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Quantum Pixel Product Surface

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

Download DESIGN.md

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

the spec

specification

philosophy
summary
A premium white product interface where pixel logic behaves like precision machining: tiny bitmap marks, quantized dividers, and pixel-font annotations organize a release-control workspace without becoming retro arcade decoration.
values
Apple-clean restraint with abundant white space and quiet neutral surfacesCool-electric hierarchy led by indigo structure, cyan/turquoise activity, and lime readiness statesPixel details as evidence of precision, sequencing, and machine confirmation rather than nostalgiaReadable product typography with pixel type reserved for compact accents and telemetry
anti-values
×Square grid backgrounds, dotted default texture, game skins, chipped corners, or blocky Minecraft surfaces×Rainbow accent sprawl, neon cyberpunk glow, terminal hacker clichés, and color used as garnish×Generic SaaS dashboard cards, decorative side rails, uneven borders, and browser-default controls
tokens
borders4 items
accent width
2px
character
cool translucent borders define surfaces; emphasis is expressed by short separate pixel bars, never one-sided card stripes
default width
1px
style
solid hairlines plus isolated rectangular pixel ticks
colors12 items
accent
#C9FF2E
background
#FBFCFF
border
#D8E1EA
error
#D84B5D
info
#18C7E8
muted
#657080
primary
#2636D9
secondary
#00AFC7
success
#8AEF3A
surface
#FFFFFF
text
#111827
warning
#D9B43A
motion3 items
duration
180ms
easing
cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1)
philosophy
states snap by one or two pixels with border-color and tiny transform changes; no bounce, no glow pulses, no layout jank
radii5 items
full
9999px
lg
18px
md
14px
none
0
sm
8px
shadows3 items
lg
0 30px 80px rgba(38, 54, 217, 0.12), 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 175, 199, 0.10)
md
0 18px 50px rgba(25, 43, 92, 0.10), 0 2px 8px rgba(24, 199, 232, 0.06)
sm
0 1px 2px rgba(24, 199, 232, 0.08), 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.8) inset
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
bg pattern
plain white-to-pearl product surface; no square grid and no repeated dot field
card style
single-level rounded rectangles, 18px radius, hairline border, internal quantized separators instead of nested cards
treatment
clean white and pearl panels with very subtle cyan-tinted lower shadows; no default texture
typography9 items
accent font
Pixelify Sans
base size
16px
body font
Host Grotesk
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Azeret+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Host+Grotesk:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Pixelify+Sans:wght@400;500;600&display=swap
heading font
Host Grotesk
letter spacing
-0.02em
line height
1.55
mono font
Azeret Mono
scale ratio
1.25
rules
composition
Use a spacious product workspace with one dominant release-sequencing surface, a compact command column, and one deliberate offset proof panel to break the dominant alignment.
density

Moderate density with 16px control padding and at least one 64px breathing gap between hero context and operational modules.

hierarchy
Large smooth headings establish product intent, then pixel-font labels identify machine states; indigo frames structure while cyan and lime are reserved for action and readiness.
signature patterns
Sequence badges combine Pixelify Sans numerals with two or three tiny rectangular ticks to show order, readiness, and active focus.Quantized separators replace ordinary rules with short cyan, indigo, or lime pixel segments embedded into otherwise quiet hairline dividers.Focus states translate controls upward by 1px, switch the border to cyan, and reveal a small lime confirmation pixel when valid.Status blocks use unframed whitespace plus aligned pixel glyphs instead of wrapping every metric in a card or decorative chart.
layout
breakpoints

mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px with CSS grid reflow and preserved functionality

grid

A 12-column desktop grid supports a dominant central workspace and a narrower command column; mobile collapses into one ordered flow.

whitespace

Large outer gutters and a deliberate 64px hero-to-workspace gap make the small pixel accents feel precise rather than busy.

guidance
do
  • Use pixel typography only for labels, counters, badges, and compact annotations while keeping paragraphs in Host Grotesk.
  • Keep the palette cool-electric: indigo for structure, cyan/turquoise for active states, lime only for ready or confirmed states.
  • Use quantized dividers and bitmap glyphs to communicate sequence, validation, or machine precision.
  • Style every control explicitly with hairline borders, 18px surfaces, and cyan/lime focus states.
avoid
  • Do not use square-grid backgrounds, repeated dotted fields, side rails, stripes on cards, chipped corners, or uneven borders.
  • Do not turn the pixel motif into arcade nostalgia, Minecraft blocks, hacker terminals, or neon cyberpunk glow.
  • Do not add warm accent colors except semantic warning/error tokens, and do not spread accents across a rainbow.
  • Do not use generic three-card dashboard rows, nested cards, or decorative charts without product meaning.
katagami spec
# Quantum Pixel Product Surface

