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Dew Candy Minimalism

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the spec

specification

philosophy
summary
Dew Candy Minimalism is a readable glass material system for young, calm products: soft translucent panels, tiny raindrop gloss accents, controlled color pops, and severe editorial restraint so the interface feels fresh without becoming toy-like or pastel SaaS.
values
Legibility before atmosphereAiry whitespace as the main luxury signalOne cool neutral material family with selective candy glossSurface elevation communicated through blur, border light, and shadow restraintYouthful freshness without childish shapesAccessibility contrast preserved on every frosted surface
anti-values
×Rainbow gradients and hue-wheel palettes×Toy-like bubble UI or oversized candy decoration×Generic pastel SaaS cards×Neon gamer glow and synthetic saturation×Cluttered glass layers that lower text contrast
tokens
borders4 items
accent width
1px
character
Near-invisible charcoal borders at 8% opacity; accent borders appear only as tiny berry gloss strokes on active controls.
default width
1px
style
solid
colors12 items
accent
#E68DA5
background
#F7F5F1
border
#1E222414
error
#A94A45
info
#55798E
muted
#687176
primary
#A93F5F
secondary
#6E8793
success
#4D7A62
surface
#FFFFFF
text
#1E2224
warning
#9B7043
motion3 items
duration
180ms
easing
cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)
philosophy
Motion should feel like surface tension: small lift, a short gloss shift, and no bouncing candy behavior.
radii5 items
full
9999px
lg
24px
md
24px
none
0
sm
16px
shadows3 items
lg
0 32px 100px rgba(70,58,64,0.16), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.82)
md
0 18px 60px rgba(63,72,78,0.12), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.76)
sm
0 1px 2px rgba(30,34,36,0.05), 0 8px 24px rgba(30,34,36,0.06)
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128
surfaces3 items
bg pattern
A matte warm-stone background with two extremely soft desaturated atmospheric washes; no loud gradients or rainbow bands.
card style
Large sheets use 24px radius, one-pixel rgba(30,34,36,0.08) borders, restrained elevation, and internal gloss strokes only at top-left corners.
treatment
Frosted neutral surfaces use rgba(255,255,255,0.62) over #F7F5F1 with backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.08); dense reading areas increase opacity to 0.86.
typography8 items
base size
16px
body font
Alegreya Sans
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Alegreya+Sans:wght@400;500;700&family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@500;600;700&family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap
heading font
Bricolage Grotesque
letter spacing
-0.02em
line height
1.56
mono font
Spline Sans Mono
scale ratio
1.25
rules
composition
Start with a single dominant frosted sheet offset from the page center, then orbit smaller chips and notes around it. Use one compositional break per screen, such as an oversized heading column or a full-height translucent itinerary rail. Avoid three equal cards; if three modules appear, one must be materially larger or quieter than the others.
density
Overall density is low and breathable, but information clusters can be compact when grouped into pill rows or small mono readings. The rhythm must jump from 4px micro-gaps to 96px section pauses.
hierarchy
Hierarchy comes from opacity, sheet size, typographic voice, and tiny gloss placement. Display headings use Bricolage Grotesque at tight leading; body copy uses Alegreya Sans for warmth. Active states receive the berry dew mark, while secondary data stays neutral gray-blue.
signature patterns
Dew-bead action buttons use a small radial-gradient oval at the upper edge plus an inset white highlight, never a full glossy gradient fill.Readable glass sheets pair backdrop-filter blur with an opaque text scrim behind dense paragraphs so frosted atmosphere never harms contrast.Surface elevation is shown by staggered translucent cards whose shadows are soft and vertical, with all borders kept below ten-percent opacity.Controlled color pops are limited to berry-coral active dots and one muted blue information chip, surrounded by warm neutral whitespace.Asymmetric blank gutters separate a dominant work surface from tiny floating capsules, making the system recognizable without relying on color.
layout
breakpoints

Mobile below 640px becomes one column with preserved 48px section pauses; tablet below 980px uses a 6-column grid and stacks the rail under the dominant sheet.

density

Low overall density with compact factual clusters: labels and metrics can sit at 4px to 8px gaps while major regions separate by 64px to 128px.

grid

Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1180px grid with 24px gutters; the hero sheet spans seven columns while the status rail spans four and is vertically offset.

whitespace

Whitespace is active material: leave large matte margins around glass surfaces and never fill empty areas with icons, cards, or decorative candy.

