dark-pattern-reviewlisted
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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