## Philosophy

A premium white product interface where pixel logic behaves like precision machining: tiny bitmap marks, quantized dividers, and pixel-font annotations organize a release-control workspace without becoming retro arcade decoration.

### Values

- Apple-clean restraint with abundant white space and quiet neutral surfaces
- Cool-electric hierarchy led by indigo structure, cyan/turquoise activity, and lime readiness states
- Pixel details as evidence of precision, sequencing, and machine confirmation rather than nostalgia
- Readable product typography with pixel type reserved for compact accents and telemetry

### Anti-Values

- Square grid backgrounds, dotted default texture, game skins, chipped corners, or blocky Minecraft surfaces
- Rainbow accent sprawl, neon cyberpunk glow, terminal hacker clichés, and color used as garnish
- Generic SaaS dashboard cards, decorative side rails, uneven borders, and browser-default controls

### Visual Character

- White and pearl surfaces use 1px cool hairline borders, 18px committed radii, and soft cyan-tinted shadows instead of generic gray elevation.
- Quantized dividers are built from short 2px-high rectangular pixel ticks that appear at section starts, active tabs, separators, and status summaries.
- Pixel-font micro labels, counters, and sequence badges use Pixelify Sans while headings and body copy remain smooth, readable Host Grotesk.
- Indigo owns navigation and structural emphasis, turquoise/cyan owns active focus and live data, and lime appears only for confirmed-ready states.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: cool translucent borders define surfaces; emphasis is expressed by short separate pixel bars, never one-sided card stripes
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid hairlines plus isolated rectangular pixel ticks

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#C9FF2E` |
| background | `#FBFCFF` |
| border | `#D8E1EA` |
| error | `#D84B5D` |
| info | `#18C7E8` |
| muted | `#657080` |
| primary | `#2636D9` |
| secondary | `#00AFC7` |
| success | `#8AEF3A` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#111827` |
| warning | `#D9B43A` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 180ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1)
- **Philosophy**: states snap by one or two pixels with border-color and tiny transform changes; no bounce, no glow pulses, no layout jank

### Radii

- **Full**: 9999px
- **Lg**: 18px
- **Md**: 14px
- **None**: 0
- **Sm**: 8px

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 30px 80px rgba(38, 54, 217, 0.12), 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 175, 199, 0.10)
- **Md**: 0 18px 50px rgba(25, 43, 92, 0.10), 0 2px 8px rgba(24, 199, 232, 0.06)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(24, 199, 232, 0.08), 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.8) inset

### Spacing

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

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: plain white-to-pearl product surface; no square grid and no repeated dot field
- **Card Style**: single-level rounded rectangles, 18px radius, hairline border, internal quantized separators instead of nested cards
- **Treatment**: clean white and pearl panels with very subtle cyan-tinted lower shadows; no default texture

### Typography

- **Accent Font**: Pixelify Sans
- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Body Font**: Host Grotesk
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Azeret+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Host+Grotesk:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Pixelify+Sans:wght@400;500;600&display=swap
- **Heading Font**: Host Grotesk
- **Letter Spacing**: -0.02em
- **Line Height**: 1.55
- **Mono Font**: Azeret Mono
- **Scale Ratio**: 1.25

## Rules

### Composition

Use a spacious product workspace with one dominant release-sequencing surface, a compact command column, and one deliberate offset proof panel to break the dominant alignment.

### Density

Moderate density with 16px control padding and at least one 64px breathing gap between hero context and operational modules.

### Hierarchy

Large smooth headings establish product intent, then pixel-font labels identify machine states; indigo frames structure while cyan and lime are reserved for action and readiness.