guidance
do
  • Use high-contrast text on every translucent surface and add an opaque scrim behind dense copy.
  • Reserve berry gloss for active or branded moments only.
  • Vary section weight with one dominant sheet and smaller quiet companions.
  • Use near-invisible borders and soft vertical shadows to signal elevation.
  • Keep body text at 15px to 16px with -0.02em tracking.
  • Let neutral warm-stone background carry most of the page.
avoid
  • Do not use rainbow palettes, loud gradients, or evenly spaced accent hues.
  • Do not make bubbles, toy capsules, or oversized candy blobs.
  • Do not build three equal cards in a row.
  • Do not place low-contrast text directly on busy frosted blur.
  • Do not use generic pastel SaaS colors or neon glow.
  • Do not decorate empty space with unnecessary glass layers.
katagami spec
# Dew Candy Minimalism

## Philosophy

Dew Candy Minimalism is a readable glass material system for young, calm products: soft translucent panels, tiny raindrop gloss accents, controlled color pops, and severe editorial restraint so the interface feels fresh without becoming toy-like or pastel SaaS.

### Values

- Legibility before atmosphere
- Airy whitespace as the main luxury signal
- One cool neutral material family with selective candy gloss
- Surface elevation communicated through blur, border light, and shadow restraint
- Youthful freshness without childish shapes
- Accessibility contrast preserved on every frosted surface

### Anti-Values

- Rainbow gradients and hue-wheel palettes
- Toy-like bubble UI or oversized candy decoration
- Generic pastel SaaS cards
- Neon gamer glow and synthetic saturation
- Cluttered glass layers that lower text contrast

### Visual Character

- Use stacked frosted panels with backdrop-filter blur, near-white fills, and one-pixel translucent borders so depth is visible but text remains high contrast.
- Place tiny oval dew highlights only on primary actions, active navigation, and branded metrics using radial-gradient gloss rather than large decorative blobs.
- Build layouts from asymmetrical editorial sections with one dominant translucent sheet, smaller inset chips, and large blank gutters instead of equal card rows.
- Keep the palette neutral and cool with a single berry-coral candy accent plus muted blue status color, never more than two expressive hues on screen.
- Use crisp condensed display typography against highly readable humanist body text, with mandatory negative tracking and short line lengths inside glass surfaces.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 1px
- **Character**: Near-invisible charcoal borders at 8% opacity; accent borders appear only as tiny berry gloss strokes on active controls.
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#E68DA5` |
| background | `#F7F5F1` |
| border | `#1E222414` |
| error | `#A94A45` |
| info | `#55798E` |
| muted | `#687176` |
| primary | `#A93F5F` |
| secondary | `#6E8793` |
| success | `#4D7A62` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#1E2224` |
| warning | `#9B7043` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 180ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)
- **Philosophy**: Motion should feel like surface tension: small lift, a short gloss shift, and no bouncing candy behavior.

### Radii

- **Full**: 9999px
- **Lg**: 24px
- **Md**: 24px
- **None**: 0
- **Sm**: 16px

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 32px 100px rgba(70,58,64,0.16), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.82)
- **Md**: 0 18px 60px rgba(63,72,78,0.12), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.76)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(30,34,36,0.05), 0 8px 24px rgba(30,34,36,0.06)

### Spacing

- **Base**: 8px
- **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64,96,128]

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: A matte warm-stone background with two extremely soft desaturated atmospheric washes; no loud gradients or rainbow bands.
- **Card Style**: Large sheets use 24px radius, one-pixel rgba(30,34,36,0.08) borders, restrained elevation, and internal gloss strokes only at top-left corners.
- **Treatment**: Frosted neutral surfaces use rgba(255,255,255,0.62) over #F7F5F1 with backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.08); dense reading areas increase opacity to 0.86.

### Typography

- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Body Font**: Alegreya Sans
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Alegreya+Sans:wght@400;500;700&family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@500;600;700&family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap
- **Heading Font**: Bricolage Grotesque
- **Letter Spacing**: -0.02em
- **Line Height**: 1.56
- **Mono Font**: Spline Sans Mono
- **Scale Ratio**: 1.25

## Rules

### Composition

Start with a single dominant frosted sheet offset from the page center, then orbit smaller chips and notes around it. Use one compositional break per screen, such as an oversized heading column or a full-height translucent itinerary rail. Avoid three equal cards; if three modules appear, one must be materially larger or quieter than the others.

