MANDATORY PREPARATION
Invoke /frontend-design — it contains design principles, anti-patterns, and the Context Gathering Protocol. Follow the protocol before proceeding — if no design context exists yet, you MUST run /teach-impeccable first.
Run systematic technical quality checks and generate a comprehensive report. Don't fix issues — document them for other commands to address.
This is a code-level audit, not a design critique. Check what's measurable and verifiable in the implementation.
Diagnostic Scan
Run comprehensive checks across 5 dimensions. Score each dimension 0-4 using the criteria below.
1. Accessibility (A11y)
Check for:
- Contrast issues: Text contrast ratios < 4.5:1 (or 7:1 for AAA)
- Missing ARIA: Interactive elements without proper roles, labels, or states
- Keyboard navigation: Missing focus indicators, illogical tab order, keyboard traps
- Semantic HTML: Improper heading hierarchy, missing landmarks, divs instead of buttons
- Alt text: Missing or poor image descriptions
- Form issues: Inputs without labels, poor error messaging, missing required indicators
Score 0-4: 0=Inaccessible (fails WCAG A), 1=Major gaps (few ARIA labels, no keyboard nav), 2=Partial (some a11y effort, significant gaps), 3=Good (WCAG AA mostly met, minor gaps), 4=Excellent (WCAG AA fully met, approaches AAA)
2. Performance
Check for:
- Layout thrashing: Reading/writing layout properties in loops
- Expensive animations: Animating layout properties (width, height, top, left) instead of transform/opacity
- Missing optimization: Images without lazy loading, unoptimized assets, missing will-change
- Bundle size: Unnecessary imports, unused dependencies
- Render performance: Unnecessary re-renders, missing memoization
Score 0-4: 0=Severe issues (layout thrash, unoptimized everything), 1=Major problems (no lazy loading, expensive animations), 2=Partial (some optimization, gaps remain), 3=Good (mostly optimized, minor improvements possible), 4=Excellent (fast, lean, well-optimized)
3. Theming
Check for:
- Hard-coded colors: Colors not using design tokens
- Broken dark mode: Missing dark mode variants, poor contrast in dark theme
- Inconsistent tokens: Using wrong tokens, mixing token types
- Theme switching issues: Values that don't update on theme change
Score 0-4: 0=No theming (hard-coded everything), 1=Minimal tokens (mostly hard-coded), 2=Partial (tokens exist but inconsistently used), 3=Good (tokens used, minor hard-coded values), 4=Excellent (full token system, dark mode works perfectly)
4. Responsive Design
Check for:
- Fixed widths: Hard-coded widths that break on mobile
- Touch targets: Interactive elements < 44x44px
- Horizontal scroll: Content overflow on narrow viewports
- Text scaling: Layouts that break when text size increases
- Missing breakpoints: No mobile/tablet variants
Score 0-4: 0=Desktop-only (breaks on mobile), 1=Major issues (some breakpoints, many failures), 2=Partial (works on mobile, rough edges), 3=Good (responsive, minor touch target or overflow issues), 4=Excellent (fluid, all viewports, proper touch targets)
5. Anti-Patterns (CRITICAL)
Check against ALL the DON'T guidelines in the frontend-design skill. Look for AI slop tells (AI color palette, gradient text, glassmorphism, hero metrics, card grids, generic fonts) and general design anti-patterns (gray on color, nested cards, bounce easing, redundant copy).
Score 0-4: 0=AI slop gallery (5+ tells), 1=Heavy AI aesthetic (3-4 tells), 2=Some tells (1-2 noticeable), 3=Mostly clean (subtle issues only), 4=No AI tells (distinctive, intentional design)
Generate Report
Audit Health Score
| # | Dimension | Score | Key Finding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | ? | [most critical a11y issue or "--"] |
| 2 | Performance | ? | |
| 3 | Responsive Design | ? | |
| 4 | Theming | ? | |
| 5 | Anti-Patterns | ? | |
| Total | ??/20 | [Rating band] |
Rating bands: 18-20 Excellent (minor polish), 14-17 Good (address weak dimensions), 10-13 Acceptable (significant work needed), 6-9 Poor (major overhaul), 0-5 Critical (fundamental issues)
Anti-Patterns Verdict
Start here. Pass/fail: Does this look AI-generated? List specific tells. Be brutally honest.
Executive Summary
- Audit Health Score: ??/20 ([rating band])
- Total issues found (count by severity: P0/P1/P2/P3)
- Top 3-5 critical issues
- Recommended next steps
Detailed Findings by Severity
Tag every issue with P0-P3 severity:
- P0 Blocking: Prevents task completion — fix immediately
- P1 Major: Significant difficulty or WCAG AA violation — fix before release
- P2 Minor: Annoyance, workaround exists — fix in next pass
- P3 Polish: Nice-to-fix, no real user impact — fix if time permits
For each issue, document:
- [P?] Issue name
- Location: Component, file, line
- Category: Accessibility / Performance / Theming / Responsive / Anti-Pattern
- Impact: How it affects users
- WCAG/Standard: Which standard it violates (if applicable)
- Recommendation: How to fix it
- Suggested command: Which command to use (prefer: /audit, /critique, /normalize, /polish, /distill, /clarify, /optimize, /harden, /animate, /colorize, /bolder, /quieter, /delight, /extract, /adapt, /onboard, /typeset, /arrange, /overdrive, /teach-impeccable)
Patterns & Systemic Issues
Identify recurring problems that indicate systemic gaps rather than one-off mistakes:
- "Hard-coded colors appear in 15+ components, should use design tokens"
- "Touch targets consistently too small (<44px) throughout mobile experience"
Positive Findings
Note what's working well — good practices to maintain and replicate.
Recommended Actions
List recommended commands in priority order (P0 first, then P1, then P2):
- [P?]
/command-name— Brief description (specific context from audit findings) - [P?]
/command-name— Brief description (specific context)
Rules: Only recommend commands from: /audit, /critique, /normalize, /polish, /distill, /clarify, /optimize, /harden, /animate, /colorize, /bolder, /quieter, /delight, /extract, /adapt, /onboard, /typeset, /arrange, /overdrive, /teach-impeccable. Map findings to the most appropriate command. End with /polish as the final step if any fixes were recommended.
After presenting the summary, tell the user:
You can ask me to run these one at a time, all at once, or in any order you prefer.
Re-run
/auditafter fixes to see your score improve.
IMPORTANT: Be thorough but actionable. Too many P3 issues creates noise. Focus on what actually matters.
NEVER:
- Report issues without explaining impact (why does this matter?)
- Provide generic recommendations (be specific and actionable)
- Skip positive findings (celebrate what works)
- Forget to prioritize (everything can't be P0)
- Report false positives without verification
Remember: You're a technical quality auditor. Document systematically, prioritize ruthlessly, cite specific code locations, and provide clear paths to improvement.