### Signature Patterns

- Sequence badges combine Pixelify Sans numerals with two or three tiny rectangular ticks to show order, readiness, and active focus.
- Quantized separators replace ordinary rules with short cyan, indigo, or lime pixel segments embedded into otherwise quiet hairline dividers.
- Focus states translate controls upward by 1px, switch the border to cyan, and reveal a small lime confirmation pixel when valid.
- Status blocks use unframed whitespace plus aligned pixel glyphs instead of wrapping every metric in a card or decorative chart.

## Layout

### Breakpoints

mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px with CSS grid reflow and preserved functionality

### Grid

A 12-column desktop grid supports a dominant central workspace and a narrower command column; mobile collapses into one ordered flow.

### Whitespace

Large outer gutters and a deliberate 64px hero-to-workspace gap make the small pixel accents feel precise rather than busy.

## Guidance

### Do

- Use pixel typography only for labels, counters, badges, and compact annotations while keeping paragraphs in Host Grotesk.
- Keep the palette cool-electric: indigo for structure, cyan/turquoise for active states, lime only for ready or confirmed states.
- Use quantized dividers and bitmap glyphs to communicate sequence, validation, or machine precision.
- Style every control explicitly with hairline borders, 18px surfaces, and cyan/lime focus states.

### Don't

- Do not use square-grid backgrounds, repeated dotted fields, side rails, stripes on cards, chipped corners, or uneven borders.
- Do not turn the pixel motif into arcade nostalgia, Minecraft blocks, hacker terminals, or neon cyberpunk glow.
- Do not add warm accent colors except semantic warning/error tokens, and do not spread accents across a rainbow.
- Do not use generic three-card dashboard rows, nested cards, or decorative charts without product meaning.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Quantum Pixel Product Surface"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#C9FF2E"
  background: "#FBFCFF"
  border: "#D8E1EA"
  error: "#D84B5D"
  info: "#18C7E8"
  muted: "#657080"
  primary: "#2636D9"
  secondary: "#00AFC7"
  success: "#8AEF3A"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  text: "#111827"
  warning: "#D9B43A"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Host Grotesk"
    fontSize: "1.953rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Host Grotesk"
    fontSize: "1.563rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "Host Grotesk"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.55
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "Azeret Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  full: "9999px"
  lg: "18px"
  md: "14px"
  none: "0px"
  sm: "8px"
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"
---

# Quantum Pixel Product Surface

## Overview

A premium white product interface where pixel logic behaves like precision machining: tiny bitmap marks, quantized dividers, and pixel-font annotations organize a release-control workspace without becoming retro arcade decoration.

### Values

- Apple-clean restraint with abundant white space and quiet neutral surfaces
- Cool-electric hierarchy led by indigo structure, cyan/turquoise activity, and lime readiness states
- Pixel details as evidence of precision, sequencing, and machine confirmation rather than nostalgia
- Readable product typography with pixel type reserved for compact accents and telemetry

### Anti-Values

- Square grid backgrounds, dotted default texture, game skins, chipped corners, or blocky Minecraft surfaces
- Rainbow accent sprawl, neon cyberpunk glow, terminal hacker clichés, and color used as garnish
- Generic SaaS dashboard cards, decorative side rails, uneven borders, and browser-default controls

### Visual Character

- White and pearl surfaces use 1px cool hairline borders, 18px committed radii, and soft cyan-tinted shadows instead of generic gray elevation.
- Quantized dividers are built from short 2px-high rectangular pixel ticks that appear at section starts, active tabs, separators, and status summaries.
- Pixel-font micro labels, counters, and sequence badges use Pixelify Sans while headings and body copy remain smooth, readable Host Grotesk.
- Indigo owns navigation and structural emphasis, turquoise/cyan owns active focus and live data, and lime appears only for confirmed-ready states.

## 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 | `#C9FF2E` |
| background | `#FBFCFF` |
| border | `#D8E1EA` |
| error | `#D84B5D` |
| info | `#18C7E8` |
| muted | `#657080` |
| primary | `#2636D9` |
| secondary | `#00AFC7` |
| success | `#8AEF3A` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#111827` |
| warning | `#D9B43A` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Host Grotesk, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Host Grotesk, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Host Grotesk, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.55.
- **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 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px with CSS grid reflow and preserved functionality

### Grid

A 12-column desktop grid supports a dominant central workspace and a narrower command column; mobile collapses into one ordered flow.

