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Margin Ink Dispatch

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 contemporary drawing-led editorial illustration language for interfaces that feel composed on newsprint, annotated by hand, and resolved with gallery restraint. It turns product screens into publication spreads where ink line, negative space, and visual commentary carry the hierarchy.
values
Concept before decoration: every mark frames an editorial point or decision.Drawing-led hierarchy: charcoal strokes, hatching density, and margin notes guide attention.Gallery-white restraint: generous emptiness makes ink textures and muted spot colors feel intentional.Publication utility: captions, folios, rules, and clipped columns organize complex content.
anti-values
×Glossy gradients, neon saturation, and app-store rounded plastic surfaces.×Stock-icon sameness or ornamental sketch effects that do not structure content.×Dense dashboard chrome that leaves no room for the drawing voice.
tokens
borders4 items
accent width
3px
character
thin charcoal publication rules, occasionally doubled or offset like imperfect pen strokes
default width
1px
style
solid
colors12 items
accent
#A64E3A
background
#FFFFFF
border
#2A2926
error
#A13B31
info
#4E657E
muted
#7E776C
primary
#1E1D1B
secondary
#6D655A
success
#4E6B50
surface
#FFFFFF
text
#1A1917
warning
#B9822B
motion3 items
duration
180ms
easing
cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1)
philosophy
snappy
radii5 items
full
9999px
lg
24px
md
16px
none
0px
sm
0px
responsive2 items
breakpoints
480px, 768px, 1024px
column progression
12 columns desktop, 8 tablet, 4 small tablet, 1 phone
shadows3 items
lg
10px 12px 0 rgba(42,41,38,0.12)
md
5px 5px 0 rgba(42,41,38,0.16)
sm
2px 2px 0 rgba(42,41,38,0.18)
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
bg pattern
noise
card style
warm off-white paper cards with subtle noise, square editorial borders, and inked corner registration marks
treatment
paper
typography8 items
base size
16px
body font
IBM Plex Sans
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Libre+Baskerville:wght@400;700&display=swap
heading font
Libre Baskerville
letter spacing
-0.02em
line height
1.55
mono font
IBM Plex Mono
scale ratio
1.25
rules
composition
Use an editorial spread structure: a narrow folio rail, one dominant story column, supporting proof panels, and asymmetrical white space that lets ink elements breathe.
hierarchy
Lead with serif headlines and large negative space; then use mono labels, caption strips, underlines, and hatching density to differentiate body, metadata, and calls to action.
density

Medium-low density with compact notes clustered at margins and spacious main cards; data may be dense only inside clearly ruled proof tables.

signature patterns
Every panel receives pseudo-element corner ticks: short offset charcoal strokes at top-left and bottom-right to simulate hand registration marks.Hover and selected states use repeating-linear-gradient cross-hatching overlays instead of filled glossy colors.Section labels appear as uppercase mono folios rotated or pinned in a narrow left rail with vertical writing where space allows.Important content blocks combine a thick muted terracotta left rule with a torn-caption strip attached to the bottom edge.Backgrounds layer a paper-noise radial texture with faint ruled thumbnail boxes, never pure flat white.
layout
grid
Desktop uses a 72px folio rail plus a 12-column editorial grid; primary content spans 7 columns, commentary and proof panels span 4 columns with one column of gallery-white breathing room.
breakpoints
Mobile below 640px collapses to one column; tablet 640-1024px uses two content columns with the folio rail becoming a horizontal masthead; desktop above 1024px restores the asymmetric spread.
whitespace
Whitespace is treated as gallery wall space: outer gutters are wide, cards have generous top padding, and annotations sit close to rules rather than filling every gap.
guidance
do
  • Use serif headlines, mono folios, and body text together to create publication hierarchy.
  • Show hand-drawn line weight through borders, ticks, underlines, hatching, and ink wash surfaces.
  • Reserve muted spot color for emphasis, warnings, primary calls to action, or active editorial marks.
  • Let negative space frame the story; cluster secondary controls into margin notes.
  • Apply letter-spacing -0.02em universally so the interface feels tightly typeset like a printed dispatch.
  • Use square or 16px-corner components consistently, with 24px reserved only for large paper sheets if needed.
  • Wrap tables in ruled proof sheets that can scroll on mobile without breaking the editorial grid.
avoid
  • Do not use shiny gradients, glassmorphism, or generic SaaS blue as the main personality.
  • Do not make every element look sketched; use ink marks structurally and sparingly.
  • Do not round everything into soft cards; square paper panels and ruled edges are core.
  • Do not fill the layout edge to edge on desktop; preserve the gallery-white field.
  • Do not use browser default form controls; selects, checks, radios, and toggles must be ink-styled.
  • Do not introduce multiple accent hues; terracotta is the single spot color for emphasis.
  • Do not use rounded pill cards or floating glass panels that contradict the publication-paper structure.
katagami spec
# Margin Ink Dispatch

