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Signal Lacquer Workstation

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

Download DESIGN.md

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

the spec

specification

philosophy
summary
Signal Lacquer Workstation translates 1980s premium hardware interfaces, broadcast titling discipline, and Katagami stencil separation into a restrained 2026 product language for high-consequence operational software.
values
hardware-like confidencestructural color onlystencil-separated hierarchylegible high-contrast operationspremium restraint over nostalgia
anti-values
×arcade throwback costume×synthwave wallpaper×decorative stripes or side rails×square-grid backgrounds×rainbow color garnish
tokens
borders4 items
accent width
2px
character
graphite hairlines and semantic amber/cobalt emphasis only on active edges or focus rings
default width
1px
style
solid
colors12 items
accent
#E6A21A
background
#070A12
border
#3A4253
error
#E24B3B
info
#2E77D0
muted
#8E97A8
primary
#0B1020
secondary
#F1E8D2
success
#55B889
surface
#151B2B
text
#F6EEDB
warning
#E6A21A
motion3 items
duration
180ms
easing
cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)
philosophy
controls respond like membrane hardware: short press depth, precise glow, no playful bounce
radii5 items
full
9999px
lg
6px
md
4px
none
0
sm
2px
shadows3 items
lg
18px 20px 0 rgba(46,119,208,0.10), 0 36px 90px rgba(0,0,0,0.45)
md
10px 12px 0 rgba(230,162,26,0.08), 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.34)
sm
0 1px 0 rgba(246,238,219,0.08), 0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.26)
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
bg pattern
clean radial light wash only; no dots, no square grid, no wallpaper texture
card style
single-pixel keyline cards with offset shadow plates and small stencil cutaways
treatment
lacquer-dark shells with ivory instrument insets and clipped notched corners
typography8 items
base size
16px
body font
Instrument Sans
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Azeret+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@500;600;700&family=Instrument+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
heading font
Bricolage Grotesque
letter spacing
-0.018em
line height
1.48
mono font
Azeret Mono
scale ratio
1.22
rules
composition
Compose screens as a lacquer command desk: one strong header instrument band, a dominant clipped work surface, and compact supporting modules aligned by edge relationships rather than a visible grid.
density

Medium-high operational density with generous internal padding; data is compact but never spreadsheet-like or generic dashboard filler.

hierarchy
Use scale, contrast, and surface inversion for hierarchy: ivory panels contain primary tasks, dark modules hold telemetry, and semantic color appears only where state changes interpretation.
signature patterns
Clipped-corner instrument panels use clip-path polygons plus inset keylines to echo Katagami stencil voids without decorative patterning.Active controls gain a short amber or cobalt top keyline and pressed shadow depth, making color a state indicator rather than a stripe accent.Telemetry groups use monospace uppercase labels in small ivory capsules paired with dark lacquer readouts and precise one-pixel dividers.Important cards cast offset colored shadow plates behind the entire silhouette, creating premium hardware depth without gradients or heavy skeuomorphism.
layout
breakpoints

mobile 0-639px, tablet 640-1023px, desktop 1024px and above

grid

Use asymmetrical 12-column desktop placement with hidden alignment rails; tablet collapses to two columns and mobile becomes a single stacked command flow.

whitespace

Whitespace is used as gasket space between instruments: tight inside controls, deliberate 24-48px breathing room between major surfaces.

guidance
do
  • Use clipped notches, inset keylines, and offset plates consistently across cards, dialogs, and inputs.
  • Assign amber to warnings and current action, cobalt to navigational or informational state, vermilion only to destructive risk.
  • Keep backgrounds clean and let surface contrast, typography, and component construction carry the 80s influence.
avoid
  • Do not add square grids, vaporwave gradients, pixel arcade motifs, or synthwave wallpaper.
  • Do not use colored side rails, decorative card stripes, arbitrary confetti, or rainbow accents.
  • Do not soften the system into generic rounded SaaS cards or rely on illegible novelty typography.
katagami spec
# Signal Lacquer Workstation

## Philosophy

Signal Lacquer Workstation translates 1980s premium hardware interfaces, broadcast titling discipline, and Katagami stencil separation into a restrained 2026 product language for high-consequence operational software.

