back to gallery
design language·vapor-wash-minimal

Vapor-wash Minimal

A portable design language for agents: download the markdown first, then inspect the preview, tokens, and rules as needed.

Download DESIGN.md

Portable DESIGN.md source of truth for most agents and apps.

the spec

specification

philosophy
summary
A restrained interface language that replaces illustrative density with atmosphere: broad white space, translucent color blooms, and fine vector traces that suggest presence without demanding attention. It aims to feel luminous, airy, and editorial rather than immersive or ornamental.
values
calm visual pacingatmospheric softness over hard decorationclarity through whitespacegentle emotional warmthillustration reduced to suggestion
anti-values
×dense dashboards×heavy skeuomorphism×high-contrast aggression×busy textures×crowded iconography
tokens
colors12 items
primary
#6F7CFF
secondary
#B8C2FF
accent
#8ED8D2
background
#F8FAFF
surface
rgba(255,255,255,0.72)
text
#25304A
muted
#6E7893
border
rgba(111,124,255,0.18)
error
#D96C85
success
#62B898
warning
#D8A45F
info
#6F7CFF
typography8 items
heading font
Cormorant Garamond
body font
Manrope
mono font
JetBrains Mono
base size
16px
scale ratio
1.25
line height
1.6
letter spacing
0.01em
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@500;600;700&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Manrope:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
radii5 items
none
0
sm
14px
md
22px
lg
36px
full
9999px
shadows3 items
sm
0 10px 30px rgba(111,124,255,0.08)
md
0 24px 60px rgba(111,124,255,0.12)
lg
0 36px 90px rgba(111,124,255,0.16)
surfaces3 items
treatment
glass
card style
misted translucent panels layered over pale atmospheric blooms
bg pattern
none
borders4 items
default width
1px
accent width
2px
style
solid
character
barely-there luminous hairlines that define space without hard separation
motion3 items
duration
260ms
easing
cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1)
philosophy
deliberate
rules
composition
Use large breathing zones with asymmetric editorial grouping. Let atmospheric washes anchor regions, while translucent cards float lightly within them. Avoid more than two levels of containment in any area.
hierarchy
Lead with elegant serif headlines, then quiet sans-serif support text, then ultra-light mono metadata. Hierarchy comes from spacing, scale, and haze-backed grouping before color contrast.
density

Low density. Components should feel curated and sparing, with meaningful empty space between modules and generous line length control.

signature patterns
hero and section wrappers include blurred radial wash layers positioned behind contentcards use translucent white surfaces with backdrop-filter blur and 1px luminous bordersmicro-illustrations are built from single-stroke SVG lines with tiny gradient dots and arcsaccent emphasis appears as soft glow underlines or halo pills instead of solid blockssection layouts preserve oversized margins and staggered negative space to keep a gallery-like calm
layout
grid
A 12-column desktop grid with content often spanning 4-7 columns and deliberate empty columns preserved for calm. Tablet collapses to 8 columns, mobile to a single flowing stack with retained vertical breathing room.
breakpoints

Desktop default, tablet at 1024px, mobile at 720px and compact at 540px.

whitespace

Whitespace is structural, not residual: 64-120px section padding on desktop, 40-64px on tablet, and 24-32px on mobile.

guidance
do
  • Use color as atmosphere and emphasis as glow
  • Keep illustrations sparse and diagram-like
  • Preserve generous margins even when content is short
  • Prefer feathered gradients and translucent layers over solid fills
  • Balance serif elegance with plain modern body text
avoid
  • Fill every area with cards or decoration
  • Use thick dark borders or hard shadows
  • Rely on saturated neon as the dominant field color
  • Introduce photo-real scenes or detailed illustrations
  • Compress spacing to fit more modules above the fold
katagami spec
# Vapor-wash Minimal

## Philosophy

A restrained interface language that replaces illustrative density with atmosphere: broad white space, translucent color blooms, and fine vector traces that suggest presence without demanding attention. It aims to feel luminous, airy, and editorial rather than immersive or ornamental.