## Philosophy

A contemporary drawing-led editorial illustration language for interfaces that feel composed on newsprint, annotated by hand, and resolved with gallery restraint. It turns product screens into publication spreads where ink line, negative space, and visual commentary carry the hierarchy.

### Values

- Concept before decoration: every mark frames an editorial point or decision.
- Drawing-led hierarchy: charcoal strokes, hatching density, and margin notes guide attention.
- Gallery-white restraint: generous emptiness makes ink textures and muted spot colors feel intentional.
- Publication utility: captions, folios, rules, and clipped columns organize complex content.

### Anti-Values

- Glossy gradients, neon saturation, and app-store rounded plastic surfaces.
- Stock-icon sameness or ornamental sketch effects that do not structure content.
- Dense dashboard chrome that leaves no room for the drawing voice.

### Visual Character

- Large gallery-white canvases are interrupted by charcoal editorial rule lines and sparse muted spot-color blocks for active states.
- Cards use off-white paper surfaces with visible grain, 1px ink borders, and irregular hand-drawn corner ticks created with pseudo-elements.
- Headings sit in publication-style columns with small uppercase mono folios, deck text, and margin annotation rails.
- Interactive controls show charcoal hatching or cross-hatched fills on hover and focus rather than glossy shadows.
- Key image and data areas include brush-wash smudges, thumbnail boxes, and caption strips that mimic an art director markup board.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 3px
- **Character**: thin charcoal publication rules, occasionally doubled or offset like imperfect pen strokes
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#A64E3A` |
| background | `#FFFFFF` |
| border | `#2A2926` |
| error | `#A13B31` |
| info | `#4E657E` |
| muted | `#7E776C` |
| primary | `#1E1D1B` |
| secondary | `#6D655A` |
| success | `#4E6B50` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#1A1917` |
| warning | `#B9822B` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 180ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1)
- **Philosophy**: snappy

### Radii

- **Full**: 9999px
- **Lg**: 24px
- **Md**: 16px
- **None**: 0px
- **Sm**: 0px

### Responsive

- **Breakpoints**: ["480px","768px","1024px"]
- **Column Progression**: 12 columns desktop, 8 tablet, 4 small tablet, 1 phone

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 10px 12px 0 rgba(42,41,38,0.12)
- **Md**: 5px 5px 0 rgba(42,41,38,0.16)
- **Sm**: 2px 2px 0 rgba(42,41,38,0.18)

### Spacing

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

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: noise
- **Card Style**: warm off-white paper cards with subtle noise, square editorial borders, and inked corner registration marks
- **Treatment**: paper

### Typography

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

## Rules

### Composition

Use an editorial spread structure: a narrow folio rail, one dominant story column, supporting proof panels, and asymmetrical white space that lets ink elements breathe.

### Hierarchy

Lead with serif headlines and large negative space; then use mono labels, caption strips, underlines, and hatching density to differentiate body, metadata, and calls to action.

### Density

Medium-low density with compact notes clustered at margins and spacious main cards; data may be dense only inside clearly ruled proof tables.

### Signature Patterns

- Every panel receives pseudo-element corner ticks: short offset charcoal strokes at top-left and bottom-right to simulate hand registration marks.
- Hover and selected states use repeating-linear-gradient cross-hatching overlays instead of filled glossy colors.
- Section labels appear as uppercase mono folios rotated or pinned in a narrow left rail with vertical writing where space allows.
- Important content blocks combine a thick muted terracotta left rule with a torn-caption strip attached to the bottom edge.
- Backgrounds layer a paper-noise radial texture with faint ruled thumbnail boxes, never pure flat white.

## Layout

### Grid

Desktop uses a 72px folio rail plus a 12-column editorial grid; primary content spans 7 columns, commentary and proof panels span 4 columns with one column of gallery-white breathing room.

### Breakpoints

Mobile below 640px collapses to one column; tablet 640-1024px uses two content columns with the folio rail becoming a horizontal masthead; desktop above 1024px restores the asymmetric spread.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is treated as gallery wall space: outer gutters are wide, cards have generous top padding, and annotations sit close to rules rather than filling every gap.

## Guidance

### Do

- Use serif headlines, mono folios, and body text together to create publication hierarchy.
- Show hand-drawn line weight through borders, ticks, underlines, hatching, and ink wash surfaces.
- Reserve muted spot color for emphasis, warnings, primary calls to action, or active editorial marks.
- Let negative space frame the story; cluster secondary controls into margin notes.
- Apply letter-spacing -0.02em universally so the interface feels tightly typeset like a printed dispatch.
- Use square or 16px-corner components consistently, with 24px reserved only for large paper sheets if needed.
- Wrap tables in ruled proof sheets that can scroll on mobile without breaking the editorial grid.

### Don't

- Do not use shiny gradients, glassmorphism, or generic SaaS blue as the main personality.
- Do not make every element look sketched; use ink marks structurally and sparingly.
- Do not round everything into soft cards; square paper panels and ruled edges are core.
- Do not fill the layout edge to edge on desktop; preserve the gallery-white field.
- Do not use browser default form controls; selects, checks, radios, and toggles must be ink-styled.
- Do not introduce multiple accent hues; terracotta is the single spot color for emphasis.
- Do not use rounded pill cards or floating glass panels that contradict the publication-paper structure.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Margin Ink Dispatch"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#A64E3A"
  background: "#FFFFFF"
  border: "#2A2926"
  error: "#A13B31"
  info: "#4E657E"
  muted: "#7E776C"
  primary: "#1E1D1B"
  secondary: "#6D655A"
  success: "#4E6B50"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  text: "#1A1917"
  warning: "#B9822B"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Libre Baskerville"
    fontSize: "1.953rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Libre Baskerville"
    fontSize: "1.563rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.55
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  full: "9999px"
  lg: "24px"
  md: "16px"
  none: "0px"
  sm: "0px"
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"
---

# Margin Ink Dispatch

## Overview

A contemporary drawing-led editorial illustration language for interfaces that feel composed on newsprint, annotated by hand, and resolved with gallery restraint. It turns product screens into publication spreads where ink line, negative space, and visual commentary carry the hierarchy.

### Values

- Concept before decoration: every mark frames an editorial point or decision.
- Drawing-led hierarchy: charcoal strokes, hatching density, and margin notes guide attention.
- Gallery-white restraint: generous emptiness makes ink textures and muted spot colors feel intentional.
- Publication utility: captions, folios, rules, and clipped columns organize complex content.

### Anti-Values

- Glossy gradients, neon saturation, and app-store rounded plastic surfaces.
- Stock-icon sameness or ornamental sketch effects that do not structure content.
- Dense dashboard chrome that leaves no room for the drawing voice.

### Visual Character

- Large gallery-white canvases are interrupted by charcoal editorial rule lines and sparse muted spot-color blocks for active states.
- Cards use off-white paper surfaces with visible grain, 1px ink borders, and irregular hand-drawn corner ticks created with pseudo-elements.
- Headings sit in publication-style columns with small uppercase mono folios, deck text, and margin annotation rails.
- Interactive controls show charcoal hatching or cross-hatched fills on hover and focus rather than glossy shadows.
- Key image and data areas include brush-wash smudges, thumbnail boxes, and caption strips that mimic an art director markup board.

## 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 | `#A64E3A` |
| background | `#FFFFFF` |
| border | `#2A2926` |
| error | `#A13B31` |
| info | `#4E657E` |
| muted | `#7E776C` |
| primary | `#1E1D1B` |
| secondary | `#6D655A` |
| success | `#4E6B50` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#1A1917` |
| warning | `#B9822B` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Libre Baskerville, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Libre Baskerville, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: IBM Plex Sans, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.55.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.

## Layout

### Spacing Tokens

- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `24px`
- **2xl**: `32px`
- **3xl**: `48px`
- **4xl**: `64px`

### Grid

Desktop uses a 72px folio rail plus a 12-column editorial grid; primary content spans 7 columns, commentary and proof panels span 4 columns with one column of gallery-white breathing room.

### Breakpoints

Mobile below 640px collapses to one column; tablet 640-1024px uses two content columns with the folio rail becoming a horizontal masthead; desktop above 1024px restores the asymmetric spread.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is treated as gallery wall space: outer gutters are wide, cards have generous top padding, and annotations sit close to rules rather than filling every gap.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 10px 12px 0 rgba(42,41,38,0.12)
- **Md**: 5px 5px 0 rgba(42,41,38,0.16)
- **Sm**: 2px 2px 0 rgba(42,41,38,0.18)

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `24px`
- **Md**: `16px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `0px`

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: noise
- **Card Style**: warm off-white paper cards with subtle noise, square editorial borders, and inked corner registration marks
- **Treatment**: paper

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 3px
- **Character**: thin charcoal publication rules, occasionally doubled or offset like imperfect pen strokes
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

## Components

### Composition

Use an editorial spread structure: a narrow folio rail, one dominant story column, supporting proof panels, and asymmetrical white space that lets ink elements breathe.

### Hierarchy

Lead with serif headlines and large negative space; then use mono labels, caption strips, underlines, and hatching density to differentiate body, metadata, and calls to action.

### Density

Medium-low density with compact notes clustered at margins and spacious main cards; data may be dense only inside clearly ruled proof tables.

### Signature Patterns

- Every panel receives pseudo-element corner ticks: short offset charcoal strokes at top-left and bottom-right to simulate hand registration marks.
- Hover and selected states use repeating-linear-gradient cross-hatching overlays instead of filled glossy colors.
- Section labels appear as uppercase mono folios rotated or pinned in a narrow left rail with vertical writing where space allows.
- Important content blocks combine a thick muted terracotta left rule with a torn-caption strip attached to the bottom edge.
- Backgrounds layer a paper-noise radial texture with faint ruled thumbnail boxes, never pure flat white.

## 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/margin-ink-dispatch/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 serif headlines, mono folios, and body text together to create publication hierarchy.
- Do Show hand-drawn line weight through borders, ticks, underlines, hatching, and ink wash surfaces.
- Do Reserve muted spot color for emphasis, warnings, primary calls to action, or active editorial marks.
- Do Let negative space frame the story; cluster secondary controls into margin notes.
- Do Apply letter-spacing -0.02em universally so the interface feels tightly typeset like a printed dispatch.
- Do Use square or 16px-corner components consistently, with 24px reserved only for large paper sheets if needed.
- Do Wrap tables in ruled proof sheets that can scroll on mobile without breaking the editorial grid.
- Don't Do not use shiny gradients, glassmorphism, or generic SaaS blue as the main personality.
- Don't Do not make every element look sketched; use ink marks structurally and sparingly.
- Don't Do not round everything into soft cards; square paper panels and ruled edges are core.
- Don't Do not fill the layout edge to edge on desktop; preserve the gallery-white field.
- Don't Do not use browser default form controls; selects, checks, radios, and toggles must be ink-styled.
- Don't Do not introduce multiple accent hues; terracotta is the single spot color for emphasis.
- Don't Do not use rounded pill cards or floating glass panels that contradict the publication-paper structure.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "margin-ink-dispatch",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Margin Ink Dispatch shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#FFFFFF",
      "foreground": "#1A1917",
      "card": "#FFFFFF",
      "card-foreground": "#1A1917",
      "popover": "#FFFFFF",
      "popover-foreground": "#1A1917",
      "primary": "#1E1D1B",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#6D655A",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#7E776C",
      "muted-foreground": "#1A1917",
      "accent": "#A64E3A",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A13B31",
      "border": "#2A2926",
      "input": "#2A2926",
      "ring": "#A64E3A",
      "chart-1": "#1E1D1B",
      "chart-2": "#6D655A",
      "chart-3": "#A64E3A",
      "chart-4": "#4E6B50",
      "chart-5": "#B9822B",
      "sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#1A1917",
      "sidebar-primary": "#1E1D1B",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#4E657E",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#2A2926",
      "sidebar-ring": "#A64E3A",
      "radius": "16px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#1E1D1B",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#A64E3A",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A13B31",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#A64E3A",
      "chart-1": "#1E1D1B",
      "chart-2": "#6D655A",
      "chart-3": "#A64E3A",
      "chart-4": "#4E6B50",
      "chart-5": "#B9822B",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#1E1D1B",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#A64E3A",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#A64E3A",
      "radius": "16px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "margin-ink-dispatch",
    "slug": "margin-ink-dispatch",
    "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"
      ],
      "responsive": [
        "breakpoints",
        "column_progression"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "sm"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "base",
        "scale"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "bg_pattern",
        "card_style",
        "treatment"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "base_size",
        "body_font",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "letter_spacing",
        "line_height",
        "mono_font",
        "scale_ratio"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
in the wild