### Whitespace

Large outer gutters and a deliberate 64px hero-to-workspace gap make the small pixel accents feel precise rather than busy.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 30px 80px rgba(38, 54, 217, 0.12), 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 175, 199, 0.10)
- **Md**: 0 18px 50px rgba(25, 43, 92, 0.10), 0 2px 8px rgba(24, 199, 232, 0.06)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(24, 199, 232, 0.08), 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.8) inset

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `18px`
- **Md**: `14px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `8px`

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: plain white-to-pearl product surface; no square grid and no repeated dot field
- **Card Style**: single-level rounded rectangles, 18px radius, hairline border, internal quantized separators instead of nested cards
- **Treatment**: clean white and pearl panels with very subtle cyan-tinted lower shadows; no default texture

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: cool translucent borders define surfaces; emphasis is expressed by short separate pixel bars, never one-sided card stripes
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid hairlines plus isolated rectangular pixel ticks

## Components

### Composition

Use a spacious product workspace with one dominant release-sequencing surface, a compact command column, and one deliberate offset proof panel to break the dominant alignment.

### Density

Moderate density with 16px control padding and at least one 64px breathing gap between hero context and operational modules.

### Hierarchy

Large smooth headings establish product intent, then pixel-font labels identify machine states; indigo frames structure while cyan and lime are reserved for action and readiness.

### Signature Patterns

- Sequence badges combine Pixelify Sans numerals with two or three tiny rectangular ticks to show order, readiness, and active focus.
- Quantized separators replace ordinary rules with short cyan, indigo, or lime pixel segments embedded into otherwise quiet hairline dividers.
- Focus states translate controls upward by 1px, switch the border to cyan, and reveal a small lime confirmation pixel when valid.
- Status blocks use unframed whitespace plus aligned pixel glyphs instead of wrapping every metric in a card or decorative chart.

## 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-019e4bf7-0375-7810-916e-f16811abe66d/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 pixel typography only for labels, counters, badges, and compact annotations while keeping paragraphs in Host Grotesk.
- Do Keep the palette cool-electric: indigo for structure, cyan/turquoise for active states, lime only for ready or confirmed states.
- Do Use quantized dividers and bitmap glyphs to communicate sequence, validation, or machine precision.
- Do Style every control explicitly with hairline borders, 18px surfaces, and cyan/lime focus states.
- Don't Do not use square-grid backgrounds, repeated dotted fields, side rails, stripes on cards, chipped corners, or uneven borders.
- Don't Do not turn the pixel motif into arcade nostalgia, Minecraft blocks, hacker terminals, or neon cyberpunk glow.
- Don't Do not add warm accent colors except semantic warning/error tokens, and do not spread accents across a rainbow.
- Don't Do not use generic three-card dashboard rows, nested cards, or decorative charts without product meaning.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "quantum-pixel-product-surface",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Quantum Pixel Product Surface shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#FBFCFF",
      "foreground": "#111827",
      "card": "#FFFFFF",
      "card-foreground": "#111827",
      "popover": "#FFFFFF",
      "popover-foreground": "#111827",
      "primary": "#2636D9",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#00AFC7",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#657080",
      "muted-foreground": "#111827",
      "accent": "#C9FF2E",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "destructive": "#D84B5D",
      "border": "#D8E1EA",
      "input": "#D8E1EA",
      "ring": "#C9FF2E",
      "chart-1": "#2636D9",
      "chart-2": "#00AFC7",
      "chart-3": "#C9FF2E",
      "chart-4": "#8AEF3A",
      "chart-5": "#D9B43A",
      "sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#111827",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2636D9",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#18C7E8",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#D8E1EA",
      "sidebar-ring": "#C9FF2E",
      "radius": "14px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#2636D9",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#C9FF2E",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "destructive": "#D84B5D",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#C9FF2E",
      "chart-1": "#2636D9",
      "chart-2": "#00AFC7",
      "chart-3": "#C9FF2E",
      "chart-4": "#8AEF3A",
      "chart-5": "#D9B43A",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2636D9",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#C9FF2E",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#C9FF2E",
      "radius": "14px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019e4bf7-0375-7810-916e-f16811abe66d",
    "slug": "quantum-pixel-product-surface",
    "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": [
        "accent_font",
        "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 · quantum-pixel-product-surface
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgHost Grotesk · 31px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdHost Grotesk · 25px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdHost Grotesk · 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
lg18px
md14px
none0px
sm8px
shadcn/ui