### Values

- calm visual pacing
- atmospheric softness over hard decoration
- clarity through whitespace
- gentle emotional warmth
- illustration reduced to suggestion

### Anti-Values

- dense dashboards
- heavy skeuomorphism
- high-contrast aggression
- busy textures
- crowded iconography

### Visual Character

- pale watercolor-like wash fields behind major sections
- soft radial and linear gradients that fade with feathered edges
- minimal single-stroke line illustrations with tiny abstract motifs
- oversized outer margins and wide spacing between content blocks
- muted but luminous accent color used as a glow rather than a solid fill

## Tokens

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| primary | `#6F7CFF` |
| secondary | `#B8C2FF` |
| accent | `#8ED8D2` |
| background | `#F8FAFF` |
| surface | `rgba(255,255,255,0.72)` |
| text | `#25304A` |
| muted | `#6E7893` |
| border | `rgba(111,124,255,0.18)` |
| error | `#D96C85` |
| success | `#62B898` |
| warning | `#D8A45F` |
| info | `#6F7CFF` |

### Typography

- **Heading Font**: Cormorant Garamond
- **Body Font**: Manrope
- **Mono Font**: JetBrains Mono
- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Scale Ratio**: 1.25
- **Line Height**: 1.6
- **Letter Spacing**: 0.01em
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@500;600;700&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Manrope:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap

### Spacing

- **Base**: 8px
- **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64]

### Radii

- **None**: 0
- **Sm**: 14px
- **Md**: 22px
- **Lg**: 36px
- **Full**: 9999px

### Shadows

- **Sm**: 0 10px 30px rgba(111,124,255,0.08)
- **Md**: 0 24px 60px rgba(111,124,255,0.12)
- **Lg**: 0 36px 90px rgba(111,124,255,0.16)

### Surfaces

- **Treatment**: glass
- **Card Style**: misted translucent panels layered over pale atmospheric blooms
- **Bg Pattern**: none

### Borders

- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Style**: solid
- **Character**: barely-there luminous hairlines that define space without hard separation

### Motion

- **Duration**: 260ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1)
- **Philosophy**: deliberate

## Rules

### Composition

Use large breathing zones with asymmetric editorial grouping. Let atmospheric washes anchor regions, while translucent cards float lightly within them. Avoid more than two levels of containment in any area.

### Hierarchy

Lead with elegant serif headlines, then quiet sans-serif support text, then ultra-light mono metadata. Hierarchy comes from spacing, scale, and haze-backed grouping before color contrast.

### Density

Low density. Components should feel curated and sparing, with meaningful empty space between modules and generous line length control.

### Signature Patterns

- hero and section wrappers include blurred radial wash layers positioned behind content
- cards use translucent white surfaces with backdrop-filter blur and 1px luminous borders
- micro-illustrations are built from single-stroke SVG lines with tiny gradient dots and arcs
- accent emphasis appears as soft glow underlines or halo pills instead of solid blocks
- section layouts preserve oversized margins and staggered negative space to keep a gallery-like calm

## Layout

### Grid

A 12-column desktop grid with content often spanning 4-7 columns and deliberate empty columns preserved for calm. Tablet collapses to 8 columns, mobile to a single flowing stack with retained vertical breathing room.

### Breakpoints

Desktop default, tablet at 1024px, mobile at 720px and compact at 540px.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is structural, not residual: 64-120px section padding on desktop, 40-64px on tablet, and 24-32px on mobile.

## Guidance

### Do

- Use color as atmosphere and emphasis as glow
- Keep illustrations sparse and diagram-like
- Preserve generous margins even when content is short
- Prefer feathered gradients and translucent layers over solid fills
- Balance serif elegance with plain modern body text

### Don't

- Fill every area with cards or decoration
- Use thick dark borders or hard shadows
- Rely on saturated neon as the dominant field color
- Introduce photo-real scenes or detailed illustrations
- Compress spacing to fit more modules above the fold
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Vapor-wash Minimal"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  primary: "#6F7CFF"
  secondary: "#B8C2FF"
  accent: "#8ED8D2"
  background: "#F8FAFF"
  text: "#25304A"
  muted: "#6E7893"
  error: "#D96C85"
  success: "#62B898"
  warning: "#D8A45F"
  info: "#6F7CFF"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Cormorant Garamond"
    fontSize: "1.953rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "0.01em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Cormorant Garamond"
    fontSize: "1.563rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "0.01em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "Manrope"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.6
    letterSpacing: "0.01em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "JetBrains Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  none: "0px"
  sm: "14px"
  md: "22px"
  lg: "36px"
  full: "9999px"
spacing:
  base: "8px"
  xs: "4px"
  sm: "8px"
  md: "12px"
  lg: "16px"
  xl: "24px"
  2xl: "32px"
  3xl: "48px"
  4xl: "64px"
components:
  color-reference-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
  color-reference-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
  color-reference-accent:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
  color-reference-background:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
  color-reference-text:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.text}"
  color-reference-muted:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
  color-reference-error:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
  color-reference-success:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
  color-reference-warning:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
  color-reference-info:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "#000000"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  card-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "{colors.text}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  input-default:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "{colors.text}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    height: "44px"
---