### Density

Overall density is low and breathable, but information clusters can be compact when grouped into pill rows or small mono readings. The rhythm must jump from 4px micro-gaps to 96px section pauses.

### Hierarchy

Hierarchy comes from opacity, sheet size, typographic voice, and tiny gloss placement. Display headings use Bricolage Grotesque at tight leading; body copy uses Alegreya Sans for warmth. Active states receive the berry dew mark, while secondary data stays neutral gray-blue.

### Signature Patterns

- Dew-bead action buttons use a small radial-gradient oval at the upper edge plus an inset white highlight, never a full glossy gradient fill.
- Readable glass sheets pair backdrop-filter blur with an opaque text scrim behind dense paragraphs so frosted atmosphere never harms contrast.
- Surface elevation is shown by staggered translucent cards whose shadows are soft and vertical, with all borders kept below ten-percent opacity.
- Controlled color pops are limited to berry-coral active dots and one muted blue information chip, surrounded by warm neutral whitespace.
- Asymmetric blank gutters separate a dominant work surface from tiny floating capsules, making the system recognizable without relying on color.

## Layout

### Breakpoints

Mobile below 640px becomes one column with preserved 48px section pauses; tablet below 980px uses a 6-column grid and stacks the rail under the dominant sheet.

### Density

Low overall density with compact factual clusters: labels and metrics can sit at 4px to 8px gaps while major regions separate by 64px to 128px.

### Grid

Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1180px grid with 24px gutters; the hero sheet spans seven columns while the status rail spans four and is vertically offset.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is active material: leave large matte margins around glass surfaces and never fill empty areas with icons, cards, or decorative candy.

## Guidance

### Do

- Use high-contrast text on every translucent surface and add an opaque scrim behind dense copy.
- Reserve berry gloss for active or branded moments only.
- Vary section weight with one dominant sheet and smaller quiet companions.
- Use near-invisible borders and soft vertical shadows to signal elevation.
- Keep body text at 15px to 16px with -0.02em tracking.
- Let neutral warm-stone background carry most of the page.

### Don't

- Do not use rainbow palettes, loud gradients, or evenly spaced accent hues.
- Do not make bubbles, toy capsules, or oversized candy blobs.
- Do not build three equal cards in a row.
- Do not place low-contrast text directly on busy frosted blur.
- Do not use generic pastel SaaS colors or neon glow.
- Do not decorate empty space with unnecessary glass layers.

### Accessibility

Body text must meet WCAG AA against its immediate surface; translucent panels increase opacity when text is smaller than 18px, and focus states use a visible berry outline plus non-color cues.

### Usage Context

Best for wellness scheduling, lightweight finance, youth-oriented education, boutique productivity, and calm AI utilities that need friendliness without visual noise.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Dew Candy Minimalism"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#E68DA5"
  background: "#F7F5F1"
  error: "#A94A45"
  info: "#55798E"
  muted: "#687176"
  primary: "#A93F5F"
  secondary: "#6E8793"
  success: "#4D7A62"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  text: "#1E2224"
  warning: "#9B7043"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Bricolage Grotesque"
    fontSize: "1.953rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Bricolage Grotesque"
    fontSize: "1.563rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "Alegreya Sans"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.56
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "Spline Sans Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  full: "9999px"
  lg: "24px"
  md: "24px"
  none: "0px"
  sm: "16px"
spacing:
  base: "8px"
  xs: "4px"
  sm: "8px"
  md: "12px"
  lg: "16px"
  xl: "24px"
  2xl: "32px"
  3xl: "48px"
  4xl: "64px"
  step-8: "96px"
  step-9: "128px"
components:
  color-reference-accent:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
  color-reference-background:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
  color-reference-error:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
  color-reference-info:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
  color-reference-muted:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
  color-reference-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
  color-reference-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
  color-reference-success:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
  color-reference-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
  color-reference-text:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.text}"
  color-reference-warning:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "#ffffff"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  card-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.text}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  input-default:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.text}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    height: "44px"
---

# Dew Candy Minimalism

## Overview

Dew Candy Minimalism is a readable glass material system for young, calm products: soft translucent panels, tiny raindrop gloss accents, controlled color pops, and severe editorial restraint so the interface feels fresh without becoming toy-like or pastel SaaS.

