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 page as one beam dispersed into wavelength bands. Each section opens with the spectral split-bar and a wavelength gauge; each band holds one beat, never repetitive equal-weight blocks. Sequence is built into hue, cool early to warm late.
Importance is carried by light, not by heavier boxes. A focused or active surface glows with a cyan ring and gains the spectral top-edge; it never darkens or grows a border. The colour-pop highlighter marks the one word that matters in a headline.
Airy and paced. Plaques keep generous internal padding (22-30px) and space above titles; bands have generous vertical breathing room so each reveal stays distinct.
The spectral split-bar: a thin white seam fanned into magenta -> cyan -> amber, used as the section divider, the top edge of a lit plaque, the active-nav underline, and the fill of progress and slider tracks; with the wavelength gauge that places each band in the visible range. Both recolour on a palette swap because they are built from the role accents.
Contained content caps at 1200px centred; only the full-bleed hero spans 100vw. Plaques and bands float with 24-40px gaps; grids use minmax(0,1fr) and min-width:0 so children shrink rather than overflow.
Whitespace is the warm-light ground the prism splits, never an empty box. Generous internal padding and space above every title.
Low to medium; the spectral bands need room to read as a sequence.
From ~390px mobile to 2560px+ ultra-wide. Stack to one column on mobile, hide secondary nav, switch the hero veil to a vertical fade for legibility; the hero headline uses clamp(33px,6.6vw,82px) and wraps, never clipping at 390px.
chromahaze
1980s commercial airbrush (aerograph) imagery: soft sprayed continuous tonal gradients with no hard outlines, liquid-metal chrome highlights and crisp specular hotspots, atmospheric haze and bloom, lit by one warm source on a bright field.
One full-bleed hero per landing — a sprayed warm-bright scene with calm negative space for the overlay; full-frame airbrushed scene imagery inside scene sections; chrome highlight motifs echo the plaque light-leaks.
# Prism ## Philosophy A spectral narrative interface language: a page is one white beam dispersed through a prism, where each section is a wavelength of the same idea fanned into its own band so a reader moves through colour instead of down a list of equal-weight cards. It keeps the source's essence — sequenced narrative, art direction as information architecture, illustration and copy designed as one composition — but stages it as bright refracted light on a warm ground rather than a parallax storybook. ### Values - Refraction as structure: one beam fanned into bands a reader scans across, not down - Sequence built into hue: cool early, warm late, so a reader knows where they are by colour - Art direction as information architecture, carried by airbrushed light rather than decoration - Three spectral accents used like highlighters on a bright warm ground, never washes - Importance read by how brightly a surface catches the light, never by a heavier box ### Anti-Values - Generic SaaS chrome and uniform equal-weight card grids - Muddy pastel washes with no light source - Grey borders and one-sided accent edges on cards - Cold default white as a reflex ground with no warmth for the light to glow against - Oversized italic-serif headlines or the regular-serif / italic-serif word swap ### Visual Character - A bright warm near-white ground that the prism splits, with three spectral accents glowing like refracted light. - The spectral split-bar: a thin white seam fanned into magenta-cyan-amber that opens every section, caps a focused surface, and underlines the active link. - A wavelength gauge places each band in the visible range (440 to 680 nm) so the page reads like a tuned instrument. - Prism plaques: clear white surfaces lit by a single refracted chrome light-leak in one corner, never a border; a focused plaque glows. - Space Grotesk display with a single colour-pop highlighter word, Inter body, IBM Plex Mono wavelengths; airbrushed scene imagery with a caption plaque overlapping the frame like a margin note. ## Tokens ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | bg | `#FBF7F2` | | surface | `#FFFFFF` | | surface_2 | `#FBF3EC` | | text | `#1A1620` | | muted | `#6E6678` | | border | `rgba(26,22,32,0.10)` | | accent | `#F0468C` | | accent_2 | `#1FB6C9` | | accent_3 | `#F2A33C` | | on_accent | `#FFFFFF` | | success | `#2FAE7E` | | warning | `#F2A33C` | | error | `#E2546B` | | info | `#1FB6C9` | ### Typography - **Base Size**: 17px - **Body Font**: Inter - **Heading Font**: Space Grotesk - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Heading Weight**: 600 - **Heading Transform**: none - **Letter Spacing**: -0.03em - **Line Height**: 1.6 - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Grotesk:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap ### Radii - **None**: 0px - **Sm**: 16px - **Md**: 24px - **Lg**: 24px - **Full**: 9999px ### Shadows - **Sm**: 0 8px 24px rgba(26,22,32,0.07) - **Md**: 0 16px 44px rgba(26,22,32,0.09) - **Lg**: 0 30px 70px rgba(26,22,32,0.16) - **Glow**: 0 0 0 2px rgba(31,182,201,0.20), 0 20px 48px rgba(31,182,201,0.16) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [8,16,24,40,64,96] ### Surfaces - **Treatment**: Clear white plaques on a warm near-white ground (#FBF7F2): each plaque carries the spectral split-bar on its top edge and a single soft cyan chrome light-leak in one corner, lifted by a soft warm-ink shadow, never a border. - **Card Style**: 24px-radius white plaques, no borders; a focused (lit) plaque glows with a cyan ring instead of growing a heavier box. - **Bg Pattern**: Warm-light ground with airbrushed continuous-tone hero imagery; the spectrum gradient recurs as the divider, the split-bar, and progress/slider tracks. ### Borders - **Default Width**: 0 - **Character**: No borders. Separation comes from the spectral split-bar, soft warm-ink shadows, and a cyan focus glow; never grey edges or one-sided accents. ### Motion - **Duration**: 640ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1) - **Philosophy**: Refraction sweep: the split-bar fans from one end as it enters view and bands rise into place. The settled page is the no-JS default; an inline script gates the reveal behind html.js-on and respects prefers-reduced-motion. ## Rules ### Composition Compose the page as one beam dispersed into wavelength bands. Each section opens with the spectral split-bar and a wavelength gauge; each band holds one beat, never repetitive equal-weight blocks. Sequence is built into hue, cool early to warm late. ### Hierarchy Importance is carried by light, not by heavier boxes. A focused or active surface glows with a cyan ring and gains the spectral top-edge; it never darkens or grows a border. The colour-pop highlighter marks the one word that matters in a headline. ### Density Airy and paced. Plaques keep generous internal padding (22-30px) and space above titles; bands have generous vertical breathing room so each reveal stays distinct. ### Signature The spectral split-bar: a thin white seam fanned into magenta -> cyan -> amber, used as the section divider, the top edge of a lit plaque, the active-nav underline, and the fill of progress and slider tracks; with the wavelength gauge that places each band in the visible range. Both recolour on a palette swap because they are built from the role accents. ## Layout ### Grid Contained content caps at 1200px centred; only the full-bleed hero spans 100vw. Plaques and bands float with 24-40px gaps; grids use minmax(0,1fr) and min-width:0 so children shrink rather than overflow. ### Whitespace Whitespace is the warm-light ground the prism splits, never an empty box. Generous internal padding and space above every title. ### Density Low to medium; the spectral bands need room to read as a sequence. ### Responsive From ~390px mobile to 2560px+ ultra-wide. Stack to one column on mobile, hide secondary nav, switch the hero veil to a vertical fade for legibility; the hero headline uses clamp(33px,6.6vw,82px) and wraps, never clipping at 390px. ### Breakpoints - **Mobile**: 390px - **Tablet**: 768px - **Desktop**: 1200px ## Guidance ### Do - Open every section with the spectral split-bar and place its band with a wavelength gauge. - Build hierarchy from how brightly a surface catches the light; let a focused plaque glow rather than darken. - Keep plaques clear white with no borders; separation is the split-bar, soft shadows, and the chrome light-leak. - Stay on the warm-light ground so the three spectral accents glow like real refracted light. - Use the three accents like highlighters — confined to the split-bar, marks, focus, and transmitted light. - Commit to 16 / 24 / full radii and full-pill buttons; style every form control with the spectral focus glow. - Emphasise with a single colour-pop highlighter word; keep imagery airbrushed continuous-tone with chrome highlights. ### Don't - Don't stack interchangeable equal-weight cards with no spectral sequence. - Don't use grey borders, one-sided accent edges, or opaque flat fills. - Don't let the spectrum flood a surface; three accents used like highlighters, never washes. - Don't default to cold white; the ground is warm so the light glows. - Don't use an oversized italic serif or the regular-serif / italic-serif word swap for headlines. - Don't box navigation into a floating pill bar or nest cards. ### Accessibility Text holds WCAG AA contrast against the white plaque and the warm ground. Focus is a visible cyan glow ring. Custom checkboxes, radios, switches, sliders, selects, and progress replace all browser defaults. Reduced-motion users get the settled page instantly with no sweep. ## Imagery Direction ### Pairs With chromahaze ### Summary 1980s commercial airbrush (aerograph) imagery: soft sprayed continuous tonal gradients with no hard outlines, liquid-metal chrome highlights and crisp specular hotspots, atmospheric haze and bloom, lit by one warm source on a bright field. ### Subjects - a single luminous focal object with a chrome seam - a faceted prism dispersing a beam - a serene figure in atmospheric light - soft distant forms dissolving into haze ### Usage One full-bleed hero per landing — a sprayed warm-bright scene with calm negative space for the overlay; full-frame airbrushed scene imagery inside scene sections; chrome highlight motifs echo the plaque light-leaks.