# Vapor-wash Minimal

## Overview

A restrained interface language that replaces illustrative density with atmosphere: broad white space, translucent color blooms, and fine vector traces that suggest presence without demanding attention. It aims to feel luminous, airy, and editorial rather than immersive or ornamental.

### Values

- calm visual pacing
- atmospheric softness over hard decoration
- clarity through whitespace
- gentle emotional warmth
- illustration reduced to suggestion

### Anti-Values

- dense dashboards
- heavy skeuomorphism
- high-contrast aggression
- busy textures
- crowded iconography

### Visual Character

- pale watercolor-like wash fields behind major sections
- soft radial and linear gradients that fade with feathered edges
- minimal single-stroke line illustrations with tiny abstract motifs
- oversized outer margins and wide spacing between content blocks
- muted but luminous accent color used as a glow rather than a solid fill

## Colors

Use the YAML color tokens as the normative palette. The prose below names the roles agents should preserve when generating UI.

| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| primary | `#6F7CFF` |
| secondary | `#B8C2FF` |
| accent | `#8ED8D2` |
| background | `#F8FAFF` |
| text | `#25304A` |
| muted | `#6E7893` |
| error | `#D96C85` |
| success | `#62B898` |
| warning | `#D8A45F` |
| info | `#6F7CFF` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Cormorant Garamond, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Cormorant Garamond, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Manrope, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.6.
- **Label-Md**: JetBrains Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.

## Layout

### Spacing Tokens

- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `24px`
- **2xl**: `32px`
- **3xl**: `48px`
- **4xl**: `64px`

### Grid

A 12-column desktop grid with content often spanning 4-7 columns and deliberate empty columns preserved for calm. Tablet collapses to 8 columns, mobile to a single flowing stack with retained vertical breathing room.

### Breakpoints

Desktop default, tablet at 1024px, mobile at 720px and compact at 540px.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is structural, not residual: 64-120px section padding on desktop, 40-64px on tablet, and 24-32px on mobile.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Sm**: 0 10px 30px rgba(111,124,255,0.08)
- **Md**: 0 24px 60px rgba(111,124,255,0.12)
- **Lg**: 0 36px 90px rgba(111,124,255,0.16)

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `14px`
- **Md**: `22px`
- **Lg**: `36px`
- **Full**: `9999px`

### Surfaces

- **Treatment**: glass
- **Card Style**: misted translucent panels layered over pale atmospheric blooms
- **Bg Pattern**: none

### Borders

- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Style**: solid
- **Character**: barely-there luminous hairlines that define space without hard separation

## Components

### Composition

Use large breathing zones with asymmetric editorial grouping. Let atmospheric washes anchor regions, while translucent cards float lightly within them. Avoid more than two levels of containment in any area.

### Hierarchy

Lead with elegant serif headlines, then quiet sans-serif support text, then ultra-light mono metadata. Hierarchy comes from spacing, scale, and haze-backed grouping before color contrast.

### Density

Low density. Components should feel curated and sparing, with meaningful empty space between modules and generous line length control.

### Signature Patterns

- hero and section wrappers include blurred radial wash layers positioned behind content
- cards use translucent white surfaces with backdrop-filter blur and 1px luminous borders
- micro-illustrations are built from single-stroke SVG lines with tiny gradient dots and arcs
- accent emphasis appears as soft glow underlines or halo pills instead of solid blocks
- section layouts preserve oversized margins and staggered negative space to keep a gallery-like calm

## shadcn/ui Usage

When the target app uses shadcn/ui, copy DESIGN.md with shadcn instead of the plain DESIGN.md. It contains the same Katagami design-language source plus the shadcn/ui primitives, imports, theme variables, component recipes, and preview-shot guidance.

DESIGN.md with shadcn: `/language/en-019d9bb9-6698-72e2-859e-f8466eba57eb/DESIGN.with-shadcn.md`.

The shadcn page also exposes optional machine-readable files for automation, but the human-facing handoff is DESIGN.md with shadcn.

