| name | dark-pattern-audit |
| description | Audits codebases and product copy for deceptive dark patterns inferable from
local source code and text — no runtime inspection or screenshots needed.
Produces a structured narrative report with confidence grading, source
locations, concise reasoning, and official pattern reference links for each
detected pattern. Covers pricing, subscriptions, consent, modals, preselected
controls, misleading CTAs, and more.
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| triggers | ["dark pattern audit","dark pattern detection","deceptive design audit","dark-pattern-audit","deceptive patterns","manipulative UI audit"] |
| das | {"type":"package","category":"accessibility-quality","upstream":"https://github.com/SidKH/skills","version":"latest"} |
dark-pattern-audit
Catalogue stub — full skill: SidKH/skills
Install the full skill
git clone https://github.com/SidKH/skills /tmp/sidhk-skills
cp -r /tmp/sidhk-skills/dark-pattern-audit ~/.agents/skills/dark-pattern-audit
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
