Future Gloss Shell
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.
specification
philosophy
tokens
borders4 items
- accent width
- 2px
- character
- Cool hairline borders are visible on white surfaces; accent borders appear as full capsule rings for focus, never as left rails or colored stripes.
- default width
- 1px
- style
- solid
colors18 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 180ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1)
- philosophy
- Motion is a quick refractive response: capsules lift 2px, highlights slide slightly, and state chips pulse opacity once without loops.
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 30px
- md
- 18px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 10px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 34px 90px rgba(28, 39, 96, 0.16)
- md
- 0 18px 48px rgba(39, 54, 118, 0.11)
- sm
- 0 1px 2px rgba(31, 42, 90, 0.08)
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- Clean solid white-blue canvas with two oversized blurred radial glows used as spatial lighting, never a square grid or dotted wallpaper.
- card style
- Rounded white modules with 1px cool border, inner top highlight, soft shadow, and optional glass capsule header for active context.
- treatment
- White and blue-white surfaces with translucent gloss bands, restrained radial color blooms, and no repeated texture by default.
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- Inter
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Space+Grotesk:wght@500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap
- heading font
- Space Grotesk
- letter spacing
- -0.018em
- line height
- 1.5
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- scale ratio
- 1.22
rules
Use a clean app shell with a floating capsule nav, large rounded work modules, and functional gloss accents that mark state, priority, and interactive affordance.
Balanced premium density: spacious section rhythm with compact chip rows and inputs so the interface remains usable rather than poster-like.
Headlines are compact geometric Space Grotesk, body copy is calm Inter, and IBM Plex Mono is reserved for short telemetry values inside small capsules.
layout
mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px
Twelve-column desktop shell with rounded content islands; tablet collapses to six columns and mobile becomes a single stacked flow.
Whitespace is a material buffer around gloss: large outer margins, 24-32px card padding, and compact 8-12px internal chip gaps.
guidance
- Use gloss only where it clarifies active context, primary action, or live system state.
- Keep the background clean white-blue with rare ambient glows and no square-grid or repeated dot pattern.
- Assign cyan to live/info states, ultraviolet to primary decisions, lime to success/optimization moments, and pink only to errors.
- Do not use vaporwave sunsets, browser-era chrome, arcade effects, rainbow gradients, or nostalgic web skins.
- Do not add decorative side rails, colored card stripes, row stripes, or arbitrary confetti accents.
- Do not let translucency reduce contrast, create toy-like plastic buttons, or replace clear hierarchy.
katagami spec
# Future Gloss Shell ## Philosophy Future Gloss Shell places Y2K optimism inside a disciplined white product interface: translucent capsule controls, refractive status chips, and synthetic color glints act as functional emphasis rather than nostalgic decoration. ### Values - Clean product utility before era reference - Gloss used as material hierarchy and state feedback - Optimistic synthetic accents with semantic restraint - Capsule geometry that improves scanning and touch targets ### Anti-Values - Throwback web chrome, vaporwave wallpaper, or arcade UI costume - Rainbow color sprawl, decorative rails, stripes, square grids, or default dotted texture - Glossy toy surfaces that reduce readability or product credibility ### Visual Character - Mostly white #FAFBFF canvas with large soft panels using 1px cool borders and very subtle radial light blooms anchored behind important modules. - Pill and capsule controls use high radii, inset highlights, and translucent top bands to create a future-gloss material without heavy skeuomorphism. - Synthetic cyan, ultraviolet, and lime accents appear only on interactive states, telemetry chips, icon discs, and progress indicators with clear semantic roles. - Layouts rely on generous asymmetrical product whitespace, rounded module clusters, and floating capsule navigation instead of square grids or decorative side rails. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 2px - **Character**: Cool hairline borders are visible on white surfaces; accent borders appear as full capsule rings for focus, never as left rails or colored stripes. - **Default Width**: 1px - **Style**: solid ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#B6F23A` | | background | `#FAFBFF` | | border | `#DCE2F2` | | danger | `#E5487B` | | error | `#E5487B` | | glass | `#EEF4FF` | | info | `#2F7DFF` | | ink | `#12142A` | | line | `#DCE2F2` | | muted | `#6D7288` | | paper | `#FAFBFF` | | primary | `#3347FF` | | primary_dark | `#1D2CCF` | | secondary | `#00B8D9` | | success | `#12B981` | | surface | `#FFFFFF` | | text | `#12142A` | | warning | `#FFB020` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 180ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) - **Philosophy**: Motion is a quick refractive response: capsules lift 2px, highlights slide slightly, and state chips pulse opacity once without loops. ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 30px - **Md**: 18px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 10px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 34px 90px rgba(28, 39, 96, 0.16) - **Md**: 0 18px 48px rgba(39, 54, 118, 0.11) - **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(31, 42, 90, 0.08) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: Clean solid white-blue canvas with two oversized blurred radial glows used as spatial lighting, never a square grid or dotted wallpaper. - **Card Style**: Rounded white modules with 1px cool border, inner top highlight, soft shadow, and optional glass capsule header for active context. - **Treatment**: White and blue-white surfaces with translucent gloss bands, restrained radial color blooms, and no repeated texture by default. ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: Inter - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Space+Grotesk:wght@500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Space Grotesk - **Letter Spacing**: -0.018em - **Line Height**: 1.5 - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Scale Ratio**: 1.22 ## Rules ### Composition Use a clean app shell with a floating capsule nav, large rounded work modules, and functional gloss accents that mark state, priority, and interactive affordance. ### Density Balanced premium density: spacious section rhythm with compact chip rows and inputs so the interface remains usable rather than poster-like. ### Hierarchy Headlines are compact geometric Space Grotesk, body copy is calm Inter, and IBM Plex Mono is reserved for short telemetry values inside small capsules. ### Signature Patterns - Refractive capsule buttons combine a 1px border, inset white highlight, soft blue shadow, and a small semantic glow dot inside the label group. - Glass header trays sit within white cards as translucent rounded rectangles with backdrop blur and a thin top highlight line for active context. - Semantic color is constrained to icon discs, status rings, progress rails, and focus outlines so accents become product information rather than garnish. - Background atmosphere uses one or two oversized blurred radial gradients clipped by the viewport, avoiding any repeated dot field or square grid. ## Layout ### Breakpoints mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px ### Grid Twelve-column desktop shell with rounded content islands; tablet collapses to six columns and mobile becomes a single stacked flow. ### Whitespace Whitespace is a material buffer around gloss: large outer margins, 24-32px card padding, and compact 8-12px internal chip gaps. ## Guidance ### Do - Use gloss only where it clarifies active context, primary action, or live system state. - Keep the background clean white-blue with rare ambient glows and no square-grid or repeated dot pattern. - Assign cyan to live/info states, ultraviolet to primary decisions, lime to success/optimization moments, and pink only to errors. ### Don't - Do not use vaporwave sunsets, browser-era chrome, arcade effects, rainbow gradients, or nostalgic web skins. - Do not add decorative side rails, colored card stripes, row stripes, or arbitrary confetti accents. - Do not let translucency reduce contrast, create toy-like plastic buttons, or replace clear hierarchy.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Future Gloss Shell"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#B6F23A"
background: "#FAFBFF"
border: "#DCE2F2"
danger: "#E5487B"
error: "#E5487B"
glass: "#EEF4FF"
info: "#2F7DFF"
ink: "#12142A"
line: "#DCE2F2"
muted: "#6D7288"
paper: "#FAFBFF"
primary: "#3347FF"
primary_dark: "#1D2CCF"
secondary: "#00B8D9"
success: "#12B981"
surface: "#FFFFFF"
text: "#12142A"
warning: "#FFB020"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Space Grotesk"
fontSize: "1.816rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.018em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Space Grotesk"
fontSize: "1.488rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.018em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Inter"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.5
letterSpacing: "-0.018em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
full: "9999px"
lg: "30px"
md: "18px"
none: "0px"
sm: "10px"
spacing:
base: "8px"
xs: "4px"
sm: "8px"
md: "12px"
lg: "16px"
xl: "24px"
2xl: "32px"
3xl: "48px"
4xl: "64px"
components:
color-reference-accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
color-reference-background:
backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
color-reference-border:
backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
color-reference-danger:
backgroundColor: "{colors.danger}"
color-reference-error:
backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
color-reference-glass:
backgroundColor: "{colors.glass}"
color-reference-info:
backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
color-reference-ink:
backgroundColor: "{colors.ink}"
color-reference-line:
backgroundColor: "{colors.line}"
color-reference-muted:
backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
color-reference-paper:
backgroundColor: "{colors.paper}"
color-reference-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
color-reference-primary_dark:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary_dark}"
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"
---
# Future Gloss Shell
## Overview
Future Gloss Shell places Y2K optimism inside a disciplined white product interface: translucent capsule controls, refractive status chips, and synthetic color glints act as functional emphasis rather than nostalgic decoration.
