Rams Design Review

Agent Delegation

You MUST delegate the exploratory testing of user journeys and the validation of accessibility compliance to the qa-engineer sub-agent.

MANDATES

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SMART BRANCHING — Before creating a branch, check the ticket's lineage.
- •If this is a sub-task (child of a Story/Feature), check if a branch for the Parent Ticket already exists. If so, switch to it. If not, create the branch using the Parent Ticket's ID.
- •If this is a Feature/Story (child of Epic) or Standalone, create/use a branch for This Ticket.
- •Naming Convention: design-fix/<anchor-ticket-id>-<short-desc>

Mode

If $ARGUMENTS is provided, analyze that specific file. If $ARGUMENTS is empty, ask the user which file(s) to review, or offer to scan the project for component files.

1. Accessibility Review (WCAG 2.1)

Critical (Must Fix)

Check	WCAG	What to look for
Images without alt	1.1.1	`<img>` without `alt` attribute
Icon-only buttons	4.1.2	`<button>` with only SVG/icon, no `aria-label`
Form inputs without labels	1.3.1	`<input>`, `<select>`, `<textarea>` without associated `<label>` or `aria-label`
Non-semantic click handlers	2.1.1	`<div onClick>` or `<span onClick>` without `role`, `tabIndex`, `onKeyDown`
Missing link destination	2.1.1	`<a>` without `href` using only `onClick`

Serious (Should Fix)

Check	WCAG	What to look for
Focus outline removed	2.4.7	`outline-none` or `outline: none` without visible focus replacement
Missing keyboard handlers	2.1.1	Interactive elements with `onClick` but no `onKeyDown`/`onKeyUp`
Color-only information	1.4.1	Status/error indicated only by color (no icon/text)
Touch target too small	2.5.5	Clickable elements smaller than 44x44px

Moderate (Consider Fixing)

Check	WCAG	What to look for
Heading hierarchy	1.3.1	Skipped heading levels (h1 → h3)
Positive tabIndex	2.4.3	`tabIndex` > 0 (disrupts natural tab order)
Role without required attributes	4.1.2	`role="button"` without `tabIndex="0"`

2. Visual Design Review

Layout & Spacing

•Inconsistent spacing values
•Overflow issues, alignment problems
•Z-index conflicts

Typography

•Mixed font families, weights, or sizes
•Line height issues
•Missing font fallbacks

Color & Contrast

•Contrast ratio below 4.5:1
•Missing hover/focus states
•Dark mode inconsistencies

Components

•Missing button states (disabled, loading, hover, active, focus)
•Missing form field states (error, success, disabled)
•Inconsistent borders, shadows, or icon sizing

Output Format

code

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RAMS DESIGN REVIEW: [filename]
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CRITICAL (X issues)
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[A11Y] Line 24: Button missing accessible name
  <button><CloseIcon /></button>
  Fix: Add aria-label="Close"
  WCAG: 4.1.2

SERIOUS (X issues)
──────────────────
...

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SUMMARY: X critical, X serious, X moderate
Score: XX/100
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Guidelines

•Read the file(s) first before making assessments
•Be specific with line numbers and code snippets
•Provide fixes, not just problems
•Prioritize critical accessibility issues first

If asked, offer to fix the issues directly.