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Prism"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
bg: "#FBF7F2"
surface: "#FFFFFF"
surface_2: "#FBF3EC"
text: "#1A1620"
muted: "#6E6678"
accent: "#F0468C"
accent_2: "#1FB6C9"
accent_3: "#F2A33C"
on_accent: "#FFFFFF"
success: "#2FAE7E"
warning: "#F2A33C"
error: "#E2546B"
info: "#1FB6C9"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Space Grotesk"
fontSize: "2.075rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.03em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Space Grotesk"
fontSize: "1.66rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.03em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Inter"
fontSize: "17px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.5
letterSpacing: "-0.03em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
none: "0px"
sm: "16px"
md: "24px"
lg: "24px"
full: "9999px"
spacing:
base: "8px"
xs: "8px"
sm: "16px"
md: "24px"
lg: "40px"
xl: "64px"
2xl: "96px"
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-accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
color-reference-accent_2:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent_2}"
color-reference-accent_3:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent_3}"
color-reference-on_accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.on_accent}"
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"
---
# Prism
## Overview
A spectral narrative interface language: a page is one white beam dispersed through a prism, where each section is a wavelength of the same idea fanned into its own band so a reader moves through colour instead of down a list of equal-weight cards. It keeps the source's essence — sequenced narrative, art direction as information architecture, illustration and copy designed as one composition — but stages it as bright refracted light on a warm ground rather than a parallax storybook.
### Values
- Refraction as structure: one beam fanned into bands a reader scans across, not down
- Sequence built into hue: cool early, warm late, so a reader knows where they are by colour
- Art direction as information architecture, carried by airbrushed light rather than decoration
- Three spectral accents used like highlighters on a bright warm ground, never washes
- Importance read by how brightly a surface catches the light, never by a heavier box
### Anti-Values
- Generic SaaS chrome and uniform equal-weight card grids
- Muddy pastel washes with no light source
- Grey borders and one-sided accent edges on cards
- Cold default white as a reflex ground with no warmth for the light to glow against
- Oversized italic-serif headlines or the regular-serif / italic-serif word swap
### Visual Character
- A bright warm near-white ground that the prism splits, with three spectral accents glowing like refracted light.
- The spectral split-bar: a thin white seam fanned into magenta-cyan-amber that opens every section, caps a focused surface, and underlines the active link.
- A wavelength gauge places each band in the visible range (440 to 680 nm) so the page reads like a tuned instrument.
- Prism plaques: clear white surfaces lit by a single refracted chrome light-leak in one corner, never a border; a focused plaque glows.
- Space Grotesk display with a single colour-pop highlighter word, Inter body, IBM Plex Mono wavelengths; airbrushed scene imagery with a caption plaque overlapping the frame like a margin note.
## 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 | `#FBF7F2` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface_2 | `#FBF3EC` |
| text | `#1A1620` |
| muted | `#6E6678` |
| accent | `#F0468C` |
| accent_2 | `#1FB6C9` |
| accent_3 | `#F2A33C` |
| on_accent | `#FFFFFF` |
| success | `#2FAE7E` |
| warning | `#F2A33C` |
| error | `#E2546B` |
| info | `#1FB6C9` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Space Grotesk, 2.075rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Space Grotesk, 1.66rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Inter, 17px, weight 400, line-height 1.5.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.
## Layout
### Spacing Tokens
- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `8px`
- **Sm**: `16px`
- **Md**: `24px`
- **Lg**: `40px`
- **Xl**: `64px`
- **2xl**: `96px`
### Grid
Contained content caps at 1200px centred; only the full-bleed hero spans 100vw. Plaques and bands float with 24-40px gaps; grids use minmax(0,1fr) and min-width:0 so children shrink rather than overflow.
### Whitespace
Whitespace is the warm-light ground the prism splits, never an empty box. Generous internal padding and space above every title.
### Density
Low to medium; the spectral bands need room to read as a sequence.
### Responsive
From ~390px mobile to 2560px+ ultra-wide. Stack to one column on mobile, hide secondary nav, switch the hero veil to a vertical fade for legibility; the hero headline uses clamp(33px,6.6vw,82px) and wraps, never clipping at 390px.
### Breakpoints
- **Mobile**: 390px
- **Tablet**: 768px
- **Desktop**: 1200px
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Sm**: 0 8px 24px rgba(26,22,32,0.07)
- **Md**: 0 16px 44px rgba(26,22,32,0.09)
- **Lg**: 0 30px 70px rgba(26,22,32,0.16)
- **Glow**: 0 0 0 2px rgba(31,182,201,0.20), 0 20px 48px rgba(31,182,201,0.16)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `16px`
- **Md**: `24px`
- **Lg**: `24px`
- **Full**: `9999px`
### Surfaces
- **Treatment**: Clear white plaques on a warm near-white ground (#FBF7F2): each plaque carries the spectral split-bar on its top edge and a single soft cyan chrome light-leak in one corner, lifted by a soft warm-ink shadow, never a border.
- **Card Style**: 24px-radius white plaques, no borders; a focused (lit) plaque glows with a cyan ring instead of growing a heavier box.
- **Bg Pattern**: Warm-light ground with airbrushed continuous-tone hero imagery; the spectrum gradient recurs as the divider, the split-bar, and progress/slider tracks.
### Borders
- **Default Width**: 0
- **Character**: No borders. Separation comes from the spectral split-bar, soft warm-ink shadows, and a cyan focus glow; never grey edges or one-sided accents.
## Components
### Composition
Compose the page as one beam dispersed into wavelength bands. Each section opens with the spectral split-bar and a wavelength gauge; each band holds one beat, never repetitive equal-weight blocks. Sequence is built into hue, cool early to warm late.
### Hierarchy
Importance is carried by light, not by heavier boxes. A focused or active surface glows with a cyan ring and gains the spectral top-edge; it never darkens or grows a border. The colour-pop highlighter marks the one word that matters in a headline.
### Density
Airy and paced. Plaques keep generous internal padding (22-30px) and space above titles; bands have generous vertical breathing room so each reveal stays distinct.
### Signature
The spectral split-bar: a thin white seam fanned into magenta -> cyan -> amber, used as the section divider, the top edge of a lit plaque, the active-nav underline, and the fill of progress and slider tracks; with the wavelength gauge that places each band in the visible range. Both recolour on a palette swap because they are built from the role accents.
## 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-019efdea-412c-7b42-b932-7fe61c5d8f6f/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 Open every section with the spectral split-bar and place its band with a wavelength gauge.
- Do Build hierarchy from how brightly a surface catches the light; let a focused plaque glow rather than darken.
- Do Keep plaques clear white with no borders; separation is the split-bar, soft shadows, and the chrome light-leak.
- Do Stay on the warm-light ground so the three spectral accents glow like real refracted light.
- Do Use the three accents like highlighters — confined to the split-bar, marks, focus, and transmitted light.
- Do Commit to 16 / 24 / full radii and full-pill buttons; style every form control with the spectral focus glow.
- Do Emphasise with a single colour-pop highlighter word; keep imagery airbrushed continuous-tone with chrome highlights.
- Don't Don't stack interchangeable equal-weight cards with no spectral sequence.
- Don't Don't use grey borders, one-sided accent edges, or opaque flat fills.
- Don't Don't let the spectrum flood a surface; three accents used like highlighters, never washes.
- Don't Don't default to cold white; the ground is warm so the light glows.
- Don't Don't use an oversized italic serif or the regular-serif / italic-serif word swap for headlines.
- Don't Don't box navigation into a floating pill bar or nest cards.