### Values
- Clean product utility before era reference
- Gloss used as material hierarchy and state feedback
- Optimistic synthetic accents with semantic restraint
- Capsule geometry that improves scanning and touch targets
### Anti-Values
- Throwback web chrome, vaporwave wallpaper, or arcade UI costume
- Rainbow color sprawl, decorative rails, stripes, square grids, or default dotted texture
- Glossy toy surfaces that reduce readability or product credibility
### Visual Character
- Mostly white #FAFBFF canvas with large soft panels using 1px cool borders and very subtle radial light blooms anchored behind important modules.
- Pill and capsule controls use high radii, inset highlights, and translucent top bands to create a future-gloss material without heavy skeuomorphism.
- Synthetic cyan, ultraviolet, and lime accents appear only on interactive states, telemetry chips, icon discs, and progress indicators with clear semantic roles.
- Layouts rely on generous asymmetrical product whitespace, rounded module clusters, and floating capsule navigation instead of square grids or decorative side rails.
## 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 | `#B6F23A` |
| background | `#FAFBFF` |
| border | `#DCE2F2` |
| danger | `#E5487B` |
| error | `#E5487B` |
| glass | `#EEF4FF` |
| info | `#2F7DFF` |
| ink | `#12142A` |
| line | `#DCE2F2` |
| muted | `#6D7288` |
| paper | `#FAFBFF` |
| primary | `#3347FF` |
| primary_dark | `#1D2CCF` |
| secondary | `#00B8D9` |
| success | `#12B981` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#12142A` |
| warning | `#FFB020` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Space Grotesk, 1.816rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Space Grotesk, 1.488rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Inter, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.5.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex 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`
### Breakpoints
mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px
### Grid
Twelve-column desktop shell with rounded content islands; tablet collapses to six columns and mobile becomes a single stacked flow.
### Whitespace
Whitespace is a material buffer around gloss: large outer margins, 24-32px card padding, and compact 8-12px internal chip gaps.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 34px 90px rgba(28, 39, 96, 0.16)
- **Md**: 0 18px 48px rgba(39, 54, 118, 0.11)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(31, 42, 90, 0.08)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `30px`
- **Md**: `18px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `10px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: Clean solid white-blue canvas with two oversized blurred radial glows used as spatial lighting, never a square grid or dotted wallpaper.
- **Card Style**: Rounded white modules with 1px cool border, inner top highlight, soft shadow, and optional glass capsule header for active context.
- **Treatment**: White and blue-white surfaces with translucent gloss bands, restrained radial color blooms, and no repeated texture by default.
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: Cool hairline borders are visible on white surfaces; accent borders appear as full capsule rings for focus, never as left rails or colored stripes.
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid
## Components
### Composition
Use a clean app shell with a floating capsule nav, large rounded work modules, and functional gloss accents that mark state, priority, and interactive affordance.
### Density
Balanced premium density: spacious section rhythm with compact chip rows and inputs so the interface remains usable rather than poster-like.
### Hierarchy
Headlines are compact geometric Space Grotesk, body copy is calm Inter, and IBM Plex Mono is reserved for short telemetry values inside small capsules.
### Signature Patterns
- Refractive capsule buttons combine a 1px border, inset white highlight, soft blue shadow, and a small semantic glow dot inside the label group.
- Glass header trays sit within white cards as translucent rounded rectangles with backdrop blur and a thin top highlight line for active context.
- Semantic color is constrained to icon discs, status rings, progress rails, and focus outlines so accents become product information rather than garnish.
- Background atmosphere uses one or two oversized blurred radial gradients clipped by the viewport, avoiding any repeated dot field or square grid.
## 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-019e4692-d3b5-76b0-abba-3da5f06004fc/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 gloss only where it clarifies active context, primary action, or live system state.
- Do Keep the background clean white-blue with rare ambient glows and no square-grid or repeated dot pattern.
- Do Assign cyan to live/info states, ultraviolet to primary decisions, lime to success/optimization moments, and pink only to errors.
- Don't Do not use vaporwave sunsets, browser-era chrome, arcade effects, rainbow gradients, or nostalgic web skins.
- Don't Do not add decorative side rails, colored card stripes, row stripes, or arbitrary confetti accents.
