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Heuristic evaluation examines your interface against Nielsen's 10 usability heuristics, scoring each from 0 (no issues) to 4 (catastrophic). Each violation is documented with its location, user impact, and evidence, then routed to the appropriate remediation approach.

A cognitive walkthrough steps through each task asking four questions: will the user know to act, notice the action, understand what it does, and see feedback. Steps with two or more failures are rated as likely abandonment points.

The evaluation scans for deceptive patterns like confirmshaming, prechecked consent, fake urgency, and hidden costs. Each is classified as Critical, High, Medium, or Low severity, with notes on regulatory implications such as GDPR or FTC guidelines.

No, it diagnoses and routes issues rather than fixing them. Every finding maps to a specialist skill such as /fortify for edge cases, /articulate for copy problems, or /include for accessibility, producing a prioritized remediation roadmap.

Use this evaluation when you need an expert assessment of an existing design against established heuristics and patterns. When findings raise questions only real users can answer, the evaluation routes to research planning instead.