### Values

- Legibility before atmosphere
- Airy whitespace as the main luxury signal
- One cool neutral material family with selective candy gloss
- Surface elevation communicated through blur, border light, and shadow restraint
- Youthful freshness without childish shapes
- Accessibility contrast preserved on every frosted surface

### Anti-Values

- Rainbow gradients and hue-wheel palettes
- Toy-like bubble UI or oversized candy decoration
- Generic pastel SaaS cards
- Neon gamer glow and synthetic saturation
- Cluttered glass layers that lower text contrast

### Visual Character

- Use stacked frosted panels with backdrop-filter blur, near-white fills, and one-pixel translucent borders so depth is visible but text remains high contrast.
- Place tiny oval dew highlights only on primary actions, active navigation, and branded metrics using radial-gradient gloss rather than large decorative blobs.
- Build layouts from asymmetrical editorial sections with one dominant translucent sheet, smaller inset chips, and large blank gutters instead of equal card rows.
- Keep the palette neutral and cool with a single berry-coral candy accent plus muted blue status color, never more than two expressive hues on screen.
- Use crisp condensed display typography against highly readable humanist body text, with mandatory negative tracking and short line lengths inside glass surfaces.

## Colors

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

| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| accent | `#E68DA5` |
| background | `#F7F5F1` |
| error | `#A94A45` |
| info | `#55798E` |
| muted | `#687176` |
| primary | `#A93F5F` |
| secondary | `#6E8793` |
| success | `#4D7A62` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#1E2224` |
| warning | `#9B7043` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Bricolage Grotesque, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Bricolage Grotesque, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Alegreya Sans, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.56.
- **Label-Md**: Spline Sans 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`
- **Step-8**: `96px`
- **Step-9**: `128px`

### Breakpoints

Mobile below 640px becomes one column with preserved 48px section pauses; tablet below 980px uses a 6-column grid and stacks the rail under the dominant sheet.

### Density

Low overall density with compact factual clusters: labels and metrics can sit at 4px to 8px gaps while major regions separate by 64px to 128px.

### Grid

Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1180px grid with 24px gutters; the hero sheet spans seven columns while the status rail spans four and is vertically offset.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is active material: leave large matte margins around glass surfaces and never fill empty areas with icons, cards, or decorative candy.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 32px 100px rgba(70,58,64,0.16), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.82)
- **Md**: 0 18px 60px rgba(63,72,78,0.12), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.76)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(30,34,36,0.05), 0 8px 24px rgba(30,34,36,0.06)

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `24px`
- **Md**: `24px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `16px`

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: A matte warm-stone background with two extremely soft desaturated atmospheric washes; no loud gradients or rainbow bands.
- **Card Style**: Large sheets use 24px radius, one-pixel rgba(30,34,36,0.08) borders, restrained elevation, and internal gloss strokes only at top-left corners.
- **Treatment**: Frosted neutral surfaces use rgba(255,255,255,0.62) over #F7F5F1 with backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.08); dense reading areas increase opacity to 0.86.

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 1px
- **Character**: Near-invisible charcoal borders at 8% opacity; accent borders appear only as tiny berry gloss strokes on active controls.
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

## Components

### Composition

Start with a single dominant frosted sheet offset from the page center, then orbit smaller chips and notes around it. Use one compositional break per screen, such as an oversized heading column or a full-height translucent itinerary rail. Avoid three equal cards; if three modules appear, one must be materially larger or quieter than the others.

### Density

Overall density is low and breathable, but information clusters can be compact when grouped into pill rows or small mono readings. The rhythm must jump from 4px micro-gaps to 96px section pauses.

### Hierarchy

Hierarchy comes from opacity, sheet size, typographic voice, and tiny gloss placement. Display headings use Bricolage Grotesque at tight leading; body copy uses Alegreya Sans for warmth. Active states receive the berry dew mark, while secondary data stays neutral gray-blue.

### Signature Patterns

- Dew-bead action buttons use a small radial-gradient oval at the upper edge plus an inset white highlight, never a full glossy gradient fill.
- Readable glass sheets pair backdrop-filter blur with an opaque text scrim behind dense paragraphs so frosted atmosphere never harms contrast.
- Surface elevation is shown by staggered translucent cards whose shadows are soft and vertical, with all borders kept below ten-percent opacity.
- Controlled color pops are limited to berry-coral active dots and one muted blue information chip, surrounded by warm neutral whitespace.
- Asymmetric blank gutters separate a dominant work surface from tiny floating capsules, making the system recognizable without relying on color.