implementation kit

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

DESIGN.md with shadcn

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

advanced implementation filesoptional machine-readable theme, CSS, TSX starter, recipes, and preview contract
shadcn add
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table
theme css
:root {
  --background: #FBFCFF;
  --foreground: #111827;
  --card: #FFFFFF;
  --card-foreground: #111827;
  --popover: #FFFFFF;
  --popover-foreground: #111827;
  --primary: #2636D9;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #00AFC7;
  --secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted: #657080;
  --muted-foreground: #111827;
  --accent: #C9FF2E;
  --accent-foreground: #111111;
  --destructive: #D84B5D;
  --border: #D8E1EA;
  --input: #D8E1EA;
  --ring: #C9FF2E;
  --chart-1: #2636D9;
  --chart-2: #00AFC7;
  --chart-3: #C9FF2E;
  --chart-4: #8AEF3A;
  --chart-5: #D9B43A;
  --sidebar: #FFFFFF;
  --sidebar-foreground: #111827;
  --sidebar-primary: #2636D9;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #18C7E8;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #D8E1EA;
  --sidebar-ring: #C9FF2E;
  --radius: 14px;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #2636D9;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #C9FF2E;
  --accent-foreground: #111111;
  --destructive: #D84B5D;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #C9FF2E;
  --chart-1: #2636D9;
  --chart-2: #00AFC7;
  --chart-3: #C9FF2E;
  --chart-4: #8AEF3A;
  --chart-5: #D9B43A;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #2636D9;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #C9FF2E;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #111111;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #C9FF2E;
  --radius: 14px;
}
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 QuantumPixelProductSurfaceShadcnKit() {
  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">Quantum Pixel Product Surface</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": "#C9FF2E",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "border": "#303642",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "chart-1": "#2636D9",
      "chart-2": "#00AFC7",
      "chart-3": "#C9FF2E",
      "chart-4": "#8AEF3A",
      "chart-5": "#D9B43A",
      "destructive": "#D84B5D",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "input": "#303642",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#2636D9",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "radius": "14px",
      "ring": "#C9FF2E",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-accent": "#C9FF2E",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2636D9",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-ring": "#C9FF2E"
    },
    "light": {
      "accent": "#C9FF2E",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "background": "#FBFCFF",
      "border": "#D8E1EA",
      "card": "#FFFFFF",
      "card-foreground": "#111827",
      "chart-1": "#2636D9",
      "chart-2": "#00AFC7",
      "chart-3": "#C9FF2E",
      "chart-4": "#8AEF3A",
      "chart-5": "#D9B43A",
      "destructive": "#D84B5D",
      "foreground": "#111827",
      "input": "#D8E1EA",
      "muted": "#657080",
      "muted-foreground": "#111827",
      "popover": "#FFFFFF",
      "popover-foreground": "#111827",
      "primary": "#2636D9",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "radius": "14px",
      "ring": "#C9FF2E",
      "secondary": "#00AFC7",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
      "sidebar-accent": "#18C7E8",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#D8E1EA",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#111827",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2636D9",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-ring": "#C9FF2E"
    },
    "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-019e4bf7-0375-7810-916e-f16811abe66d",
    "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": [
        "accent_font",
        "base_size",
        "body_font",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "letter_spacing",
        "line_height",
        "mono_font",
        "scale_ratio"
      ]
    },
    "slug": "quantum-pixel-product-surface",
    "source": "katagami"
  },
  "name": "quantum-pixel-product-surface",
  "title": "Quantum Pixel Product Surface shadcn Theme",
  "type": "registry:theme"
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Quantum Pixel Product Surface shadcn/ui Components

Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019e4bf7-0375-7810-916e-f16811abe66d`
Slug: `quantum-pixel-product-surface`

## Intent

A premium white product interface where pixel logic behaves like precision machining: tiny bitmap marks, quantized dividers, and pixel-font annotations organize a release-control workspace without becoming retro arcade 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": "#C9FF2E",
  "background": "#FBFCFF",
  "border": "#D8E1EA",
  "error": "#D84B5D",
  "info": "#18C7E8",
  "muted": "#657080",
  "primary": "#2636D9",
  "secondary": "#00AFC7",
  "success": "#8AEF3A",
  "surface": "#FFFFFF",
  "text": "#111827",
  "warning": "#D9B43A"
}

