Anti-Dark Pattern
CI/CD Compliance Linter

Anti-Dark Pattern Linter

Automated CI/CD gatekeeper blocking deceptive, manipulative, and coercive front-end interface patterns before merge. Aligned with FTC 16 CFR Part 425 ("Click to Cancel") and EU Digital Services Act (DSA Article 25).

⚡ Quick Start — Run in Your Pipeline

Execute directly in your terminal or continuous integration workflow:

# Run local scan across your project
npx anti-dark .

# Output GitHub Actions annotations to block pull requests
npx anti-dark . --format github

🧪 In-Browser Interactive Rule Scanner

Test UI snippets against our deterministic dark-pattern heuristics:

🛡️ Deterministic Rules

  • confirm-shaming: Flags emotionally manipulative opt-out copy.
  • fake-urgency: Flags artificial countdowns and unverified scarcity.
  • pre-selection: Flags pre-checked add-on boxes and marketing opt-ins.
  • roach-motel: Flags mandatory exit surveys and asymmetric friction.
  • hidden-costs: Flags surprise fees injected at final checkout steps.
  • trick-questions: Flags double negatives and inverted toggles.

🤖 AI & Agent Integrations

Anti-Dark Pattern exposes standard Model Context Protocol (MCP) server endpoints and machine-readable instructions: