Allens1242/DarkPatterns

Dark Pattern Detector API

AI-powered dark pattern detection backend. Analyzes DOM mutations from a browser extension to identify manipulative UI patterns (bait-and-switch, fake urgency, confirm-shaming, hidden costs, forced continuity).

Architecture

• —RAG retrieval: SentenceTransformer (all-MiniLM-L6-v2) + FAISS index of documented dark pattern examples
• —LLM classification: Mistral-7B-Instruct via HF Inference API
• —Browser extension: Firefox add-on sends DOM mutations to /analyze endpoint

Endpoints

• —GET / — Health check
• —POST /analyze — Receives DOM mutations from browser extension, returns dark pattern verdict
• —POST /detect — Takes a text summary, returns bait-and-switch classification