### Values

- hardware-like confidence
- structural color only
- stencil-separated hierarchy
- legible high-contrast operations
- premium restraint over nostalgia

### Anti-Values

- arcade throwback costume
- synthwave wallpaper
- decorative stripes or side rails
- square-grid backgrounds
- rainbow color garnish

### Visual Character

- Use black-blue lacquer page fields with warm ivory inset surfaces, separated by single-pixel graphite keylines and no repeated background texture.
- Build panels with clipped Katagami notches using polygonal clip-path corners and negative-space tabs rather than rounded SaaS cards.
- Reserve amber, cobalt, and vermilion for semantic states, selected controls, and broadcast-style callouts, never as decorative card stripes.
- Pair wide editorial headings with compact monospace telemetry labels so hierarchy feels like premium 80s hardware reinterpreted for modern screens.
- Use offset shadow plates and hairline registration marks as component construction logic, not as background grids or ornamental rails.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: graphite hairlines and semantic amber/cobalt emphasis only on active edges or focus rings
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#E6A21A` |
| background | `#070A12` |
| border | `#3A4253` |
| error | `#E24B3B` |
| info | `#2E77D0` |
| muted | `#8E97A8` |
| primary | `#0B1020` |
| secondary | `#F1E8D2` |
| success | `#55B889` |
| surface | `#151B2B` |
| text | `#F6EEDB` |
| warning | `#E6A21A` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 180ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)
- **Philosophy**: controls respond like membrane hardware: short press depth, precise glow, no playful bounce

### Radii

- **Full**: 9999px
- **Lg**: 6px
- **Md**: 4px
- **None**: 0
- **Sm**: 2px

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 18px 20px 0 rgba(46,119,208,0.10), 0 36px 90px rgba(0,0,0,0.45)
- **Md**: 10px 12px 0 rgba(230,162,26,0.08), 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.34)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(246,238,219,0.08), 0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.26)

### Spacing

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

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: clean radial light wash only; no dots, no square grid, no wallpaper texture
- **Card Style**: single-pixel keyline cards with offset shadow plates and small stencil cutaways
- **Treatment**: lacquer-dark shells with ivory instrument insets and clipped notched corners

### Typography

- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Body Font**: Instrument Sans
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Azeret+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@500;600;700&family=Instrument+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
- **Heading Font**: Bricolage Grotesque
- **Letter Spacing**: -0.018em
- **Line Height**: 1.48
- **Mono Font**: Azeret Mono
- **Scale Ratio**: 1.22

## Rules

### Composition

Compose screens as a lacquer command desk: one strong header instrument band, a dominant clipped work surface, and compact supporting modules aligned by edge relationships rather than a visible grid.

### Density

Medium-high operational density with generous internal padding; data is compact but never spreadsheet-like or generic dashboard filler.

### Hierarchy

Use scale, contrast, and surface inversion for hierarchy: ivory panels contain primary tasks, dark modules hold telemetry, and semantic color appears only where state changes interpretation.

### Signature Patterns

- Clipped-corner instrument panels use clip-path polygons plus inset keylines to echo Katagami stencil voids without decorative patterning.
- Active controls gain a short amber or cobalt top keyline and pressed shadow depth, making color a state indicator rather than a stripe accent.
- Telemetry groups use monospace uppercase labels in small ivory capsules paired with dark lacquer readouts and precise one-pixel dividers.
- Important cards cast offset colored shadow plates behind the entire silhouette, creating premium hardware depth without gradients or heavy skeuomorphism.

## Layout

### Breakpoints

mobile 0-639px, tablet 640-1023px, desktop 1024px and above

### Grid

Use asymmetrical 12-column desktop placement with hidden alignment rails; tablet collapses to two columns and mobile becomes a single stacked command flow.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is used as gasket space between instruments: tight inside controls, deliberate 24-48px breathing room between major surfaces.

## Guidance

### Do

- Use clipped notches, inset keylines, and offset plates consistently across cards, dialogs, and inputs.
- Assign amber to warnings and current action, cobalt to navigational or informational state, vermilion only to destructive risk.
- Keep backgrounds clean and let surface contrast, typography, and component construction carry the 80s influence.

### Don't

- Do not add square grids, vaporwave gradients, pixel arcade motifs, or synthwave wallpaper.
- Do not use colored side rails, decorative card stripes, arbitrary confetti, or rainbow accents.
- Do not soften the system into generic rounded SaaS cards or rely on illegible novelty typography.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Signal Lacquer Workstation"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#E6A21A"
  background: "#070A12"
  border: "#3A4253"
  error: "#E24B3B"
  info: "#2E77D0"
  muted: "#8E97A8"
  primary: "#0B1020"
  secondary: "#F1E8D2"
  success: "#55B889"
  surface: "#151B2B"
  text: "#F6EEDB"
  warning: "#E6A21A"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Bricolage Grotesque"
    fontSize: "1.816rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.018em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Bricolage Grotesque"
    fontSize: "1.488rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.018em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "Instrument Sans"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.48
    letterSpacing: "-0.018em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "Azeret Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  full: "9999px"
  lg: "6px"
  md: "4px"
  none: "0px"
  sm: "2px"
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-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"
---

# Signal Lacquer Workstation

## Overview

Signal Lacquer Workstation translates 1980s premium hardware interfaces, broadcast titling discipline, and Katagami stencil separation into a restrained 2026 product language for high-consequence operational software.