## 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-019e0a55-bb3a-7872-9f29-25c6c8644666/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 high-contrast text on every translucent surface and add an opaque scrim behind dense copy.
- Do Reserve berry gloss for active or branded moments only.
- Do Vary section weight with one dominant sheet and smaller quiet companions.
- Do Use near-invisible borders and soft vertical shadows to signal elevation.
- Do Keep body text at 15px to 16px with -0.02em tracking.
- Do Let neutral warm-stone background carry most of the page.
- Don't Do not use rainbow palettes, loud gradients, or evenly spaced accent hues.
- Don't Do not make bubbles, toy capsules, or oversized candy blobs.
- Don't Do not build three equal cards in a row.
- Don't Do not place low-contrast text directly on busy frosted blur.
- Don't Do not use generic pastel SaaS colors or neon glow.
- Don't Do not decorate empty space with unnecessary glass layers.

### Accessibility

Body text must meet WCAG AA against its immediate surface; translucent panels increase opacity when text is smaller than 18px, and focus states use a visible berry outline plus non-color cues.

### Usage Context

Best for wellness scheduling, lightweight finance, youth-oriented education, boutique productivity, and calm AI utilities that need friendliness without visual noise.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "dew-candy-minimalism",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Dew Candy Minimalism shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#F7F5F1",
      "foreground": "#1E2224",
      "card": "#FFFFFF",
      "card-foreground": "#1E2224",
      "popover": "#FFFFFF",
      "popover-foreground": "#1E2224",
      "primary": "#A93F5F",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#6E8793",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#687176",
      "muted-foreground": "#1E2224",
      "accent": "#E68DA5",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A94A45",
      "border": "#1E222414",
      "input": "#1E222414",
      "ring": "#E68DA5",
      "chart-1": "#A93F5F",
      "chart-2": "#6E8793",
      "chart-3": "#E68DA5",
      "chart-4": "#4D7A62",
      "chart-5": "#9B7043",
      "sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#1E2224",
      "sidebar-primary": "#A93F5F",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#55798E",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#1E222414",
      "sidebar-ring": "#E68DA5",
      "radius": "24px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#A93F5F",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#E68DA5",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A94A45",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#E68DA5",
      "chart-1": "#A93F5F",
      "chart-2": "#6E8793",
      "chart-3": "#E68DA5",
      "chart-4": "#4D7A62",
      "chart-5": "#9B7043",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#A93F5F",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#E68DA5",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#E68DA5",
      "radius": "24px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019e0a55-bb3a-7872-9f29-25c6c8644666",
    "slug": "dew-candy-minimalism",
    "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": {
      "borders": [
        "accent_width",
        "character",
        "default_width",
        "style"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "accent",
        "background",
        "border",
        "error",
        "info",
        "muted",
        "primary",
        "secondary",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "text",
        "warning"
      ],
      "motion": [
        "duration",
        "easing",
        "philosophy"
      ],
      "radii": [
        "full",
        "lg",
        "md",
        "none",
        "sm"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "sm"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "base",
        "scale"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "bg_pattern",
        "card_style",
        "treatment"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "base_size",
        "body_font",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "letter_spacing",
        "line_height",
        "mono_font",
        "scale_ratio"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
in the wild

embodiments

the full element showcase
embodiment · dew-candy-minimalism
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgBricolage Grotesque · 31px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdBricolage Grotesque · 25px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdAlegreya Sans · 16px · 400

The quick brown fox jumps

label-mdSpline Sans 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
  • step-896px
  • step-9128px