- Don't Do not let translucency reduce contrast, create toy-like plastic buttons, or replace clear hierarchy.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "future-gloss-shell",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Future Gloss Shell shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#FAFBFF",
"foreground": "#12142A",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#12142A",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#12142A",
"primary": "#3347FF",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#00B8D9",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#6D7288",
"muted-foreground": "#12142A",
"accent": "#B6F23A",
"accent-foreground": "#111111",
"destructive": "#E5487B",
"border": "#DCE2F2",
"input": "#DCE2F2",
"ring": "#B6F23A",
"chart-1": "#3347FF",
"chart-2": "#00B8D9",
"chart-3": "#B6F23A",
"chart-4": "#12B981",
"chart-5": "#FFB020",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#12142A",
"sidebar-primary": "#3347FF",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#2F7DFF",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#DCE2F2",
"sidebar-ring": "#B6F23A",
"radius": "18px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#3347FF",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#B6F23A",
"accent-foreground": "#111111",
"destructive": "#E5487B",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#B6F23A",
"chart-1": "#3347FF",
"chart-2": "#00B8D9",
"chart-3": "#B6F23A",
"chart-4": "#12B981",
"chart-5": "#FFB020",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#3347FF",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#B6F23A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#B6F23A",
"radius": "18px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019e4692-d3b5-76b0-abba-3da5f06004fc",
"slug": "future-gloss-shell",
"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",
"danger",
"error",
"glass",
"info",
"ink",
"line",
"muted",
"paper",
"primary",
"primary_dark",
"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"
]
}
}
}
```embodiments
at a glance
Typography
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
Components
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
implementation kit
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
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table:root {
--background: #FAFBFF;
--foreground: #12142A;
--card: #FFFFFF;
--card-foreground: #12142A;
--popover: #FFFFFF;
--popover-foreground: #12142A;
--primary: #3347FF;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #00B8D9;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #6D7288;
--muted-foreground: #12142A;
--accent: #B6F23A;
--accent-foreground: #111111;
--destructive: #E5487B;
--border: #DCE2F2;
--input: #DCE2F2;
--ring: #B6F23A;
--chart-1: #3347FF;
--chart-2: #00B8D9;
--chart-3: #B6F23A;
--chart-4: #12B981;
--chart-5: #FFB020;
--sidebar: #FFFFFF;
--sidebar-foreground: #12142A;
--sidebar-primary: #3347FF;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #2F7DFF;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #DCE2F2;
--sidebar-ring: #B6F23A;
--radius: 18px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #3347FF;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #B6F23A;
--accent-foreground: #111111;
--destructive: #E5487B;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #B6F23A;
--chart-1: #3347FF;
--chart-2: #00B8D9;
--chart-3: #B6F23A;
--chart-4: #12B981;
--chart-5: #FFB020;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #3347FF;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #B6F23A;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #111111;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #B6F23A;
--radius: 18px;
}
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 FutureGlossShellShadcnKit() {
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">Future Gloss Shell</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>
);
}
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"cssVars": {
"dark": {
"accent": "#B6F23A",
"accent-foreground": "#111111",
"background": "#0f1115",
"border": "#303642",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"chart-1": "#3347FF",
"chart-2": "#00B8D9",
"chart-3": "#B6F23A",
"chart-4": "#12B981",
"chart-5": "#FFB020",
"destructive": "#E5487B",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"input": "#303642",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#3347FF",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"radius": "18px",
"ring": "#B6F23A",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-accent": "#B6F23A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#3347FF",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-ring": "#B6F23A"
},
"light": {
"accent": "#B6F23A",
"accent-foreground": "#111111",
"background": "#FAFBFF",
"border": "#DCE2F2",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#12142A",
"chart-1": "#3347FF",
"chart-2": "#00B8D9",
"chart-3": "#B6F23A",
"chart-4": "#12B981",
"chart-5": "#FFB020",
"destructive": "#E5487B",
"foreground": "#12142A",
"input": "#DCE2F2",
"muted": "#6D7288",
"muted-foreground": "#12142A",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#12142A",
"primary": "#3347FF",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"radius": "18px",
"ring": "#B6F23A",
"secondary": "#00B8D9",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-accent": "#2F7DFF",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#DCE2F2",
"sidebar-foreground": "#12142A",
"sidebar-primary": "#3347FF",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-ring": "#B6F23A"
},
"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-019e4692-d3b5-76b0-abba-3da5f06004fc",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"border",
"danger",
"error",
"glass",
"info",
"ink",
"line",
"muted",
"paper",
"primary",
"primary_dark",
"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"
]
},
"slug": "future-gloss-shell",
"source": "katagami"
},
"name": "future-gloss-shell",
"title": "Future Gloss Shell shadcn Theme",
"type": "registry:theme"
}
# Future Gloss Shell shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019e4692-d3b5-76b0-abba-3da5f06004fc`
Slug: `future-gloss-shell`
## Intent
Future Gloss Shell places Y2K optimism inside a disciplined white product interface: translucent capsule controls, refractive status chips, and synthetic color glints act as functional emphasis rather than nostalgic decoration.