Install recommended primitives with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.

Use these primitives in shadcn apps:
- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table

Implementation rule for agents: import shadcn primitives from `@/components/ui/*`, apply the generated CSS variables first, then compose the language-specific recipes from the companion MD. Katagami remains the source of truth; shadcn names are the implementation surface.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do Use color as atmosphere and emphasis as glow
- Do Keep illustrations sparse and diagram-like
- Do Preserve generous margins even when content is short
- Do Prefer feathered gradients and translucent layers over solid fills
- Do Balance serif elegance with plain modern body text
- Don't Fill every area with cards or decoration
- Don't Use thick dark borders or hard shadows
- Don't Rely on saturated neon as the dominant field color
- Don't Introduce photo-real scenes or detailed illustrations
- Don't Compress spacing to fit more modules above the fold
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "vapor-wash-minimal",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Vapor-wash Minimal shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#F8FAFF",
      "foreground": "#25304A",
      "card": "rgba(255,255,255,0.72)",
      "card-foreground": "#25304A",
      "popover": "rgba(255,255,255,0.72)",
      "popover-foreground": "#25304A",
      "primary": "#6F7CFF",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#B8C2FF",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "muted": "#6E7893",
      "muted-foreground": "#25304A",
      "accent": "#8ED8D2",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "destructive": "#D96C85",
      "border": "rgba(111,124,255,0.18)",
      "input": "rgba(111,124,255,0.18)",
      "ring": "#8ED8D2",
      "chart-1": "#6F7CFF",
      "chart-2": "#B8C2FF",
      "chart-3": "#8ED8D2",
      "chart-4": "#62B898",
      "chart-5": "#D8A45F",
      "sidebar": "rgba(255,255,255,0.72)",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#25304A",
      "sidebar-primary": "#6F7CFF",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#6F7CFF",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "rgba(111,124,255,0.18)",
      "sidebar-ring": "#8ED8D2",
      "radius": "22px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#6F7CFF",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#8ED8D2",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "destructive": "#D96C85",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#8ED8D2",
      "chart-1": "#6F7CFF",
      "chart-2": "#B8C2FF",
      "chart-3": "#8ED8D2",
      "chart-4": "#62B898",
      "chart-5": "#D8A45F",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#6F7CFF",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#8ED8D2",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#8ED8D2",
      "radius": "22px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019d9bb9-6698-72e2-859e-f8466eba57eb",
    "slug": "vapor-wash-minimal",
    "componentManifest": [
      "button",
      "card",
      "input",
      "textarea",
      "select",
      "dialog",
      "sheet",
      "tabs",
      "badge",
      "separator",
      "checkbox",
      "switch",
      "slider",
      "tooltip",
      "dropdown-menu",
      "table"
    ],
    "installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
    "nativeTokenNames": {
      "colors": [
        "accent",
        "background",
        "border",
        "error",
        "info",
        "muted",
        "primary",
        "secondary",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "text",
        "warning"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "base_size",
        "body_font",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "letter_spacing",
        "line_height",
        "mono_font",
        "scale_ratio"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "base",
        "scale"
      ],
      "radii": [
        "full",
        "lg",
        "md",
        "none",
        "sm"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "sm"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "bg_pattern",
        "card_style",
        "treatment"
      ],
      "borders": [
        "accent_width",
        "character",
        "default_width",
        "style"
      ],
      "motion": [
        "duration",
        "easing",
        "philosophy"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
in the wild

embodiments

the full element showcase
embodiment · vapor-wash-minimal
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgCormorant Garamond · 31px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdCormorant Garamond · 25px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdManrope · 16px · 400

The quick brown fox jumps

label-mdJetBrains Mono · 12px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

Components

New
Card title

Components rendered with this language’s tokens — colors, type, and rounded corners as specified.

Spacing

  • base8px
  • xs4px
  • sm8px
  • md12px
  • lg16px
  • xl24px
  • 2xl32px
  • 3xl48px
  • 4xl64px

Shape

none0px
sm14px
md22px
lg36px
full9999px
shadcn/ui

implementation kit

needs agent-authored kitcompatibility fallback
shadcn compatibility only
The generated theme variables are available, but the polished shadcn component recipes and shots have not been authored by the Katagami agent yet.
fallbackprimitives render
Compatibility proof
Local shadcn-style primitives accept the generated theme variables.
primaryaccentsurfacemutedwarningerror
table rhythm
buttonok
cardok
inputok
recommendedcompatibility fallback

DESIGN.md with shadcn

Copy this when the target app uses shadcn/ui. It packages the Katagami DESIGN.md context with the install list, theme variables, component recipes, preview-shot contract, and starter TSX in one Markdown companion.

advanced implementation filesoptional machine-readable theme, CSS, TSX starter, recipes, and preview contract
shadcn add
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table
theme css
:root {
  --background: #F8FAFF;
  --foreground: #25304A;
  --card: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
  --card-foreground: #25304A;
  --popover: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
  --popover-foreground: #25304A;
  --primary: #6F7CFF;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #B8C2FF;
  --secondary-foreground: #111111;
  --muted: #6E7893;
  --muted-foreground: #25304A;
  --accent: #8ED8D2;
  --accent-foreground: #111111;
  --destructive: #D96C85;
  --border: rgba(111,124,255,0.18);
  --input: rgba(111,124,255,0.18);
  --ring: #8ED8D2;
  --chart-1: #6F7CFF;
  --chart-2: #B8C2FF;
  --chart-3: #8ED8D2;
  --chart-4: #62B898;
  --chart-5: #D8A45F;
  --sidebar: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
  --sidebar-foreground: #25304A;
  --sidebar-primary: #6F7CFF;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #6F7CFF;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: rgba(111,124,255,0.18);
  --sidebar-ring: #8ED8D2;
  --radius: 22px;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #6F7CFF;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #8ED8D2;
  --accent-foreground: #111111;
  --destructive: #D96C85;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #8ED8D2;
  --chart-1: #6F7CFF;
  --chart-2: #B8C2FF;
  --chart-3: #8ED8D2;
  --chart-4: #62B898;
  --chart-5: #D8A45F;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #6F7CFF;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #8ED8D2;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #111111;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #8ED8D2;
  --radius: 22px;
}
tsx starter
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
  Card,
  CardContent,
  CardDescription,
  CardFooter,
  CardHeader,
  CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";

export function VaporWashMinimalShadcnKit() {
  return (
    <section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
        <div>
          <Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
          <h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Vapor-wash Minimal</h2>
          <p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
            Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
            with the language-specific component recipes.
          </p>
        </div>
        <Button>Apply theme</Button>
      </div>

      <Tabs defaultValue="components">
        <TabsList>
          <TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
        </TabsList>
      </Tabs>

      <Card>
        <CardHeader>
          <CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
          <CardDescription>
            Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
            from components.md and preview-shots.json.
          </CardDescription>
        </CardHeader>
        <CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
          <Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
          <Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
        </CardContent>
        <CardFooter className="justify-between">
          <Badge>Ready</Badge>
          <Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
        </CardFooter>
      </Card>
    </section>
  );
}
theme JSONcompatibility fallback
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "vapor-wash-minimal",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Vapor-wash Minimal shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#F8FAFF",
      "foreground": "#25304A",
      "card": "rgba(255,255,255,0.72)",
      "card-foreground": "#25304A",
      "popover": "rgba(255,255,255,0.72)",
      "popover-foreground": "#25304A",
      "primary": "#6F7CFF",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#B8C2FF",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "muted": "#6E7893",
      "muted-foreground": "#25304A",
      "accent": "#8ED8D2",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "destructive": "#D96C85",
      "border": "rgba(111,124,255,0.18)",
      "input": "rgba(111,124,255,0.18)",
      "ring": "#8ED8D2",
      "chart-1": "#6F7CFF",
      "chart-2": "#B8C2FF",
      "chart-3": "#8ED8D2",
      "chart-4": "#62B898",
      "chart-5": "#D8A45F",
      "sidebar": "rgba(255,255,255,0.72)",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#25304A",
      "sidebar-primary": "#6F7CFF",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#6F7CFF",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "rgba(111,124,255,0.18)",
      "sidebar-ring": "#8ED8D2",
      "radius": "22px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#6F7CFF",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#8ED8D2",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "destructive": "#D96C85",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#8ED8D2",
      "chart-1": "#6F7CFF",
      "chart-2": "#B8C2FF",
      "chart-3": "#8ED8D2",
      "chart-4": "#62B898",
      "chart-5": "#D8A45F",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#6F7CFF",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#8ED8D2",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#8ED8D2",
      "radius": "22px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019d9bb9-6698-72e2-859e-f8466eba57eb",
    "slug": "vapor-wash-minimal",
    "componentManifest": [
      "button",
      "card",
      "input",
      "textarea",
      "select",
      "dialog",
      "sheet",
      "tabs",
      "badge",
      "separator",
      "checkbox",
      "switch",
      "slider",
      "tooltip",
      "dropdown-menu",
      "table"
    ],
    "installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
    "nativeTokenNames": {
      "colors": [
        "accent",
        "background",
        "border",
        "error",
        "info",
        "muted",
        "primary",
        "secondary",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "text",
        "warning"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "base_size",
        "body_font",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "letter_spacing",
        "line_height",
        "mono_font",
        "scale_ratio"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "base",
        "scale"
      ],
      "radii": [
        "full",
        "lg",
        "md",
        "none",
        "sm"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "sm"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "bg_pattern",
        "card_style",
        "treatment"
      ],
      "borders": [
        "accent_width",
        "character",
        "default_width",
        "style"
      ],
      "motion": [
        "duration",
        "easing",
        "philosophy"
      ]
    }
  }
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Vapor-wash Minimal shadcn/ui Components

Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019d9bb9-6698-72e2-859e-f8466eba57eb`
Slug: `vapor-wash-minimal`

## Intent

A restrained interface language that replaces illustrative density with atmosphere: broad white space, translucent color blooms, and fine vector traces that suggest presence without demanding attention. It aims to feel luminous, airy, and editorial rather than immersive or ornamental.

## Required primitives

- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table

Install with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.

## Token cues

Colors:

{
  "primary": "#6F7CFF",
  "secondary": "#B8C2FF",
  "accent": "#8ED8D2",
  "background": "#F8FAFF",
  "surface": "rgba(255,255,255,0.72)",
  "text": "#25304A",
  "muted": "#6E7893",
  "border": "rgba(111,124,255,0.18)",
  "error": "#D96C85",
  "success": "#62B898",
  "warning": "#D8A45F",
  "info": "#6F7CFF"
}

Typography:

{
  "heading_font": "Cormorant Garamond",
  "body_font": "Manrope",
  "mono_font": "JetBrains Mono",
  "base_size": "16px",
  "scale_ratio": 1.25,
  "line_height": 1.6,
  "letter_spacing": "0.01em",
  "google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@500;600;700&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Manrope:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap"
}

## Visual character to preserve

- pale watercolor-like wash fields behind major sections
- soft radial and linear gradients that fade with feathered edges
- minimal single-stroke line illustrations with tiny abstract motifs
- oversized outer margins and wide spacing between content blocks
- muted but luminous accent color used as a glow rather than a solid fill

## ShadSync visual profile

{
  "family": "system",
  "material": "flat",
  "contour": "pebble",
  "border": "solid",
  "underlay": true,
  "grain": false,
  "stickerBadges": false,
  "motion": "still",
  "density": "balanced",
  "accents": [
    "primary",
    "accent",
    "secondary",
    "muted"
  ]
}

## Signature component recipes

### Button
Use `Button` for primary, secondary, outline, and ghost actions. Primary actions must expose the language's strongest contrast pair, while secondary and ghost actions should preserve the surface treatment instead of falling back to default neutral SaaS styling.

### Card
Use `Card`, `CardHeader`, `CardContent`, `CardFooter`, and `CardAction` as the main composition frame. Cards should demonstrate the language's surface, border, hierarchy, and density rules rather than appearing as generic rounded rectangles.

### Input and Textarea
Use `Input` and `Textarea` with visible focus rings, field labels, validation states, and the language's rhythm. Forms should show real product content, not placeholder-only controls.

### Select, Tabs, and Table
Use `Select`, `Tabs`, and `Table` to prove navigation, filtering, and dense data states. The table should show row rhythm, separators, hover/focus states, and an empty or status state when the language calls for it.

### Dialog and Sheet
Use `Dialog` for centered decisions and `Sheet` for contextual editing. Both should inherit the language's spacing, border, overlay, and motion rules.

## Preview shots

- `application-shell`: dashboard or workspace shell with navigation, cards, forms, and state badges.
- `detail-editor`: focused editing flow using input, textarea, select, switch/checkbox, dialog or sheet, and action buttons.
- `data-operations`: table-heavy operational view with tabs, dropdown menu affordances, badges, and destructive/empty states.
- Each preview shot must include a renderable `scene` payload with concrete headline, description, actions, and rows/fields/stats for the UI preview.

## Implementation contract

- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/vapor-wash-minimal/registry-theme.json` variables, then use these recipes for composition and state design.
- Preserve Katagami token names as source metadata; shadcn semantic names are only the export surface.
- Do: Use color as atmosphere and emphasis as glow; Keep illustrations sparse and diagram-like; Preserve generous margins even when content is short; Prefer feathered gradients and translucent layers over solid fills; Balance serif elegance with plain modern body text
- Do not: Fill every area with cards or decoration; Use thick dark borders or hard shadows; Rely on saturated neon as the dominant field color; Introduce photo-real scenes or detailed illustrations; Compress spacing to fit more modules above the fold

## Copy-paste component example

This generated starter proves the import shape. Production Katagami agents should replace it with a language-specific product composition.

```tsx
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
  Card,
  CardContent,
  CardDescription,
  CardFooter,
  CardHeader,
  CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";

export function VaporWashMinimalShadcnKit() {
  return (
    <section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
        <div>
          <Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
          <h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Vapor-wash Minimal</h2>
          <p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
            Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
            with the language-specific component recipes.
          </p>
        </div>
        <Button>Apply theme</Button>
      </div>

      <Tabs defaultValue="components">
        <TabsList>
          <TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
        </TabsList>
      </Tabs>

      <Card>
        <CardHeader>
          <CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
          <CardDescription>
            Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
            from components.md and preview-shots.json.
          </CardDescription>
        </CardHeader>
        <CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
          <Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
          <Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
        </CardContent>
        <CardFooter className="justify-between">
          <Badge>Ready</Badge>
          <Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
        </CardFooter>
      </Card>
    </section>
  );
}
```