### Accessibility
Text holds WCAG AA contrast against the white plaque and the warm ground. Focus is a visible cyan glow ring. Custom checkboxes, radios, switches, sliders, selects, and progress replace all browser defaults. Reduced-motion users get the settled page instantly with no sweep.
## Imagery Direction
### Pairs With
chromahaze
### Summary
1980s commercial airbrush (aerograph) imagery: soft sprayed continuous tonal gradients with no hard outlines, liquid-metal chrome highlights and crisp specular hotspots, atmospheric haze and bloom, lit by one warm source on a bright field.
### Subjects
- a single luminous focal object with a chrome seam
- a faceted prism dispersing a beam
- a serene figure in atmospheric light
- soft distant forms dissolving into haze
### Usage
One full-bleed hero per landing — a sprayed warm-bright scene with calm negative space for the overlay; full-frame airbrushed scene imagery inside scene sections; chrome highlight motifs echo the plaque light-leaks.
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "prism",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Prism shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#FBF7F2",
"foreground": "#1A1620",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#1A1620",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#1A1620",
"primary": "#1A1620",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#f4f4f5",
"secondary-foreground": "#111111",
"muted": "#6E6678",
"muted-foreground": "#1A1620",
"accent": "#F0468C",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#E2546B",
"border": "rgba(26,22,32,0.10)",
"input": "rgba(26,22,32,0.10)",
"ring": "#F0468C",
"chart-1": "#1A1620",
"chart-2": "#f4f4f5",
"chart-3": "#F0468C",
"chart-4": "#2FAE7E",
"chart-5": "#F2A33C",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#1A1620",
"sidebar-primary": "#1A1620",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#1FB6C9",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "rgba(26,22,32,0.10)",
"sidebar-ring": "#F0468C",
"radius": "24px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#1A1620",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#F0468C",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#E2546B",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#F0468C",
"chart-1": "#1A1620",
"chart-2": "#f4f4f5",
"chart-3": "#F0468C",
"chart-4": "#2FAE7E",
"chart-5": "#F2A33C",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#1A1620",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#F0468C",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#F0468C",
"radius": "24px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019efdea-412c-7b42-b932-7fe61c5d8f6f",
"slug": "prism",
"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",
"accent_2",
"accent_3",
"bg",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"on_accent",
"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"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"glow",
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"borders": [
"character",
"default_width"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
]
}
}
}
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produced by opus-4.8 · sourced by opus-4.8 · images by gpt-image-2
Keep Prismand 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: #FBF7F2;
--foreground: #1A1620;
--card: #FFFFFF;
--card-foreground: #1A1620;
--popover: #FFFFFF;
--popover-foreground: #1A1620;
--primary: #1A1620;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #f4f4f5;
--secondary-foreground: #111111;
--muted: #6E6678;
--muted-foreground: #1A1620;
--accent: #F0468C;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #E2546B;
--border: rgba(26,22,32,0.10);
--input: rgba(26,22,32,0.10);
--ring: #F0468C;
--chart-1: #1A1620;
--chart-2: #f4f4f5;
--chart-3: #F0468C;
--chart-4: #2FAE7E;
--chart-5: #F2A33C;
--sidebar: #FFFFFF;
--sidebar-foreground: #1A1620;
--sidebar-primary: #1A1620;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #1FB6C9;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: rgba(26,22,32,0.10);
--sidebar-ring: #F0468C;
--radius: 24px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #1A1620;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #F0468C;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #E2546B;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #F0468C;
--chart-1: #1A1620;
--chart-2: #f4f4f5;
--chart-3: #F0468C;
--chart-4: #2FAE7E;
--chart-5: #F2A33C;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #1A1620;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #F0468C;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #F0468C;
--radius: 24px;
}
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 PrismShadcnKit() {
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">Prism</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",
"name": "prism",
"type": "registry:theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {
"font-sans": "Inter, system-ui, sans-serif",
"font-mono": "IBM Plex Mono, ui-monospace, monospace",
"font-display": "Space Grotesk, system-ui, sans-serif",
"radius": "1.5rem"
},
"light": {
"background": "#FBF7F2",
"foreground": "#1A1620",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#1A1620",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#1A1620",
"primary": "#1A1620",
"primary-foreground": "#FFFFFF",
"secondary": "#FBF3EC",
"secondary-foreground": "#1A1620",
"muted": "#FBF3EC",
"muted-foreground": "#6E6678",
"accent": "#F0468C",
"accent-foreground": "#FFFFFF",
"destructive": "#E2546B",
"destructive-foreground": "#FFFFFF",
"border": "rgba(26,22,32,0.10)",
"input": "rgba(26,22,32,0.10)",
"ring": "#1FB6C9",
"chart-1": "#F0468C",
"chart-2": "#1FB6C9",
"chart-3": "#F2A33C",
"chart-4": "#C24CB0",
"chart-5": "#7FC069",
"radius": "1.5rem"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#FBF7F2",
"foreground": "#1A1620",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#1A1620",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#1A1620",
"primary": "#1A1620",
"primary-foreground": "#FFFFFF",
"secondary": "#FBF3EC",
"secondary-foreground": "#1A1620",
"muted": "#FBF3EC",
"muted-foreground": "#6E6678",
"accent": "#F0468C",
"accent-foreground": "#FFFFFF",
"destructive": "#E2546B",
"destructive-foreground": "#FFFFFF",
"border": "rgba(26,22,32,0.10)",
"input": "rgba(26,22,32,0.10)",
"ring": "#1FB6C9",
"radius": "1.5rem"
}
}
}
# Prism shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019efdea-412c-7b42-b932-7fe61c5d8f6f`
Slug: `prism`
## Intent
A spectral narrative interface language: a page is one white beam dispersed through a prism, where each section is a wavelength of the same idea fanned into its own band so a reader moves through colour instead of down a list of equal-weight cards. It keeps the source's essence — sequenced narrative, art direction as information architecture, illustration and copy designed as one composition — but stages it as bright refracted light on a warm ground rather than a parallax storybook.
## 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": "#FBF7F2",
"surface": "#FFFFFF",
"surface_2": "#FBF3EC",
"text": "#1A1620",
"muted": "#6E6678",
"border": "rgba(26,22,32,0.10)",
"accent": "#F0468C",
"accent_2": "#1FB6C9",
"accent_3": "#F2A33C",
"on_accent": "#FFFFFF",
"success": "#2FAE7E",
"warning": "#F2A33C",
"error": "#E2546B",
"info": "#1FB6C9"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "17px",
"body_font": "Inter",
"heading_font": "Space Grotesk",
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"heading_weight": "600",
"heading_transform": "none",
"letter_spacing": "-0.03em",
"line_height": "1.6",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Grotesk:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap"
}
## Visual character to preserve
- A bright warm near-white ground that the prism splits, with three spectral accents glowing like refracted light.
- The spectral split-bar: a thin white seam fanned into magenta-cyan-amber that opens every section, caps a focused surface, and underlines the active link.
- A wavelength gauge places each band in the visible range (440 to 680 nm) so the page reads like a tuned instrument.
- Prism plaques: clear white surfaces lit by a single refracted chrome light-leak in one corner, never a border; a focused plaque glows.
- Space Grotesk display with a single colour-pop highlighter word, Inter body, IBM Plex Mono wavelengths; airbrushed scene imagery with a caption plaque overlapping the frame like a margin note.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": false,
"motion": "lift",
"density": "balanced",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
}
## Signature component recipes
### Button
Use `Button` for primary, secondary, outline, and ghost actions. Primary actions must expose the language's strongest contrast pair, while secondary and ghost actions should preserve the surface treatment instead of falling back to default neutral SaaS styling.
### Card
Use `Card`, `CardHeader`, `CardContent`, `CardFooter`, and `CardAction` as the main composition frame. Cards should demonstrate the language's surface, border, hierarchy, and density rules rather than appearing as generic rounded rectangles.
### Input and Textarea
Use `Input` and `Textarea` with visible focus rings, field labels, validation states, and the language's rhythm. Forms should show real product content, not placeholder-only controls.
### Select, Tabs, and Table
Use `Select`, `Tabs`, and `Table` to prove navigation, filtering, and dense data states. The table should show row rhythm, separators, hover/focus states, and an empty or status state when the language calls for it.
### Dialog and Sheet
Use `Dialog` for centered decisions and `Sheet` for contextual editing. Both should inherit the language's spacing, border, overlay, and motion rules.
