psych_dark-patterns
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Deceptive-design taxonomy with the regulation each pattern trips (EU DSA Art. 25, UCPD, FTC ROSCA and the Negative Option Rule), the signals that detect it in markup or copy, a severity score, and the honest alternative that achieves the same business goal. Use before shipping conversion changes, or to audit a competitor. Free — this call costs nothing. No account or payment required.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | no | |
| min_severity | integer | no | |
| jurisdiction | string | no | Filter to patterns regulated in a jurisdiction, e.g. "EU" or "US" |
| search | string | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"obstruction",
"sneaking",
"urgency",
"misdirection",
"social-proof-abuse",
"scarcity-abuse",
"forced-action",
"interface-interference"
]
},
"min_severity": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100
},
"jurisdiction": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20,
"description": "Filter to patterns regulated in a jurisdiction, e.g. \"EU\" or \"US\""
},
"search": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}