## 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": "#B6F23A",
"background": "#FAFBFF",
"border": "#DCE2F2",
"danger": "#E5487B",
"error": "#E5487B",
"glass": "#EEF4FF",
"info": "#2F7DFF",
"ink": "#12142A",
"line": "#DCE2F2",
"muted": "#6D7288",
"paper": "#FAFBFF",
"primary": "#3347FF",
"primary_dark": "#1D2CCF",
"secondary": "#00B8D9",
"success": "#12B981",
"surface": "#FFFFFF",
"text": "#12142A",
"warning": "#FFB020"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "Inter",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Space+Grotesk:wght@500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Space Grotesk",
"letter_spacing": "-0.018em",
"line_height": 1.5,
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"scale_ratio": 1.22
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Mostly white #FAFBFF canvas with large soft panels using 1px cool borders and very subtle radial light blooms anchored behind important modules.
- Pill and capsule controls use high radii, inset highlights, and translucent top bands to create a future-gloss material without heavy skeuomorphism.
- Synthetic cyan, ultraviolet, and lime accents appear only on interactive states, telemetry chips, icon discs, and progress indicators with clear semantic roles.
- Layouts rely on generous asymmetrical product whitespace, rounded module clusters, and floating capsule navigation instead of square grids or decorative side rails.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "pebble",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": false,
"motion": "lift",
"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/future-gloss-shell/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 gloss only where it clarifies active context, primary action, or live system state.; Keep the background clean white-blue with rare ambient glows and no square-grid or repeated dot pattern.; Assign cyan to live/info states, ultraviolet to primary decisions, lime to success/optimization moments, and pink only to errors.
- Do not: Do not use vaporwave sunsets, browser-era chrome, arcade effects, rainbow gradients, or nostalgic web skins.; Do not add decorative side rails, colored card stripes, row stripes, or arbitrary confetti accents.; Do not let translucency reduce contrast, create toy-like plastic buttons, or replace clear hierarchy.
## 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 FutureGlossShellShadcnKit() {
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">Future Gloss Shell</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 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px",
"grid": "Twelve-column desktop shell with rounded content islands; tablet collapses to six columns and mobile becomes a single stacked flow.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace is a material buffer around gloss: large outer margins, 24-32px card padding, and compact 8-12px internal chip gaps."
}
{
"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-019e4692-d3b5-76b0-abba-3da5f06004fc",
"name": "Future Gloss Shell",
"slug": "future-gloss-shell"
},
"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": [
"Mostly white #FAFBFF canvas with large soft panels using 1px cool borders and very subtle radial light blooms anchored behind important modules.",
"Pill and capsule controls use high radii, inset highlights, and translucent top bands to create a future-gloss material without heavy skeuomorphism.",
"Synthetic cyan, ultraviolet, and lime accents appear only on interactive states, telemetry chips, icon discs, and progress indicators with clear semantic roles.",
"Layouts rely on generous asymmetrical product whitespace, rounded module clusters, and floating capsule navigation instead of square grids or decorative side rails."
],
"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": "Future Gloss Shell 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 gloss only where it clarifies active context, primary action, or live system state.",
"Keep the background clean white-blue with rare ambient glows and no square-grid or repeated dot pattern.",
"Assign cyan to live/info states, ultraviolet to primary decisions, lime to success/optimization moments, and pink only to errors."
],
"dont": [
"Do not use vaporwave sunsets, browser-era chrome, arcade effects, rainbow gradients, or nostalgic web skins.",
"Do not add decorative side rails, colored card stripes, row stripes, or arbitrary confetti accents.",
"Do not let translucency reduce contrast, create toy-like plastic buttons, or replace clear hierarchy."
]
}
}