ui-canon-review

name	ui-canon-review
description	Review whether a Clawix UI pattern, visual decision, copy change, or component extraction belongs in canon, debt, exception, or protected-surface scope.
keywords	["ui","interface","canon","visual","registry","pattern","approval"]

ui-canon-review

Use when deciding whether a UI change should become Clawix canon.

Procedure

1. Read docs/adr/0010-interface-governance.md, docs/ui/README.md, STYLE.md, and the relevant pattern manifest under docs/ui/pattern-registry/.
2. Classify the change as functional-ui, visual-ui, copy-ui, or mechanical-equivalent-refactor.
3. If the change affects visual-ui or copy-ui, verify explicit user approval and the private visual authorization policy. Non-authorized agents stop at a conceptual proposal. For approved copy, verify private copy snapshot evidence:

   CLAWIX_UI_PRIVATE_COPY_ROOT=<private-root> node scripts/ui_private_copy_verify.mjs --require-approved
   

4. Decide whether the change maps to an existing pattern, creates a new pattern, extends debt, needs a timed exception, or requires protected-surface approval.
5. Never promote local visual taste to global canon without explicit user OK.

Constraints

• Do not repair unrelated drift.
• Do not change protected surfaces without explicit permission.
• External references in docs/ui/inspiration/ are not canon by default.