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s4h-ethics-impact-scan
Run a quick ethical impact assessment on a proposed feature, change, or decision before it ships. Use when the user is about to build or ship something and wants to surface who benefits, who's harmed, and at what scale — before commitments are made. TRIGGERS: 'ethics scan', 'impact check', 'who does this affect', 'is this safe to ship', any new feature proposal where stakeholder impact is unclear. Lightweight — takes minutes, not hours.
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# Ethics Impact Scan
A pre-ship ethical scan. Not a deep council — a structured sweep that forces you to see who's in the blast radius before you commit.
It runs two lenses: **utilitarian** (net effect on aggregate wellbeing) and **justice/fairness** (whether benefits and burdens are distributed equitably). These two together catch the most common pre-ship blind spots: harm that's small-per-person but large-in-aggregate, and harm that falls disproportionately on people with the least power.
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## Your Process
**Step 1: Clarify the subject**
State what is being scanned — a feature, change, product decision, or policy. If the subject is vague, ask one clarifying question before proceeding.
**Framing check:** Confirm the specific ethical situation before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual thing being scanned and the parties most likely affected — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`: