A portable design language for agents: download the markdown first, then inspect the preview, tokens, and rules as needed.
Portable DESIGN.md source of truth for most agents and apps.
Compose the screen as a cockpit manual spread: one dominant viewport, one off-white annotation sheet, a narrow terminal telemetry rail, and generous black gutters that prevent dashboard clutter.
Hierarchy comes from material and typographic voice: condensed uppercase headings, mono telemetry numerals, printed paper labels, then muted body copy — not size alone.
High information density is allowed only inside telemetry strips; the main panels keep large silent regions.
Numbered safety-orange callout chips connected to fragments by 1px orthogonal leader lines that bend at right angles; pale HUD corner brackets that stop before fully closing; reticle and low-opacity glass scan band; repeating-linear-gradient calibration ticks; a warm off-white annotation sheet with hard black crop marks.
Twelve-column cockpit spread with a 5-column viewport, 4-column annotation sheet, and 3-column telemetry rail on desktop.
Deliberately uneven: broad manga gutters around the paper sheet, compressed instrument strips around controls.
Silent main panels; dense only inside telemetry strips.
Fluid from ~390px to 2560px+; contained content capped and centred on ultra-wide, only the full-bleed hero spans 100vw; grids use minmax(0,1fr) and min-width:0 so children shrink rather than overflow.
leadline-atlas
Single mechanical subjects rendered full-frame on matte graphite as technical cockpit inspection plates: hairline pale blue-white HUD geometry, sparse safety-orange numbered callout chips joined by 1px orthogonal leader lines, and a warm off-white annotation paper inset with hard black crop marks. Generous black negative space; instrument-grade, never a glowing hacker dashboard.
Hero and feature imagery only; never use generated art for the thumbnail. Keep HUD hairline and low-opacity; orange is a sparse accent. Generated with nano-banana-pro (Gemini gemini-3-pro-image-preview).
# Caliper ## Philosophy A precision-instrument interface language for pilot–machine mediation. The screen reads like an official cockpit systems sheet: a matte graphite shell with wide black gutters, warm off-white inspection panels instead of conventional cards, hairline pale blue-white HUD geometry, and a single safety-orange callout rail that joins numbered chips to the fragments they describe. Annotation, not decoration; manga-negative silence where a dashboard would shout. ### Values - diegetic restraint - mechanical legibility - manga panel silence - pilot-system distance - annotation over decoration ### Anti-Values - green matrix rain - neon cyberpunk clutter - generic SaaS cards - character fan art - glowing hacker dashboards ## Tokens ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | bg | `#070809` | | surface | `#151819` | | surface_2 | `#1E2224` | | text | `#F1EBDD` | | muted | `#8A918F` | | border | `#3B4245` | | accent | `#D76F22` | | on_accent | `#0B0A08` | | hud | `#DDEFFF` | | paper | `#F1EBDD` | | success | `#93A48F` | | warning | `#D2A24C` | | error | `#B94A32` | | info | `#DDEFFF` | ### Typography - **Base Size**: 17px - **Body Font**: Noto Sans - **Heading Font**: IBM Plex Sans Condensed - **Mono Font**: Share Tech Mono - **Heading Weight**: 700 - **Heading Transform**: uppercase - **Letter Spacing**: -0.025em - **Line Height**: 1.48 - **Scale Ratio**: 1.22 - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans+Condensed:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Noto+Sans:wght@400;500;700&family=Share+Tech+Mono&display=swap ### Radii - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 2px - **Md**: 4px - **Full**: 9999px ### Shadows - **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.04) - **Md**: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.34) - **Lg**: 0 34px 90px rgba(0,0,0,0.52) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64] ### Surfaces - **Treatment**: matte graphite fields with subtle grain, warm off-white manga-paper insets, and translucent pale HUD glass overlays - **Card Style**: rectangular instrumentation plates with hairline borders, pale HUD corner brackets that stop before closing, and printed mono label bands - **Bg Pattern**: subtle graphite grain, sparse 8px calibration ticks, and large negative-space page gutters ### Borders - **Default Width**: 1px - **Accent Width**: 2px - **Style**: solid - **Character**: hairline technical drafting borders interrupted by pale HUD corner brackets and orange leader segments; no accent edge stripes ### Motion - **Duration**: 180ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.1,1) - **Philosophy**: diagnostic only: brief focus sweeps and leader-line draw-ins; no decorative looping; settled state is the no-JS default; honours prefers-reduced-motion ## Rules ### Composition Compose the screen as a cockpit manual spread: one dominant viewport, one off-white annotation sheet, a narrow terminal telemetry rail, and generous black gutters that prevent dashboard clutter. ### Hierarchy Hierarchy comes from material and typographic voice: condensed uppercase headings, mono telemetry numerals, printed paper labels, then muted body copy — not size alone. ### Density High information density is allowed only inside telemetry strips; the main panels keep large silent regions. ### Signature Numbered safety-orange callout chips connected to fragments by 1px orthogonal leader lines that bend at right angles; pale HUD corner brackets that stop before fully closing; reticle and low-opacity glass scan band; repeating-linear-gradient calibration ticks; a warm off-white annotation sheet with hard black crop marks. ## Layout ### Grid Twelve-column cockpit spread with a 5-column viewport, 4-column annotation sheet, and 3-column telemetry rail on desktop. ### Whitespace Deliberately uneven: broad manga gutters around the paper sheet, compressed instrument strips around controls. ### Density Silent main panels; dense only inside telemetry strips. ### Responsive Fluid from ~390px to 2560px+; contained content capped and centred on ultra-wide, only the full-bleed hero spans 100vw; grids use minmax(0,1fr) and min-width:0 so children shrink rather than overflow. ### Breakpoints - **Desktop**: 1200px+ twelve-column spread - **Tablet**: 760px stacked two-column, telemetry folds under viewport - **Mobile**: below 520px single column, no horizontal overflow ## Guidance ### Do - Use matte graphite and ink black as the default environment. - Reserve pale blue-white for HUD geometry, status labels, and reticles. - Use safety orange only for callout chips, leader lines, and the single primary action. - Keep interface scenes grounded in cockpit systems and instrument diagrams. - Leave manga-negative space in the main panels; let density live in telemetry strips. ### Don't - Do not use green matrix rain, neon gradients, or cyberpunk purple glow. - Do not arrange content as generic SaaS cards or marketing tiles. - Do not give any card a single accent edge stripe. - Do not use symbol glyphs in copy; use SVG primitives for icons. - Do not fill every region with data. ### Accessibility Body 17px; high contrast warm off-white on graphite (no dark-on-dark); every form control explicitly styled with visible focus rings (2px HUD outline); motion gated and reduced-motion honoured; the fully-rendered page is visible with no JavaScript. ## Imagery Direction ### Pairs With leadline-atlas ### Summary Single mechanical subjects rendered full-frame on matte graphite as technical cockpit inspection plates: hairline pale blue-white HUD geometry, sparse safety-orange numbered callout chips joined by 1px orthogonal leader lines, and a warm off-white annotation paper inset with hard black crop marks. Generous black negative space; instrument-grade, never a glowing hacker dashboard. ### Subjects - cockpit throttle quadrant - instrument bezel and gauge cluster - exploded mechanical hardware fragment - control yoke or lever assembly - avionics module ### Usage Hero and feature imagery only; never use generated art for the thumbnail. Keep HUD hairline and low-opacity; orange is a sparse accent. Generated with nano-banana-pro (Gemini gemini-3-pro-image-preview).
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Caliper"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
bg: "#070809"
surface: "#151819"
surface_2: "#1E2224"
text: "#F1EBDD"
muted: "#8A918F"
border: "#3B4245"
accent: "#D76F22"
on_accent: "#0B0A08"
hud: "#DDEFFF"
paper: "#F1EBDD"
success: "#93A48F"
warning: "#D2A24C"
error: "#B94A32"
info: "#DDEFFF"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans Condensed"
fontSize: "1.929rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.025em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans Condensed"
fontSize: "1.581rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.025em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Noto Sans"
fontSize: "17px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.48
letterSpacing: "-0.025em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "Share Tech Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
none: "0px"
sm: "2px"
md: "4px"
full: "9999px"
spacing:
base: "8px"
xs: "4px"
sm: "8px"
md: "12px"
lg: "16px"
xl: "24px"
2xl: "32px"
3xl: "48px"
4xl: "64px"
components:
color-reference-bg:
backgroundColor: "{colors.bg}"
color-reference-surface:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
color-reference-surface_2:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface_2}"
color-reference-text:
backgroundColor: "{colors.text}"
color-reference-muted:
backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
color-reference-border:
backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
color-reference-accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
color-reference-on_accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.on_accent}"
color-reference-hud:
backgroundColor: "{colors.hud}"
color-reference-paper:
backgroundColor: "{colors.paper}"
color-reference-success:
backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
color-reference-warning:
backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
color-reference-error:
backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
color-reference-info:
backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
button-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
textColor: "#000000"
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"
---
# Caliper
## Overview
A precision-instrument interface language for pilot–machine mediation. The screen reads like an official cockpit systems sheet: a matte graphite shell with wide black gutters, warm off-white inspection panels instead of conventional cards, hairline pale blue-white HUD geometry, and a single safety-orange callout rail that joins numbered chips to the fragments they describe. Annotation, not decoration; manga-negative silence where a dashboard would shout.
### Values
- diegetic restraint
- mechanical legibility
- manga panel silence
- pilot-system distance
- annotation over decoration
### Anti-Values
- green matrix rain
- neon cyberpunk clutter
- generic SaaS cards
- character fan art
- glowing hacker dashboards
## Colors
Use the YAML color tokens as the normative palette. The prose below names the roles agents should preserve when generating UI.
| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| bg | `#070809` |
| surface | `#151819` |
| surface_2 | `#1E2224` |
| text | `#F1EBDD` |
| muted | `#8A918F` |
| border | `#3B4245` |
| accent | `#D76F22` |
| on_accent | `#0B0A08` |
| hud | `#DDEFFF` |
| paper | `#F1EBDD` |
| success | `#93A48F` |
| warning | `#D2A24C` |
| error | `#B94A32` |
| info | `#DDEFFF` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: IBM Plex Sans Condensed, 1.929rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: IBM Plex Sans Condensed, 1.581rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Noto Sans, 17px, weight 400, line-height 1.48.
- **Label-Md**: Share Tech Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.
## Layout
### Spacing Tokens
- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `24px`
- **2xl**: `32px`
- **3xl**: `48px`
- **4xl**: `64px`
### Grid
Twelve-column cockpit spread with a 5-column viewport, 4-column annotation sheet, and 3-column telemetry rail on desktop.
### Whitespace
Deliberately uneven: broad manga gutters around the paper sheet, compressed instrument strips around controls.
### Density
Silent main panels; dense only inside telemetry strips.
### Responsive
Fluid from ~390px to 2560px+; contained content capped and centred on ultra-wide, only the full-bleed hero spans 100vw; grids use minmax(0,1fr) and min-width:0 so children shrink rather than overflow.
### Breakpoints
- **Desktop**: 1200px+ twelve-column spread
- **Tablet**: 760px stacked two-column, telemetry folds under viewport
- **Mobile**: below 520px single column, no horizontal overflow
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.04)
- **Md**: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.34)
- **Lg**: 0 34px 90px rgba(0,0,0,0.52)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `2px`
- **Md**: `4px`
- **Full**: `9999px`
### Surfaces
- **Treatment**: matte graphite fields with subtle grain, warm off-white manga-paper insets, and translucent pale HUD glass overlays
- **Card Style**: rectangular instrumentation plates with hairline borders, pale HUD corner brackets that stop before closing, and printed mono label bands
- **Bg Pattern**: subtle graphite grain, sparse 8px calibration ticks, and large negative-space page gutters
### Borders
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Style**: solid
- **Character**: hairline technical drafting borders interrupted by pale HUD corner brackets and orange leader segments; no accent edge stripes
## Components
### Composition
Compose the screen as a cockpit manual spread: one dominant viewport, one off-white annotation sheet, a narrow terminal telemetry rail, and generous black gutters that prevent dashboard clutter.
### Hierarchy
Hierarchy comes from material and typographic voice: condensed uppercase headings, mono telemetry numerals, printed paper labels, then muted body copy — not size alone.
### Density
High information density is allowed only inside telemetry strips; the main panels keep large silent regions.
### Signature
Numbered safety-orange callout chips connected to fragments by 1px orthogonal leader lines that bend at right angles; pale HUD corner brackets that stop before fully closing; reticle and low-opacity glass scan band; repeating-linear-gradient calibration ticks; a warm off-white annotation sheet with hard black crop marks.
## 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-019efa01-2a44-7842-a4ec-a046dea09301/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 matte graphite and ink black as the default environment.
- Do Reserve pale blue-white for HUD geometry, status labels, and reticles.
- Do Use safety orange only for callout chips, leader lines, and the single primary action.
- Do Keep interface scenes grounded in cockpit systems and instrument diagrams.
- Do Leave manga-negative space in the main panels; let density live in telemetry strips.
- Don't Do not use green matrix rain, neon gradients, or cyberpunk purple glow.
- Don't Do not arrange content as generic SaaS cards or marketing tiles.
- Don't Do not give any card a single accent edge stripe.
- Don't Do not use symbol glyphs in copy; use SVG primitives for icons.
- Don't Do not fill every region with data.
### Accessibility
Body 17px; high contrast warm off-white on graphite (no dark-on-dark); every form control explicitly styled with visible focus rings (2px HUD outline); motion gated and reduced-motion honoured; the fully-rendered page is visible with no JavaScript.
## Imagery Direction
### Pairs With
leadline-atlas
### Summary
Single mechanical subjects rendered full-frame on matte graphite as technical cockpit inspection plates: hairline pale blue-white HUD geometry, sparse safety-orange numbered callout chips joined by 1px orthogonal leader lines, and a warm off-white annotation paper inset with hard black crop marks. Generous black negative space; instrument-grade, never a glowing hacker dashboard.
### Subjects
- cockpit throttle quadrant
- instrument bezel and gauge cluster
- exploded mechanical hardware fragment
- control yoke or lever assembly
- avionics module
### Usage
Hero and feature imagery only; never use generated art for the thumbnail. Keep HUD hairline and low-opacity; orange is a sparse accent. Generated with nano-banana-pro (Gemini gemini-3-pro-image-preview).
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "caliper",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Caliper shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#070809",
"foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"card": "#151819",
"card-foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"popover": "#151819",
"popover-foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"primary": "#F1EBDD",
"primary-foreground": "#111111",
"secondary": "#f4f4f5",
"secondary-foreground": "#111111",
"muted": "#8A918F",
"muted-foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"accent": "#D76F22",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B94A32",
"border": "#3B4245",
"input": "#3B4245",
"ring": "#D76F22",
"chart-1": "#F1EBDD",
"chart-2": "#f4f4f5",
"chart-3": "#D76F22",
"chart-4": "#93A48F",
"chart-5": "#D2A24C",
"sidebar": "#151819",
"sidebar-foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"sidebar-primary": "#F1EBDD",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar-accent": "#DDEFFF",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar-border": "#3B4245",
"sidebar-ring": "#D76F22",
"radius": "4px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#F1EBDD",
"primary-foreground": "#111111",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#D76F22",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B94A32",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#D76F22",
"chart-1": "#F1EBDD",
"chart-2": "#f4f4f5",
"chart-3": "#D76F22",
"chart-4": "#93A48F",
"chart-5": "#D2A24C",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#F1EBDD",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar-accent": "#D76F22",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#D76F22",
"radius": "4px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019efa01-2a44-7842-a4ec-a046dea09301",
"slug": "caliper",
"componentManifest": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"colors": [
"accent",
"bg",
"border",
"error",
"hud",
"info",
"muted",
"on_accent",
"paper",
"success",
"surface",
"surface_2",
"text",
"warning"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"heading_transform",
"heading_weight",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
]
}
}
}
```The quick brown fox jumps
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The quick brown fox jumps
Agent-generated
Keep Caliperand swap a palette and an art style onto it — the landing & dashboard recolor live. The Studio does the same with all three lanes free.
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.
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table:root {
--background: #070809;
--foreground: #F1EBDD;
--card: #151819;
--card-foreground: #F1EBDD;
--popover: #151819;
--popover-foreground: #F1EBDD;
--primary: #F1EBDD;
--primary-foreground: #111111;
--secondary: #f4f4f5;
--secondary-foreground: #111111;
--muted: #8A918F;
--muted-foreground: #F1EBDD;
--accent: #D76F22;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B94A32;
--border: #3B4245;
--input: #3B4245;
--ring: #D76F22;
--chart-1: #F1EBDD;
--chart-2: #f4f4f5;
--chart-3: #D76F22;
--chart-4: #93A48F;
--chart-5: #D2A24C;
--sidebar: #151819;
--sidebar-foreground: #F1EBDD;
--sidebar-primary: #F1EBDD;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #111111;
--sidebar-accent: #DDEFFF;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #111111;
--sidebar-border: #3B4245;
--sidebar-ring: #D76F22;
--radius: 4px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #F1EBDD;
--primary-foreground: #111111;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #D76F22;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B94A32;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #D76F22;
--chart-1: #F1EBDD;
--chart-2: #f4f4f5;
--chart-3: #D76F22;
--chart-4: #93A48F;
--chart-5: #D2A24C;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #F1EBDD;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #111111;
--sidebar-accent: #D76F22;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #D76F22;
--radius: 4px;
}
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 CaliperShadcnKit() {
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">Caliper</h2>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
with the language-specific component recipes.
</p>
</div>
<Button>Apply theme</Button>
</div>
<Tabs defaultValue="components">
<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
</Tabs>
<Card>
<CardHeader>
<CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
<CardDescription>
Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
from components.md and preview-shots.json.
</CardDescription>
</CardHeader>
<CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
<Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
<Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
</CardContent>
<CardFooter className="justify-between">
<Badge>Ready</Badge>
<Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
</CardFooter>
</Card>
</section>
);
}
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"type": "registry:theme",
"name": "caliper",
"title": "Caliper",
"description": "Precision-instrument interface theme: matte graphite ground, warm off-white inspection paper, pale blue-white HUD geometry, and one safety-orange callout accent. Sharp instrument corners, hairline borders, condensed-caps headings, mono telemetry numerals.",
"visualProfile": {
"ground": "dark",
"material": "matte graphite plates with grain, warm off-white annotation paper insets, pale low-opacity HUD glass overlays",
"border": "1px hairline drafting border (#3B4245), interrupted by pale HUD corner brackets and orange leader segments; no accent edge stripes",
"radius": "sharp instrument corners — 2px default, 4px max, full only for pills/switches",
"shadow": "deep matte (0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.34)); never glow",
"accentUsage": "one safety-orange highlighter for callout chips, leader lines, and the single primary action; pale blue-white reserved for HUD geometry only",
"signature": "numbered orange callout chips joined to fragments by 1px orthogonal leader lines; pale HUD corner brackets that stop before closing; calibration ticks; reticle/scan band",
"typography": "IBM Plex Sans Condensed uppercase headings (-0.025em), Noto Sans 17px body, Share Tech Mono numerals/labels (0.18em tracking)"
},
"cssVars": {
"theme": {
"font-sans": "Noto Sans, system-ui, sans-serif",
"font-mono": "Share Tech Mono, ui-monospace, monospace",
"font-heading": "IBM Plex Sans Condensed, sans-serif",
"radius": "2px"
},
"light": {
"background": "#F1EBDD",