### Values

- hardware-like confidence
- structural color only
- stencil-separated hierarchy
- legible high-contrast operations
- premium restraint over nostalgia

### Anti-Values

- arcade throwback costume
- synthwave wallpaper
- decorative stripes or side rails
- square-grid backgrounds
- rainbow color garnish

### Visual Character

- Use black-blue lacquer page fields with warm ivory inset surfaces, separated by single-pixel graphite keylines and no repeated background texture.
- Build panels with clipped Katagami notches using polygonal clip-path corners and negative-space tabs rather than rounded SaaS cards.
- Reserve amber, cobalt, and vermilion for semantic states, selected controls, and broadcast-style callouts, never as decorative card stripes.
- Pair wide editorial headings with compact monospace telemetry labels so hierarchy feels like premium 80s hardware reinterpreted for modern screens.
- Use offset shadow plates and hairline registration marks as component construction logic, not as background grids or ornamental 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 | `#E6A21A` |
| background | `#070A12` |
| border | `#3A4253` |
| error | `#E24B3B` |
| info | `#2E77D0` |
| muted | `#8E97A8` |
| primary | `#0B1020` |
| secondary | `#F1E8D2` |
| success | `#55B889` |
| surface | `#151B2B` |
| text | `#F6EEDB` |
| warning | `#E6A21A` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Bricolage Grotesque, 1.816rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Bricolage Grotesque, 1.488rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Instrument Sans, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.48.
- **Label-Md**: Azeret 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 0-639px, tablet 640-1023px, desktop 1024px and above

### Grid

Use asymmetrical 12-column desktop placement with hidden alignment rails; tablet collapses to two columns and mobile becomes a single stacked command flow.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is used as gasket space between instruments: tight inside controls, deliberate 24-48px breathing room between major surfaces.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 18px 20px 0 rgba(46,119,208,0.10), 0 36px 90px rgba(0,0,0,0.45)
- **Md**: 10px 12px 0 rgba(230,162,26,0.08), 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.34)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(246,238,219,0.08), 0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.26)

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `6px`
- **Md**: `4px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `2px`

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: clean radial light wash only; no dots, no square grid, no wallpaper texture
- **Card Style**: single-pixel keyline cards with offset shadow plates and small stencil cutaways
- **Treatment**: lacquer-dark shells with ivory instrument insets and clipped notched corners

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: graphite hairlines and semantic amber/cobalt emphasis only on active edges or focus rings
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

## Components

### Composition

Compose screens as a lacquer command desk: one strong header instrument band, a dominant clipped work surface, and compact supporting modules aligned by edge relationships rather than a visible grid.

### Density

Medium-high operational density with generous internal padding; data is compact but never spreadsheet-like or generic dashboard filler.

### Hierarchy

Use scale, contrast, and surface inversion for hierarchy: ivory panels contain primary tasks, dark modules hold telemetry, and semantic color appears only where state changes interpretation.

### Signature Patterns

- Clipped-corner instrument panels use clip-path polygons plus inset keylines to echo Katagami stencil voids without decorative patterning.
- Active controls gain a short amber or cobalt top keyline and pressed shadow depth, making color a state indicator rather than a stripe accent.
- Telemetry groups use monospace uppercase labels in small ivory capsules paired with dark lacquer readouts and precise one-pixel dividers.
- Important cards cast offset colored shadow plates behind the entire silhouette, creating premium hardware depth without gradients or heavy skeuomorphism.

