## Inputs - The flow as it will ship: screenshots, a prototype, or source with copy. Every step, including confirmation emails and the cancel path. - The business context: what the flow is optimizing for, and what is mandatory (age gates, regulated disclosures). - Jurisdictions that matter, if known (EU, UK, US states, others). ## Workflow ### 1. Inventory the decision points List every moment where the user's choice or attention is acted on: consent (cookies, tracking, marketing), account creation, plan selection, price display, add-ons, checkout, trial start, renewal, cancellation, data sharing, notification permissions, review prompts. For each, record the default state, the options shown, the effort of each option, and what the copy says. ### 2. Check each point against the taxonomy Read [references/taxonomy.md](references/taxonomy.md) for the pattern list with detection questions. The families, in th