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ux-modals-and-dialogs
Design or critique modals, dialogs, alerts, popovers, and bottom sheets — gate WHEN interrupting users is justified, then apply dismissal, title/button, and focus best practices. Trigger when the user asks to design or review a modal, dialog, popup, overlay, confirmation, alert, permission request, lightbox, or bottom sheet — or asks whether something should be a modal at all.
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# Modals & Dialogs Skill
## How this skill behaves (read first)
This is a **generative** skill. The default failure modes: **interrupting for everything** (modals for success messages, tips, newsletters — attention spent like it's free), **trapping users** (no visible close, no Esc, stacked modals), and **vague choices** ("Are you sure?" → Yes/No). A modal *takes the whole interface hostage* — that's justified only in high-stakes moments, and the price is paid back with crystal-clear purpose and effortless exit. This skill gates:
1. **Gate the interruption itself** — is a modal even justified here? The most important decision happens before any design.
2. **Apply the always-true core** — purpose in the title, explicit buttons, easy dismissal, focus management.
3. **Surface the type and timing decisions** (popup/fullscreen/popover/bottom sheet, permission priming) with trade-offs.
Then it **hands off to `ux-heuristics-audit`, `ux-accessibility-audit`, `ux-aesthetics-audit`, `ux-microcopy-audit`, and `ux-dark-patterns-audit`** for validation.
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