scarcity-urgency

name	scarcity-urgency
description	Use when designing or auditing deadlines, limited seats, inventory messages, waitlists, expiring discounts, launch windows, limited editions, loss-framed copy, competition cues, checkout urgency, or scarcity claims that may create pressure to act quickly.
license	MIT
metadata	{"version":"0.1.0","displayName":"Scarcity Urgency","category":"Marketing","tags":"influence,persuasion,scarcity,urgency"}

Scarcity Urgency

Use scarcity only when availability is genuinely constrained. Scarcity can help people prioritize, but fake or exaggerated scarcity suppresses deliberation and can become manipulative.

Quick Start

1. Read guidelines.md to choose the smallest useful reference set.
2. Load references/scarcity/knowledge.md for concepts and references/scarcity/rules.md for operating rules.
3. Use workflows/design-honest-urgency.md for repeatable tasks.
4. For audits, surface both the active influence cue and the ethical rewrite.

Contents

File	Purpose
references/scarcity/knowledge.md	Core concepts and source-grounded definitions
references/scarcity/rules.md	Rules, boundaries, and practical guidelines