diff --git a/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/__tests__/diagnostics.test.ts b/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/__tests__/diagnostics.test.ts
index 717f7f30b..15cf8018a 100644
--- a/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/__tests__/diagnostics.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/__tests__/diagnostics.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   detectUnexpectedRotation,
   detectTextCornerRadius,
   detectMixedSiblingCornerRadius,
+  detectTextEffect,
   detectAllIssues,
 } from '../diagnostics/detectors';
 import type { PenNode, PenDocument } from '@zseven-w/pen-types';
@@ -832,3 +833,81 @@ describe('detectMixedSiblingCornerRadius', () => {
     expect(issues[0].nodeId).toBe('c3');
   });
 });
+
+describe('detectTextEffect', () => {
+  it('flags text node with shadow effects', () => {
+    const root = {
+      id: 'r',
+      type: 'frame',
+      children: [
+        {
+          id: 't',
+          type: 'text',
+          content: 'hi',
+          effects: [{ type: 'shadow', color: '#000', offsetX: 0, offsetY: 4, radius: 8 }],
+        } as unknown as PenNode,
+      ],
+    } as unknown as PenNode;
+    const issues = detectTextEffect(root);
+    expect(issues).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(issues[0].category).toBe('text-effect');
+    expect(issues[0].nodeId).toBe('t');
+    expect(issues[0].suggestedValue).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('does not flag text without effects', () => {
+    const root = {
+      id: 'r',
+      type: 'frame',
+      children: [{ id: 't', type: 'text', content: 'hi' } as unknown as PenNode],
+    } as unknown as PenNode;
+    expect(detectTextEffect(root)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('does not flag text with empty effects array', () => {
+    const root = {
+      id: 'r',
+      type: 'frame',
+      children: [{ id: 't', type: 'text', content: 'hi', effects: [] } as unknown as PenNode],
+    } as unknown as PenNode;
+    expect(detectTextEffect(root)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('does not flag frame nodes with effects (only text)', () => {
+    const root = {
+      id: 'r',
+      type: 'frame',
+      effects: [{ type: 'shadow', color: '#000', offsetX: 0, offsetY: 4, radius: 8 }],
+      children: [],
+    } as unknown as PenNode;
+    expect(detectTextEffect(root)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('flags multiple text nodes with effects in a tree', () => {
+    const root = {
+      id: 'r',
+      type: 'frame',
+      children: [
+        {
+          id: 't1',
+          type: 'text',
+          content: 'a',
+          effects: [{ type: 'shadow' }],
+        } as unknown as PenNode,
+        {
+          id: 'wrapper',
+          type: 'frame',
+          children: [
+            {
+              id: 't2',
+              type: 'text',
+              content: 'b',
+              effects: [{ type: 'blur' }],
+            } as unknown as PenNode,
+          ],
+        } as unknown as PenNode,
+      ],
+    } as unknown as PenNode;
+    expect(detectTextEffect(root)).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/detectors.ts b/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/detectors.ts
index 8d67e91bb..30d1a5294 100644
--- a/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/detectors.ts
+++ b/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/detectors.ts
@@ -515,7 +515,43 @@ export function detectMixedSiblingCornerRadius(root: PenNode): Issue[] {
 }
 
 /**
- * Run all 7 detectors and return the deduplicated combined issue list.
+ * Aesthetic detector: text node with effects (shadow / blur / etc).
+ *
+ * Rationale: drop-shadows and blurs on UI text almost always read as
+ * "designed by AI" — real product UIs use text shadows extremely
+ * sparingly (hero overlays on photos and a few brand elements). The
+ * model frequently sprinkles `effects: [{ type: 'shadow', … }]` onto
+ * body / label / caption text which makes the type look fuzzy and
+ * imprecise on canvas. Suggest removing the effects array.
+ */
+export function detectTextEffect(root: PenNode): Issue[] {
+  const issues: Issue[] = [];
+  function walk(node: PenNode): void {
+    if (node.type === 'text') {
+      const eff = (node as unknown as { effects?: unknown }).effects;
+      if (Array.isArray(eff) && eff.length > 0) {
+        issues.push({
+          nodeId: node.id,
+          category: 'text-effect',
+          severity: 'warning',
+          property: 'effects',
+          currentValue: eff,
+          suggestedValue: undefined,
+          reason:
+            'text node carries shadow / blur effects — almost always an AI hallucination on UI labels',
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    if ('children' in node && Array.isArray(node.children)) {
+      for (const c of node.children) walk(c);
+    }
+  }
+  walk(root);
+  return issues;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run all 8 detectors and return the deduplicated combined issue list.
  * Dedup key: `${nodeId}:${property}` (matches runPreValidationFixes).
  * On collision, the first issue wins (detector execution order below).
  */
@@ -528,6 +564,7 @@ export function detectAllIssues(root: PenNode, doc: PenDocument): Issue[] {
     ...detectUnexpectedRotation(root),
     ...detectTextCornerRadius(root),
     ...detectMixedSiblingCornerRadius(root),
+    ...detectTextEffect(root),
   ];
   const seen = new Set<string>();
   const unique: Issue[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/index.ts b/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/index.ts
index 8b56824ef..8d8394ab7 100644
--- a/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/index.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ export {
   detectUnexpectedRotation,
   detectTextCornerRadius,
   detectMixedSiblingCornerRadius,
+  detectTextEffect,
   detectAllIssues,
 } from './detectors';
diff --git a/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/types.ts b/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/types.ts
index 61d19a9cc..4fb7a3df3 100644
--- a/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/types.ts
+++ b/packages/pen-ai-skills/src/diagnostics/types.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ export type IssueCategory =
   | 'sibling-inconsistency'
   | 'unexpected-rotation'
   | 'text-corner-radius'
-  | 'mixed-sibling-corner-radius';
+  | 'mixed-sibling-corner-radius'
+  | 'text-effect';
 
 export interface Issue {
   /** Node id where the issue was detected */
diff --git a/packages/pen-mcp/src/routes/debug-routes.ts b/packages/pen-mcp/src/routes/debug-routes.ts
index 0a031766e..16f3e8c1f 100644
--- a/packages/pen-mcp/src/routes/debug-routes.ts
+++ b/packages/pen-mcp/src/routes/debug-routes.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export const DEBUG_TOOL_DEFINITIONS = [
               'unexpected-rotation',
               'text-corner-radius',
               'mixed-sibling-corner-radius',
+              'text-effect',
             ],
           },
           description: 'Filter to specific detector categories.',