## 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-019e4694-d781-70b3-90d3-a730ec4ce91d/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 clipped notches, inset keylines, and offset plates consistently across cards, dialogs, and inputs.
- Do Assign amber to warnings and current action, cobalt to navigational or informational state, vermilion only to destructive risk.
- Do Keep backgrounds clean and let surface contrast, typography, and component construction carry the 80s influence.
- Don't Do not add square grids, vaporwave gradients, pixel arcade motifs, or synthwave wallpaper.
- Don't Do not use colored side rails, decorative card stripes, arbitrary confetti, or rainbow accents.
- Don't Do not soften the system into generic rounded SaaS cards or rely on illegible novelty typography.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "signal-lacquer-workstation",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Signal Lacquer Workstation shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#070A12",
      "foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "card": "#151B2B",
      "card-foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "popover": "#151B2B",
      "popover-foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "primary": "#0B1020",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#F1E8D2",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "muted": "#8E97A8",
      "muted-foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "accent": "#E6A21A",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#E24B3B",
      "border": "#3A4253",
      "input": "#3A4253",
      "ring": "#E6A21A",
      "chart-1": "#0B1020",
      "chart-2": "#F1E8D2",
      "chart-3": "#E6A21A",
      "chart-4": "#55B889",
      "chart-5": "#E6A21A",
      "sidebar": "#151B2B",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "sidebar-primary": "#0B1020",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#2E77D0",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#3A4253",
      "sidebar-ring": "#E6A21A",
      "radius": "4px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#0B1020",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#E6A21A",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#E24B3B",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#E6A21A",
      "chart-1": "#0B1020",
      "chart-2": "#F1E8D2",
      "chart-3": "#E6A21A",
      "chart-4": "#55B889",
      "chart-5": "#E6A21A",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#0B1020",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#E6A21A",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#E6A21A",
      "radius": "4px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019e4694-d781-70b3-90d3-a730ec4ce91d",
    "slug": "signal-lacquer-workstation",
    "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 · signal-lacquer-workstation
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgBricolage Grotesque · 29px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdBricolage Grotesque · 24px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdInstrument Sans · 16px · 400

The quick brown fox jumps

label-mdAzeret Mono · 12px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

Components

New
Card title

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

Spacing

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

Shape

full9999px
lg6px
md4px
none0px
sm2px
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.
primaryaccentsurfacemutederror
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: #070A12;
  --foreground: #F6EEDB;
  --card: #151B2B;
  --card-foreground: #F6EEDB;
  --popover: #151B2B;
  --popover-foreground: #F6EEDB;
  --primary: #0B1020;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #F1E8D2;
  --secondary-foreground: #111111;
  --muted: #8E97A8;
  --muted-foreground: #F6EEDB;
  --accent: #E6A21A;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #E24B3B;
  --border: #3A4253;
  --input: #3A4253;
  --ring: #E6A21A;
  --chart-1: #0B1020;
  --chart-2: #F1E8D2;
  --chart-3: #E6A21A;
  --chart-4: #55B889;
  --chart-5: #E6A21A;
  --sidebar: #151B2B;
  --sidebar-foreground: #F6EEDB;
  --sidebar-primary: #0B1020;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #2E77D0;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #3A4253;
  --sidebar-ring: #E6A21A;
  --radius: 4px;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #0B1020;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #E6A21A;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #E24B3B;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #E6A21A;
  --chart-1: #0B1020;
  --chart-2: #F1E8D2;
  --chart-3: #E6A21A;
  --chart-4: #55B889;
  --chart-5: #E6A21A;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #0B1020;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #E6A21A;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #E6A21A;
  --radius: 4px;
}
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 SignalLacquerWorkstationShadcnKit() {
  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">Signal Lacquer Workstation</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": "#E6A21A",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "border": "#303642",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "chart-1": "#0B1020",
      "chart-2": "#F1E8D2",
      "chart-3": "#E6A21A",
      "chart-4": "#55B889",
      "chart-5": "#E6A21A",
      "destructive": "#E24B3B",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "input": "#303642",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#0B1020",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "radius": "4px",
      "ring": "#E6A21A",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-accent": "#E6A21A",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#0B1020",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-ring": "#E6A21A"
    },
    "light": {
      "accent": "#E6A21A",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "background": "#070A12",
      "border": "#3A4253",
      "card": "#151B2B",
      "card-foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "chart-1": "#0B1020",
      "chart-2": "#F1E8D2",
      "chart-3": "#E6A21A",
      "chart-4": "#55B889",
      "chart-5": "#E6A21A",
      "destructive": "#E24B3B",
      "foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "input": "#3A4253",
      "muted": "#8E97A8",
      "muted-foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "popover": "#151B2B",
      "popover-foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "primary": "#0B1020",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "radius": "4px",
      "ring": "#E6A21A",
      "secondary": "#F1E8D2",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar": "#151B2B",
      "sidebar-accent": "#2E77D0",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#3A4253",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#F6EEDB",
      "sidebar-primary": "#0B1020",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-ring": "#E6A21A"
    },
    "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-019e4694-d781-70b3-90d3-a730ec4ce91d",
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "slug": "signal-lacquer-workstation",
    "source": "katagami"
  },
  "name": "signal-lacquer-workstation",
  "title": "Signal Lacquer Workstation shadcn Theme",
  "type": "registry:theme"
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Signal Lacquer Workstation shadcn/ui Components

Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019e4694-d781-70b3-90d3-a730ec4ce91d`
Slug: `signal-lacquer-workstation`

## Intent

Signal Lacquer Workstation translates 1980s premium hardware interfaces, broadcast titling discipline, and Katagami stencil separation into a restrained 2026 product language for high-consequence operational software.