## Layout notes

{
  "grid": "A 12-column desktop grid with content often spanning 4-7 columns and deliberate empty columns preserved for calm. Tablet collapses to 8 columns, mobile to a single flowing stack with retained vertical breathing room.",
  "breakpoints": "Desktop default, tablet at 1024px, mobile at 720px and compact at 540px.",
  "whitespace": "Whitespace is structural, not residual: 64-120px section padding on desktop, 40-64px on tablet, and 24-32px on mobile."
}
preview shotscompatibility fallback
{
  "artifact": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots",
  "version": "preview-shots-v1",
  "generator": "katagami-ui-compatibility-projection",
  "generatedBy": "katagami-ui-projection",
  "requiresVisualProfile": true,
  "schema": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots/renderable-v1",
  "renderable": true,
  "language": {
    "id": "en-019d9bb9-6698-72e2-859e-f8466eba57eb",
    "name": "Vapor-wash Minimal",
    "slug": "vapor-wash-minimal"
  },
  "installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
  "primitives": [
    "button",
    "card",
    "input",
    "textarea",
    "select",
    "dialog",
    "sheet",
    "tabs",
    "badge",
    "separator",
    "checkbox",
    "switch",
    "slider",
    "tooltip",
    "dropdown-menu",
    "table"
  ],
  "identityNotes": [
    "pale watercolor-like wash fields behind major sections",
    "soft radial and linear gradients that fade with feathered edges",
    "minimal single-stroke line illustrations with tiny abstract motifs",
    "oversized outer margins and wide spacing between content blocks",
    "muted but luminous accent color used as a glow rather than a solid fill"
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "system",
    "material": "flat",
    "contour": "pebble",
    "border": "solid",
    "underlay": false,
    "grain": false,
    "stickerBadges": false,
    "motion": "still",
    "density": "balanced",
    "accents": [
      "primary",
      "accent",
      "secondary",
      "muted"
    ]
  },
  "shots": [
    {
      "id": "application-shell",
      "title": "Application shell",
      "viewport": "desktop",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "card",
        "input",
        "select",
        "tabs",
        "badge",
        "separator",
        "table"
      ],
      "composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
      "mustShow": [
        "primary and secondary actions",
        "card hierarchy",
        "filterable state",
        "table or list density"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "component inventory walls",
        "placeholder-only content",
        "generic rounded SaaS chrome"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "workspace spread",
        "headline": "Vapor-wash Minimal launch room",
        "description": "A product team workspace where navigation, filters, metrics, and dense rows carry the language's visible structure.",
        "primaryAction": "Apply theme",
        "secondaryAction": "Review states",
        "stats": [
          {
            "label": "components",
            "value": "16",
            "tone": "accent"
          },
          {
            "label": "states",
            "value": "ready"
          },
          {
            "label": "density",
            "value": "balanced",
            "tone": "warning"
          }
        ],
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Primary flow",
            "value": "mapped",
            "status": "active"
          },
          {
            "label": "Token coverage",
            "value": "semantic",
            "status": "synced"
          },
          {
            "label": "Responsive proof",
            "value": "queued",
            "status": "review"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Active",
          "Synced",
          "Draft"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "detail-editor",
      "title": "Detail editor",
      "viewport": "tablet",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "card",
        "input",
        "textarea",
        "select",
        "checkbox",
        "switch",
        "slider",
        "dialog",
        "sheet"
      ],
      "composition": "A focused editing flow with form fields, validation, confirmation, and a contextual side panel.",
      "mustShow": [
        "focus ring",
        "error or destructive state",
        "dialog or sheet treatment",
        "written guidance content"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "unstyled browser controls",
        "floating cards inside cards",
        "missing labels"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "editing flow",
        "headline": "Language recipe editor",
        "description": "A focused form proving labels, validation, toggles, panel rhythm, and action hierarchy.",
        "primaryAction": "Save recipe",
        "secondaryAction": "Open sheet",
        "fields": [
          {
            "label": "Component family",
            "value": "Narrative cards"
          },
          {
            "label": "State treatment",
            "value": "Visible focus + validation"
          },
          {
            "label": "Motion",
            "value": "Small lift, no opacity-only fade"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Focus",
          "Invalid",
          "Confirmed"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "data-operations",
      "title": "Data operations",
      "viewport": "mobile",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "tabs",
        "badge",
        "dropdown-menu",
        "table",
        "tooltip",
        "separator"
      ],
      "composition": "A compact operational view proving row rhythm, stacked actions, menu states, badges, and empty/destructive states.",
      "mustShow": [
        "responsive reflow",
        "dense row styling",
        "menu affordance",
        "status badge system"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "desktop-only tables",
        "text overflow",
        "default shadcn spacing without Katagami character"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "operations",
        "headline": "Compact review queue",
        "description": "A narrow viewport scene with rows, menus, tooltips, badges, and destructive affordances.",
        "primaryAction": "Resolve",
        "secondaryAction": "Filter",
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Button hierarchy",
            "value": "approved",
            "status": "ok"
          },
          {
            "label": "Table rhythm",
            "value": "needs pass",
            "status": "watch"
          },
          {
            "label": "Empty state",
            "value": "designed",
            "status": "done"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Queued",
          "Blocked",
          "Done"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "componentRecipes": [
    {
      "primitive": "button",
      "intent": "Prove action hierarchy, focus, disabled, and destructive states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "card",
      "intent": "Carry the language surface, border, elevation, and density rules."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "input",
      "intent": "Show labels, focus rings, validation, and spacing rhythm."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "textarea",
      "intent": "Show longer guidance, validation copy, and writing density."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "select",
      "intent": "Show filtering, selection contrast, and menu trigger styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dialog",
      "intent": "Show centered decision states and overlay treatment."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "sheet",
      "intent": "Show contextual side panels and responsive editing."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tabs",
      "intent": "Show navigational structure and active/inactive contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "badge",
      "intent": "Show compact status vocabulary and semantic colors."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "separator",
      "intent": "Show section rhythm without generic gray dividers."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "checkbox",
      "intent": "Show binary selection with visible focus and checked states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "switch",
      "intent": "Show settings toggles and on/off contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "slider",
      "intent": "Show numeric adjustment with track/thumb styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tooltip",
      "intent": "Show concise explanation styling above compact controls."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dropdown-menu",
      "intent": "Show action menus, destructive items, and grouped choices."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "table",
      "intent": "Show dense operational data, separators, row states, and responsive behavior."
    }
  ],
  "qualityRules": {
    "do": [
      "Use color as atmosphere and emphasis as glow",
      "Keep illustrations sparse and diagram-like",
      "Preserve generous margins even when content is short",
      "Prefer feathered gradients and translucent layers over solid fills",
      "Balance serif elegance with plain modern body text"
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Fill every area with cards or decoration",
      "Use thick dark borders or hard shadows",
      "Rely on saturated neon as the dominant field color",
      "Introduce photo-real scenes or detailed illustrations",
      "Compress spacing to fit more modules above the fold"
    ]
  }
}
related

More like this