feat: design review lite in /review and /ship + gstack-diff-scope (v0.6.3) (#142)

* feat: gstack-diff-scope helper + design review checklist

bin/gstack-diff-scope categorizes branch changes into SCOPE_FRONTEND,
SCOPE_BACKEND, SCOPE_PROMPTS, SCOPE_TESTS, SCOPE_DOCS, SCOPE_CONFIG.

review/design-checklist.md is a 20-item code-level checklist with
HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW confidence tags for detecting design anti-patterns
from source code.

* feat: integrate design review lite into /review and /ship

Add generateDesignReviewLite() resolver, insert {{DESIGN_REVIEW_LITE}}
partial in review Step 4.5 and ship Step 3.5. Update dashboard to
recognize design-review-lite entries. Ship pre-flight uses
gstack-diff-scope for smarter design review recommendations.

* test: E2E eval for design review lite detection

Planted CSS/HTML fixtures with 7 design anti-patterns. E2E test
verifies /review catches >= 4 of 7 (Papyrus font, 14px body text,
outline:none, !important, purple gradient, generic hero copy,
3-column feature grid).

* chore: bump version and changelog (v0.6.3.0)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## Step 4.5: Design Review (conditional)
## Design Review (conditional, diff-scoped)
Check if the diff touches frontend files using `gstack-diff-scope`:
```bash
eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-diff-scope <base> 2>/dev/null)
```
**If `SCOPE_FRONTEND=false`:** Skip design review silently. No output.
**If `SCOPE_FRONTEND=true`:**
1. **Check for DESIGN.md.** If `DESIGN.md` or `design-system.md` exists in the repo root, read it. All design findings are calibrated against it — patterns blessed in DESIGN.md are not flagged. If not found, use universal design principles.
2. **Read `.claude/skills/review/design-checklist.md`.** If the file cannot be read, skip design review with a note: "Design checklist not found — skipping design review."
3. **Read each changed frontend file** (full file, not just diff hunks). Frontend files are identified by the patterns listed in the checklist.
4. **Apply the design checklist** against the changed files. For each item:
- **[HIGH] mechanical CSS fix** (`outline: none`, `!important`, `font-size < 16px`): classify as AUTO-FIX
- **[HIGH/MEDIUM] design judgment needed**: classify as ASK
- **[LOW] intent-based detection**: present as "Possible — verify visually or run /qa-design-review"
5. **Include findings** in the review output under a "Design Review" header, following the output format in the checklist. Design findings merge with code review findings into the same Fix-First flow.
6. **Log the result** for the Review Readiness Dashboard:
```bash
eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
echo '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
```
Substitute: TIMESTAMP = ISO 8601 datetime, STATUS = "clean" if 0 findings or "issues_found", N = total findings, M = auto-fixed count.
Include any design findings alongside the findings from Step 4. They follow the same Fix-First flow in Step 5 — AUTO-FIX for mechanical CSS fixes, ASK for everything else.
---
## Step 5: Fix-First Review
**Every finding gets action — not just critical ones.**
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## Step 4.5: Design Review (conditional)
{{DESIGN_REVIEW_LITE}}
Include any design findings alongside the findings from Step 4. They follow the same Fix-First flow in Step 5 — AUTO-FIX for mechanical CSS fixes, ASK for everything else.
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## Step 5: Fix-First Review
**Every finding gets action — not just critical ones.**
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# Design Review Checklist (Lite)
> **Subset of DESIGN_METHODOLOGY** — when adding items here, also update `generateDesignMethodology()` in `scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts`, and vice versa.
## Instructions
This checklist applies to **source code in the diff** — not rendered output. Read each changed frontend file (full file, not just diff hunks) and flag anti-patterns.
**Trigger:** Only run this checklist if the diff touches frontend files. Use `gstack-diff-scope` to detect:
```bash
eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-diff-scope <base> 2>/dev/null)
```
If `SCOPE_FRONTEND=false`, skip the entire design review silently.
**DESIGN.md calibration:** If `DESIGN.md` or `design-system.md` exists in the repo root, read it first. All findings are calibrated against the project's stated design system. Patterns explicitly blessed in DESIGN.md are NOT flagged. If no DESIGN.md exists, use universal design principles.
---
## Confidence Tiers
Each item is tagged with a detection confidence level:
- **[HIGH]** — Reliably detectable via grep/pattern match. Definitive findings.
- **[MEDIUM]** — Detectable via pattern aggregation or heuristic. Flag as findings but expect some noise.
- **[LOW]** — Requires understanding visual intent. Present as: "Possible issue — verify visually or run /qa-design-review."
---