## 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": "#E6A21A",
  "background": "#070A12",
  "border": "#3A4253",
  "error": "#E24B3B",
  "info": "#2E77D0",
  "muted": "#8E97A8",
  "primary": "#0B1020",
  "secondary": "#F1E8D2",
  "success": "#55B889",
  "surface": "#151B2B",
  "text": "#F6EEDB",
  "warning": "#E6A21A"
}

Typography:

{
  "base_size": "16px",
  "body_font": "Instrument Sans",
  "google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Azeret+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@500;600;700&family=Instrument+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap",
  "heading_font": "Bricolage Grotesque",
  "letter_spacing": "-0.018em",
  "line_height": 1.48,
  "mono_font": "Azeret Mono",
  "scale_ratio": 1.22
}

## Visual character to preserve

- Use black-blue lacquer page fields with warm ivory inset surfaces, separated by single-pixel graphite keylines and no repeated background texture.
- Build panels with clipped Katagami notches using polygonal clip-path corners and negative-space tabs rather than rounded SaaS cards.
- Reserve amber, cobalt, and vermilion for semantic states, selected controls, and broadcast-style callouts, never as decorative card stripes.
- Pair wide editorial headings with compact monospace telemetry labels so hierarchy feels like premium 80s hardware reinterpreted for modern screens.
- Use offset shadow plates and hairline registration marks as component construction logic, not as background grids or ornamental rails.

## ShadSync visual profile

{
  "family": "paper-collage",
  "material": "paper",
  "contour": "default",
  "border": "solid",
  "underlay": true,
  "grain": true,
  "stickerBadges": false,
  "motion": "still",
  "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/signal-lacquer-workstation/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 clipped notches, inset keylines, and offset plates consistently across cards, dialogs, and inputs.; Assign amber to warnings and current action, cobalt to navigational or informational state, vermilion only to destructive risk.; Keep backgrounds clean and let surface contrast, typography, and component construction carry the 80s influence.
- Do not: Do not add square grids, vaporwave gradients, pixel arcade motifs, or synthwave wallpaper.; Do not use colored side rails, decorative card stripes, arbitrary confetti, or rainbow accents.; Do not soften the system into generic rounded SaaS cards or rely on illegible novelty typography.

## 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 SignalLacquerWorkstationShadcnKit() {
  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">Signal Lacquer Workstation</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 0-639px, tablet 640-1023px, desktop 1024px and above",
  "grid": "Use asymmetrical 12-column desktop placement with hidden alignment rails; tablet collapses to two columns and mobile becomes a single stacked command flow.",
  "whitespace": "Whitespace is used as gasket space between instruments: tight inside controls, deliberate 24-48px breathing room between major surfaces."
}
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-019e4694-d781-70b3-90d3-a730ec4ce91d",
    "name": "Signal Lacquer Workstation",
    "slug": "signal-lacquer-workstation"
  },
  "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 black-blue lacquer page fields with warm ivory inset surfaces, separated by single-pixel graphite keylines and no repeated background texture.",
    "Build panels with clipped Katagami notches using polygonal clip-path corners and negative-space tabs rather than rounded SaaS cards.",
    "Reserve amber, cobalt, and vermilion for semantic states, selected controls, and broadcast-style callouts, never as decorative card stripes.",
    "Pair wide editorial headings with compact monospace telemetry labels so hierarchy feels like premium 80s hardware reinterpreted for modern screens.",
    "Use offset shadow plates and hairline registration marks as component construction logic, not as background grids or ornamental rails."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "editorial",
    "material": "flat",
    "contour": "default",
    "border": "solid",
    "underlay": true,
    "grain": true,
    "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": "Signal Lacquer Workstation 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 clipped notches, inset keylines, and offset plates consistently across cards, dialogs, and inputs.",
      "Assign amber to warnings and current action, cobalt to navigational or informational state, vermilion only to destructive risk.",
      "Keep backgrounds clean and let surface contrast, typography, and component construction carry the 80s influence."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not add square grids, vaporwave gradients, pixel arcade motifs, or synthwave wallpaper.",
      "Do not use colored side rails, decorative card stripes, arbitrary confetti, or rainbow accents.",
      "Do not soften the system into generic rounded SaaS cards or rely on illegible novelty typography."
    ]
  }
}
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