"foreground": "#1A1714",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#1A1714",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#1A1714",
"primary": "#D76F22",
"primary-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"secondary": "#E2DBCB",
"secondary-foreground": "#1A1714",
"muted": "#E2DBCB",
"muted-foreground": "#5A544B",
"accent": "#D76F22",
"accent-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"destructive": "#B94A32",
"destructive-foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"border": "#C8C0AE",
"input": "#C8C0AE",
"ring": "#D76F22",
"chart-1": "#D76F22",
"chart-2": "#5E7FA0",
"chart-3": "#93A48F",
"chart-4": "#D2A24C",
"chart-5": "#8A918F"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#070809",
"foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"card": "#151819",
"card-foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"popover": "#151819",
"popover-foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"primary": "#D76F22",
"primary-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"secondary": "#1E2224",
"secondary-foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"muted": "#1E2224",
"muted-foreground": "#8A918F",
"accent": "#D76F22",
"accent-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"destructive": "#B94A32",
"destructive-foreground": "#F1EBDD",
"border": "#3B4245",
"input": "#3B4245",
"ring": "#D76F22",
"chart-1": "#D76F22",
"chart-2": "#DDEFFF",
"chart-3": "#93A48F",
"chart-4": "#D2A24C",
"chart-5": "#8A918F"
}
}
}
# Caliper shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019efa01-2a44-7842-a4ec-a046dea09301`
Slug: `caliper`
## Intent
A precision-instrument interface language for pilot–machine mediation. The screen reads like an official cockpit systems sheet: a matte graphite shell with wide black gutters, warm off-white inspection panels instead of conventional cards, hairline pale blue-white HUD geometry, and a single safety-orange callout rail that joins numbered chips to the fragments they describe. Annotation, not decoration; manga-negative silence where a dashboard would shout.
## 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:
{
"bg": "#070809",
"surface": "#151819",
"surface_2": "#1E2224",
"text": "#F1EBDD",
"muted": "#8A918F",
"border": "#3B4245",
"accent": "#D76F22",
"on_accent": "#0B0A08",
"hud": "#DDEFFF",
"paper": "#F1EBDD",
"success": "#93A48F",
"warning": "#D2A24C",
"error": "#B94A32",
"info": "#DDEFFF"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "17px",
"body_font": "Noto Sans",
"heading_font": "IBM Plex Sans Condensed",
"mono_font": "Share Tech Mono",
"heading_weight": "700",
"heading_transform": "uppercase",
"letter_spacing": "-0.025em",
"line_height": 1.48,
"scale_ratio": 1.22,
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans+Condensed:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Noto+Sans:wght@400;500;700&family=Share+Tech+Mono&display=swap"
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Make the source language's structural identity visible in every component state.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": false,
"motion": "still",
"density": "balanced",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
}
## Signature component recipes
### Button
Use `Button` for primary, secondary, outline, and ghost actions. Primary actions must expose the language's strongest contrast pair, while secondary and ghost actions should preserve the surface treatment instead of falling back to default neutral SaaS styling.
### Card
Use `Card`, `CardHeader`, `CardContent`, `CardFooter`, and `CardAction` as the main composition frame. Cards should demonstrate the language's surface, border, hierarchy, and density rules rather than appearing as generic rounded rectangles.
### Input and Textarea
Use `Input` and `Textarea` with visible focus rings, field labels, validation states, and the language's rhythm. Forms should show real product content, not placeholder-only controls.
### Select, Tabs, and Table
Use `Select`, `Tabs`, and `Table` to prove navigation, filtering, and dense data states. The table should show row rhythm, separators, hover/focus states, and an empty or status state when the language calls for it.