## Classification
**AUTO-FIX** (mechanical CSS fixes only — HIGH confidence, no design judgment needed):
- `outline: none` without replacement → add `outline: revert` or `&:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid currentColor; }`
- `!important` in new CSS → remove and fix specificity
- `font-size` < 16px on body text → bump to 16px
**ASK** (everything else — requires design judgment):
- All AI slop findings, typography structure, spacing choices, interaction state gaps, DESIGN.md violations
**LOW confidence items** → present as "Possible: [description]. Verify visually or run /qa-design-review." Never AUTO-FIX.
---
## Output Format
```
Design Review: N issues (X auto-fixable, Y need input, Z possible)
**AUTO-FIXED:**
- [file:line] Problem → fix applied
**NEEDS INPUT:**
- [file:line] Problem description
Recommended fix: suggested fix
**POSSIBLE (verify visually):**
- [file:line] Possible issue — verify with /qa-design-review
```
If no issues found: `Design Review: No issues found.`
If no frontend files changed: skip silently, no output.
---
## Categories
### 1. AI Slop Detection (6 items) — highest priority
These are the telltale signs of AI-generated UI that no designer at a respected studio would ship.
- **[MEDIUM]** Purple/violet/indigo gradient backgrounds or blue-to-purple color schemes. Look for `linear-gradient` with values in the `#6366f1``#8b5cf6` range, or CSS custom properties resolving to purple/violet.
- **[LOW]** The 3-column feature grid: icon-in-colored-circle + bold title + 2-line description, repeated 3x symmetrically. Look for a grid/flex container with exactly 3 children that each contain a circular element + heading + paragraph.
- **[LOW]** Icons in colored circles as section decoration. Look for elements with `border-radius: 50%` + a background color used as decorative containers for icons.
- **[HIGH]** Centered everything: `text-align: center` on all headings, descriptions, and cards. Grep for `text-align: center` density — if >60% of text containers use center alignment, flag it.
- **[MEDIUM]** Uniform bubbly border-radius on every element: same large radius (16px+) applied to cards, buttons, inputs, containers uniformly. Aggregate `border-radius` values — if >80% use the same value ≥16px, flag it.
- **[MEDIUM]** Generic hero copy: "Welcome to [X]", "Unlock the power of...", "Your all-in-one solution for...", "Revolutionize your...", "Streamline your workflow". Grep HTML/JSX content for these patterns.
### 2. Typography (4 items)
- **[HIGH]** Body text `font-size` < 16px. Grep for `font-size` declarations on `body`, `p`, `.text`, or base styles. Values below 16px (or 1rem when base is 16px) are flagged.
- **[HIGH]** More than 3 font families introduced in the diff. Count distinct `font-family` declarations. Flag if >3 unique families appear across changed files.
- **[HIGH]** Heading hierarchy skipping levels: `h1` followed by `h3` without an `h2` in the same file/component. Check HTML/JSX for heading tags.
- **[HIGH]** Blacklisted fonts: Papyrus, Comic Sans, Lobster, Impact, Jokerman. Grep `font-family` for these names.
### 3. Spacing & Layout (4 items)
- **[MEDIUM]** Arbitrary spacing values not on a 4px or 8px scale, when DESIGN.md specifies a spacing scale. Check `margin`, `padding`, `gap` values against the stated scale. Only flag when DESIGN.md defines a scale.
- **[MEDIUM]** Fixed widths without responsive handling: `width: NNNpx` on containers without `max-width` or `@media` breakpoints. Risk of horizontal scroll on mobile.
- **[MEDIUM]** Missing `max-width` on text containers: body text or paragraph containers with no `max-width` set, allowing lines >75 characters. Check for `max-width` on text wrappers.
- **[HIGH]** `!important` in new CSS rules. Grep for `!important` in added lines. Almost always a specificity escape hatch that should be fixed properly.
### 4. Interaction States (3 items)
- **[MEDIUM]** Interactive elements (buttons, links, inputs) missing hover/focus states. Check if `:hover` and `:focus` or `:focus-visible` pseudo-classes exist for new interactive element styles.
- **[HIGH]** `outline: none` or `outline: 0` without a replacement focus indicator. Grep for `outline:\s*none` or `outline:\s*0`. This removes keyboard accessibility.
- **[LOW]** Touch targets < 44px on interactive elements. Check `min-height`/`min-width`/`padding` on buttons and links. Requires computing effective size from multiple properties — low confidence from code alone.
### 5. DESIGN.md Violations (3 items, conditional)
Only apply if `DESIGN.md` or `design-system.md` exists:
- **[MEDIUM]** Colors not in the stated palette. Compare color values in changed CSS against the palette defined in DESIGN.md.
- **[MEDIUM]** Fonts not in the stated typography section. Compare `font-family` values against DESIGN.md's font list.
- **[MEDIUM]** Spacing values outside the stated scale. Compare `margin`/`padding`/`gap` values against DESIGN.md's spacing scale.
---
## Suppressions
Do NOT flag:
- Patterns explicitly documented in DESIGN.md as intentional choices
- Third-party/vendor CSS files (node_modules, vendor directories)
- CSS resets or normalize stylesheets
- Test fixture files
- Generated/minified CSS