Typography:

{
  "accent_font": "Pixelify Sans",
  "base_size": "16px",
  "body_font": "Host Grotesk",
  "google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Azeret+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Host+Grotesk:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Pixelify+Sans:wght@400;500;600&display=swap",
  "heading_font": "Host Grotesk",
  "letter_spacing": "-0.02em",
  "line_height": 1.55,
  "mono_font": "Azeret Mono",
  "scale_ratio": 1.25
}

## Visual character to preserve

- White and pearl surfaces use 1px cool hairline borders, 18px committed radii, and soft cyan-tinted shadows instead of generic gray elevation.
- Quantized dividers are built from short 2px-high rectangular pixel ticks that appear at section starts, active tabs, separators, and status summaries.
- Pixel-font micro labels, counters, and sequence badges use Pixelify Sans while headings and body copy remain smooth, readable Host Grotesk.
- Indigo owns navigation and structural emphasis, turquoise/cyan owns active focus and live data, and lime appears only for confirmed-ready states.

## ShadSync visual profile

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

## Signature component recipes

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

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

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

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

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

## Preview shots

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

## Implementation contract

- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/quantum-pixel-product-surface/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 pixel typography only for labels, counters, badges, and compact annotations while keeping paragraphs in Host Grotesk.; Keep the palette cool-electric: indigo for structure, cyan/turquoise for active states, lime only for ready or confirmed states.; Use quantized dividers and bitmap glyphs to communicate sequence, validation, or machine precision.; Style every control explicitly with hairline borders, 18px surfaces, and cyan/lime focus states.
- Do not: Do not use square-grid backgrounds, repeated dotted fields, side rails, stripes on cards, chipped corners, or uneven borders.; Do not turn the pixel motif into arcade nostalgia, Minecraft blocks, hacker terminals, or neon cyberpunk glow.; Do not add warm accent colors except semantic warning/error tokens, and do not spread accents across a rainbow.; Do not use generic three-card dashboard rows, nested cards, or decorative charts without product meaning.

## 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 QuantumPixelProductSurfaceShadcnKit() {
  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">Quantum Pixel Product Surface</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 with CSS grid reflow and preserved functionality",
  "grid": "A 12-column desktop grid supports a dominant central workspace and a narrower command column; mobile collapses into one ordered flow.",
  "whitespace": "Large outer gutters and a deliberate 64px hero-to-workspace gap make the small pixel accents feel precise rather than busy."
}
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-019e4bf7-0375-7810-916e-f16811abe66d",
    "name": "Quantum Pixel Product Surface",
    "slug": "quantum-pixel-product-surface"
  },
  "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": [
    "White and pearl surfaces use 1px cool hairline borders, 18px committed radii, and soft cyan-tinted shadows instead of generic gray elevation.",
    "Quantized dividers are built from short 2px-high rectangular pixel ticks that appear at section starts, active tabs, separators, and status summaries.",
    "Pixel-font micro labels, counters, and sequence badges use Pixelify Sans while headings and body copy remain smooth, readable Host Grotesk.",
    "Indigo owns navigation and structural emphasis, turquoise/cyan owns active focus and live data, and lime appears only for confirmed-ready states."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "system",
    "material": "flat",
    "contour": "default",
    "border": "solid",
    "underlay": false,
    "grain": false,
    "stickerBadges": true,
    "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": "Quantum Pixel Product Surface 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 pixel typography only for labels, counters, badges, and compact annotations while keeping paragraphs in Host Grotesk.",
      "Keep the palette cool-electric: indigo for structure, cyan/turquoise for active states, lime only for ready or confirmed states.",
      "Use quantized dividers and bitmap glyphs to communicate sequence, validation, or machine precision.",
      "Style every control explicitly with hairline borders, 18px surfaces, and cyan/lime focus states."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not use square-grid backgrounds, repeated dotted fields, side rails, stripes on cards, chipped corners, or uneven borders.",
      "Do not turn the pixel motif into arcade nostalgia, Minecraft blocks, hacker terminals, or neon cyberpunk glow.",
      "Do not add warm accent colors except semantic warning/error tokens, and do not spread accents across a rainbow.",
      "Do not use generic three-card dashboard rows, nested cards, or decorative charts without product meaning."
    ]
  }
}
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