### Dialog and Sheet
Use `Dialog` for centered decisions and `Sheet` for contextual editing. Both should inherit the language's spacing, border, overlay, and motion rules.
## Preview shots
- `application-shell`: dashboard or workspace shell with navigation, cards, forms, and state badges.
- `detail-editor`: focused editing flow using input, textarea, select, switch/checkbox, dialog or sheet, and action buttons.
- `data-operations`: table-heavy operational view with tabs, dropdown menu affordances, badges, and destructive/empty states.
- Each preview shot must include a renderable `scene` payload with concrete headline, description, actions, and rows/fields/stats for the UI preview.
## Implementation contract
- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/caliper/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 matte graphite and ink black as the default environment.; Reserve pale blue-white for HUD geometry, status labels, and reticles.; Use safety orange only for callout chips, leader lines, and the single primary action.; Keep interface scenes grounded in cockpit systems and instrument diagrams.; Leave manga-negative space in the main panels; let density live in telemetry strips.
- Do not: Do not use green matrix rain, neon gradients, or cyberpunk purple glow.; Do not arrange content as generic SaaS cards or marketing tiles.; Do not give any card a single accent edge stripe.; Do not use symbol glyphs in copy; use SVG primitives for icons.; Do not fill every region with data.
## 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 CaliperShadcnKit() {
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">Caliper</h2>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
with the language-specific component recipes.
</p>
</div>
<Button>Apply theme</Button>
</div>
<Tabs defaultValue="components">
<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
</Tabs>
<Card>
<CardHeader>
<CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
<CardDescription>
Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
from components.md and preview-shots.json.
</CardDescription>
</CardHeader>
<CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
<Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
<Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
</CardContent>
<CardFooter className="justify-between">
<Badge>Ready</Badge>
<Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
</CardFooter>
</Card>
</section>
);
}
```
## Layout notes
{
"grid": "Twelve-column cockpit spread with a 5-column viewport, 4-column annotation sheet, and 3-column telemetry rail on desktop.",
"whitespace": "Deliberately uneven: broad manga gutters around the paper sheet, compressed instrument strips around controls.",
"density": "Silent main panels; dense only inside telemetry strips.",
"responsive": "Fluid from ~390px to 2560px+; contained content capped and centred on ultra-wide, only the full-bleed hero spans 100vw; grids use minmax(0,1fr) and min-width:0 so children shrink rather than overflow.",
"breakpoints": {
"desktop": "1200px+ twelve-column spread",
"tablet": "760px stacked two-column, telemetry folds under viewport",
"mobile": "below 520px single column, no horizontal overflow"
}
}
{
"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-019efa01-2a44-7842-a4ec-a046dea09301",
"name": "Caliper",
"slug": "caliper"
},
"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": [],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": false,
"motion": "still",
"density": "balanced",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
},
"shots": [
{
"id": "application-shell",
"title": "Application shell",
"viewport": "desktop",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"select",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"table"
],
"composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
"mustShow": [
"primary and secondary actions",
"card hierarchy",
"filterable state",
"table or list density"
],
"avoid": [
"component inventory walls",
"placeholder-only content",
"generic rounded SaaS chrome"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "workspace spread",
"headline": "Caliper 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 matte graphite and ink black as the default environment.",
"Reserve pale blue-white for HUD geometry, status labels, and reticles.",
"Use safety orange only for callout chips, leader lines, and the single primary action.",
"Keep interface scenes grounded in cockpit systems and instrument diagrams.",
"Leave manga-negative space in the main panels; let density live in telemetry strips."
],
"dont": [
"Do not use green matrix rain, neon gradients, or cyberpunk purple glow.",
"Do not arrange content as generic SaaS cards or marketing tiles.",
"Do not give any card a single accent edge stripe.",
"Do not use symbol glyphs in copy; use SVG primitives for icons.",
"Do not fill every region with data."
]
}
}