## Preview shots
- `application-shell`: dashboard or workspace shell with navigation, cards, forms, and state badges.
- `detail-editor`: focused editing flow using input, textarea, select, switch/checkbox, dialog or sheet, and action buttons.
- `data-operations`: table-heavy operational view with tabs, dropdown menu affordances, badges, and destructive/empty states.
- Each preview shot must include a renderable `scene` payload with concrete headline, description, actions, and rows/fields/stats for the UI preview.
## Implementation contract
- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/prism/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: Open every section with the spectral split-bar and place its band with a wavelength gauge.; Build hierarchy from how brightly a surface catches the light; let a focused plaque glow rather than darken.; Keep plaques clear white with no borders; separation is the split-bar, soft shadows, and the chrome light-leak.; Stay on the warm-light ground so the three spectral accents glow like real refracted light.; Use the three accents like highlighters — confined to the split-bar, marks, focus, and transmitted light.; Commit to 16 / 24 / full radii and full-pill buttons; style every form control with the spectral focus glow.; Emphasise with a single colour-pop highlighter word; keep imagery airbrushed continuous-tone with chrome highlights.
- Do not: Don't stack interchangeable equal-weight cards with no spectral sequence.; Don't use grey borders, one-sided accent edges, or opaque flat fills.; Don't let the spectrum flood a surface; three accents used like highlighters, never washes.; Don't default to cold white; the ground is warm so the light glows.; Don't use an oversized italic serif or the regular-serif / italic-serif word swap for headlines.; Don't box navigation into a floating pill bar or nest cards.
## 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 PrismShadcnKit() {
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">Prism</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": "Contained content caps at 1200px centred; only the full-bleed hero spans 100vw. Plaques and bands float with 24-40px gaps; grids use minmax(0,1fr) and min-width:0 so children shrink rather than overflow.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace is the warm-light ground the prism splits, never an empty box. Generous internal padding and space above every title.",
"density": "Low to medium; the spectral bands need room to read as a sequence.",
"responsive": "From ~390px mobile to 2560px+ ultra-wide. Stack to one column on mobile, hide secondary nav, switch the hero veil to a vertical fade for legibility; the hero headline uses clamp(33px,6.6vw,82px) and wraps, never clipping at 390px.",
"breakpoints": {
"mobile": "390px",
"tablet": "768px",
"desktop": "1200px"
}
}
{
"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-019efdea-412c-7b42-b932-7fe61c5d8f6f",
"name": "Prism",
"slug": "prism"
},
"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": [
"A bright warm near-white ground that the prism splits, with three spectral accents glowing like refracted light.",
"The spectral split-bar: a thin white seam fanned into magenta-cyan-amber that opens every section, caps a focused surface, and underlines the active link.",
"A wavelength gauge places each band in the visible range (440 to 680 nm) so the page reads like a tuned instrument.",
"Prism plaques: clear white surfaces lit by a single refracted chrome light-leak in one corner, never a border; a focused plaque glows.",
"Space Grotesk display with a single colour-pop highlighter word, Inter body, IBM Plex Mono wavelengths; airbrushed scene imagery with a caption plaque overlapping the frame like a margin note."
],
"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": "Prism 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": [
"Open every section with the spectral split-bar and place its band with a wavelength gauge.",
"Build hierarchy from how brightly a surface catches the light; let a focused plaque glow rather than darken.",
"Keep plaques clear white with no borders; separation is the split-bar, soft shadows, and the chrome light-leak.",
"Stay on the warm-light ground so the three spectral accents glow like real refracted light.",
"Use the three accents like highlighters — confined to the split-bar, marks, focus, and transmitted light.",
"Commit to 16 / 24 / full radii and full-pill buttons; style every form control with the spectral focus glow.",
"Emphasise with a single colour-pop highlighter word; keep imagery airbrushed continuous-tone with chrome highlights."
],
"dont": [
"Don't stack interchangeable equal-weight cards with no spectral sequence.",
"Don't use grey borders, one-sided accent edges, or opaque flat fills.",
"Don't let the spectrum flood a surface; three accents used like highlighters, never washes.",
"Don't default to cold white; the ground is warm so the light glows.",
"Don't use an oversized italic serif or the regular-serif / italic-serif word swap for headlines.",
"Don't box navigation into a floating pill bar or nest cards."
]
}
}