Shape

full9999px
lg24px
md24px
none0px
sm16px
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: #F7F5F1;
  --foreground: #1E2224;
  --card: #FFFFFF;
  --card-foreground: #1E2224;
  --popover: #FFFFFF;
  --popover-foreground: #1E2224;
  --primary: #A93F5F;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #6E8793;
  --secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted: #687176;
  --muted-foreground: #1E2224;
  --accent: #E68DA5;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #A94A45;
  --border: #1E222414;
  --input: #1E222414;
  --ring: #E68DA5;
  --chart-1: #A93F5F;
  --chart-2: #6E8793;
  --chart-3: #E68DA5;
  --chart-4: #4D7A62;
  --chart-5: #9B7043;
  --sidebar: #FFFFFF;
  --sidebar-foreground: #1E2224;
  --sidebar-primary: #A93F5F;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #55798E;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #1E222414;
  --sidebar-ring: #E68DA5;
  --radius: 24px;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #A93F5F;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #E68DA5;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #A94A45;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #E68DA5;
  --chart-1: #A93F5F;
  --chart-2: #6E8793;
  --chart-3: #E68DA5;
  --chart-4: #4D7A62;
  --chart-5: #9B7043;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #A93F5F;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #E68DA5;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #E68DA5;
  --radius: 24px;
}
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 DewCandyMinimalismShadcnKit() {
  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">Dew Candy Minimalism</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 JSONstored + verified
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "cssVars": {
    "dark": {
      "accent": "#F1B58D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "border": "#303642",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "chart-1": "#DCEFCB",
      "chart-2": "#E9F4EE",
      "chart-3": "#F1B58D",
      "chart-4": "#6F9A78",
      "chart-5": "#C59A52",
      "destructive": "#B86B63",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "input": "#303642",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "radius": "24px",
      "ring": "#F1B58D",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-accent": "#F1B58D",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-ring": "#F1B58D"
    },
    "light": {
      "accent": "#F1B58D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "background": "#FBFCF8",
      "border": "#26312C14",
      "card": "#FFFFFF",
      "card-foreground": "#26312C",
      "chart-1": "#DCEFCB",
      "chart-2": "#E9F4EE",
      "chart-3": "#F1B58D",
      "chart-4": "#6F9A78",
      "chart-5": "#C59A52",
      "destructive": "#B86B63",
      "foreground": "#26312C",
      "input": "#26312C14",
      "muted": "#708079",
      "muted-foreground": "#26312C",
      "popover": "#FFFFFF",
      "popover-foreground": "#26312C",
      "primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "radius": "24px",
      "ring": "#F1B58D",
      "secondary": "#E9F4EE",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
      "sidebar-accent": "#7FA8A3",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#26312C14",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#26312C",
      "sidebar-primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-ring": "#F1B58D"
    },
    "theme": {}
  },
  "meta": {
    "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",
    "languageId": "en-019e0a56-bce0-79e2-b52c-6c46f601cebf",
    "nativeTokenNames": {
      "borders": [
        "accent_width",
        "character",
        "default_width",
        "style"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "accent",
        "background",
        "border",
        "error",
        "info",
        "muted",
        "primary",
        "secondary",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "text",
        "warning"
      ],
      "motion": [
        "duration",
        "easing",
        "philosophy"
      ],
      "radii": [
        "full",
        "lg",
        "md",
        "none",
        "sm"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "sm"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "base",
        "scale"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "bg_pattern",
        "card_style",
        "treatment"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "base_size",
        "body_font",
        "display_letter_spacing",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "letter_spacing",
        "line_height",
        "mono_font",
        "scale_ratio"
      ]
    },
    "slug": "dew-candy-minimalism",
    "source": "katagami"
  },
  "name": "dew-candy-minimalism",
  "title": "Dew Candy Minimalism shadcn Theme",
  "type": "registry:theme"
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Dew Candy Minimalism shadcn/ui Components

Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019e0a55-bb3a-7872-9f29-25c6c8644666`
Slug: `dew-candy-minimalism`

## Intent

Dew Candy Minimalism is a readable glass material system for young, calm products: soft translucent panels, tiny raindrop gloss accents, controlled color pops, and severe editorial restraint so the interface feels fresh without becoming toy-like or pastel SaaS.

## 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:

{
  "accent": "#E68DA5",
  "background": "#F7F5F1",
  "border": "#1E222414",
  "error": "#A94A45",
  "info": "#55798E",
  "muted": "#687176",
  "primary": "#A93F5F",
  "secondary": "#6E8793",
  "success": "#4D7A62",
  "surface": "#FFFFFF",
  "text": "#1E2224",
  "warning": "#9B7043"
}

Typography:

{
  "base_size": "16px",
  "body_font": "Alegreya Sans",
  "google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Alegreya+Sans:wght@400;500;700&family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@500;600;700&family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap",
  "heading_font": "Bricolage Grotesque",
  "letter_spacing": "-0.02em",
  "line_height": 1.56,
  "mono_font": "Spline Sans Mono",
  "scale_ratio": 1.25
}

## Visual character to preserve

- Use stacked frosted panels with backdrop-filter blur, near-white fills, and one-pixel translucent borders so depth is visible but text remains high contrast.
- Place tiny oval dew highlights only on primary actions, active navigation, and branded metrics using radial-gradient gloss rather than large decorative blobs.
- Build layouts from asymmetrical editorial sections with one dominant translucent sheet, smaller inset chips, and large blank gutters instead of equal card rows.
- Keep the palette neutral and cool with a single berry-coral candy accent plus muted blue status color, never more than two expressive hues on screen.
- Use crisp condensed display typography against highly readable humanist body text, with mandatory negative tracking and short line lengths inside glass surfaces.

## ShadSync visual profile

{
  "family": "editorial",
  "material": "flat",
  "contour": "blob",
  "border": "solid",
  "underlay": false,
  "grain": false,
  "stickerBadges": false,
  "motion": "lift",
  "density": "dense",
  "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/dew-candy-minimalism/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 high-contrast text on every translucent surface and add an opaque scrim behind dense copy.; Reserve berry gloss for active or branded moments only.; Vary section weight with one dominant sheet and smaller quiet companions.; Use near-invisible borders and soft vertical shadows to signal elevation.; Keep body text at 15px to 16px with -0.02em tracking.; Let neutral warm-stone background carry most of the page.
- Do not: Do not use rainbow palettes, loud gradients, or evenly spaced accent hues.; Do not make bubbles, toy capsules, or oversized candy blobs.; Do not build three equal cards in a row.; Do not place low-contrast text directly on busy frosted blur.; Do not use generic pastel SaaS colors or neon glow.; Do not decorate empty space with unnecessary glass layers.

## 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 DewCandyMinimalismShadcnKit() {
  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">Dew Candy Minimalism</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

{
  "breakpoints": "Mobile below 640px becomes one column with preserved 48px section pauses; tablet below 980px uses a 6-column grid and stacks the rail under the dominant sheet.",
  "density": "Low overall density with compact factual clusters: labels and metrics can sit at 4px to 8px gaps while major regions separate by 64px to 128px.",
  "grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1180px grid with 24px gutters; the hero sheet spans seven columns while the status rail spans four and is vertically offset.",
  "whitespace": "Whitespace is active material: leave large matte margins around glass surfaces and never fill empty areas with icons, cards, or decorative candy."
}
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-019e0a55-bb3a-7872-9f29-25c6c8644666",
    "name": "Dew Candy Minimalism",
    "slug": "dew-candy-minimalism"
  },
  "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": [
    "Use stacked frosted panels with backdrop-filter blur, near-white fills, and one-pixel translucent borders so depth is visible but text remains high contrast.",
    "Place tiny oval dew highlights only on primary actions, active navigation, and branded metrics using radial-gradient gloss rather than large decorative blobs.",
    "Build layouts from asymmetrical editorial sections with one dominant translucent sheet, smaller inset chips, and large blank gutters instead of equal card rows.",
    "Keep the palette neutral and cool with a single berry-coral candy accent plus muted blue status color, never more than two expressive hues on screen.",
    "Use crisp condensed display typography against highly readable humanist body text, with mandatory negative tracking and short line lengths inside glass surfaces."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "editorial",
    "material": "flat",
    "contour": "blob",
    "border": "solid",
    "underlay": false,
    "grain": false,
    "stickerBadges": false,
    "motion": "still",
    "density": "dense",
    "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": "Dew Candy Minimalism 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 high-contrast text on every translucent surface and add an opaque scrim behind dense copy.",
      "Reserve berry gloss for active or branded moments only.",
      "Vary section weight with one dominant sheet and smaller quiet companions.",
      "Use near-invisible borders and soft vertical shadows to signal elevation.",
      "Keep body text at 15px to 16px with -0.02em tracking.",
      "Let neutral warm-stone background carry most of the page."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not use rainbow palettes, loud gradients, or evenly spaced accent hues.",
      "Do not make bubbles, toy capsules, or oversized candy blobs.",
      "Do not build three equal cards in a row.",
      "Do not place low-contrast text directly on busy frosted blur.",
      "Do not use generic pastel SaaS colors or neon glow.",
      "Do not decorate empty space with unnecessary glass layers."
    ]
  }
}
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