embodiments

the full element showcase
embodiment · margin-ink-dispatch
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgLibre Baskerville · 31px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdLibre Baskerville · 25px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdIBM Plex Sans · 16px · 400

The quick brown fox jumps

label-mdIBM Plex 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

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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: #FFFFFF;
  --foreground: #1A1917;
  --card: #FFFFFF;
  --card-foreground: #1A1917;
  --popover: #FFFFFF;
  --popover-foreground: #1A1917;
  --primary: #1E1D1B;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #6D655A;
  --secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted: #7E776C;
  --muted-foreground: #1A1917;
  --accent: #A64E3A;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #A13B31;
  --border: #2A2926;
  --input: #2A2926;
  --ring: #A64E3A;
  --chart-1: #1E1D1B;
  --chart-2: #6D655A;
  --chart-3: #A64E3A;
  --chart-4: #4E6B50;
  --chart-5: #B9822B;
  --sidebar: #FFFFFF;
  --sidebar-foreground: #1A1917;
  --sidebar-primary: #1E1D1B;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #4E657E;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #2A2926;
  --sidebar-ring: #A64E3A;
  --radius: 16px;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #1E1D1B;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #A64E3A;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #A13B31;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #A64E3A;
  --chart-1: #1E1D1B;
  --chart-2: #6D655A;
  --chart-3: #A64E3A;
  --chart-4: #4E6B50;
  --chart-5: #B9822B;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #1E1D1B;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #A64E3A;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #A64E3A;
  --radius: 16px;
}
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 MarginInkDispatchShadcnKit() {
  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">Margin Ink Dispatch</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 JSONcompatibility fallback
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "margin-ink-dispatch",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Margin Ink Dispatch shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#FFFFFF",
      "foreground": "#1A1917",
      "card": "#FFFFFF",
      "card-foreground": "#1A1917",
      "popover": "#FFFFFF",
      "popover-foreground": "#1A1917",
      "primary": "#1E1D1B",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#6D655A",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#7E776C",
      "muted-foreground": "#1A1917",
      "accent": "#A64E3A",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A13B31",
      "border": "#2A2926",
      "input": "#2A2926",
      "ring": "#A64E3A",
      "chart-1": "#1E1D1B",
      "chart-2": "#6D655A",
      "chart-3": "#A64E3A",
      "chart-4": "#4E6B50",
      "chart-5": "#B9822B",
      "sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#1A1917",
      "sidebar-primary": "#1E1D1B",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#4E657E",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#2A2926",
      "sidebar-ring": "#A64E3A",
      "radius": "16px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#1E1D1B",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#A64E3A",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A13B31",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#A64E3A",
      "chart-1": "#1E1D1B",
      "chart-2": "#6D655A",
      "chart-3": "#A64E3A",
      "chart-4": "#4E6B50",
      "chart-5": "#B9822B",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#1E1D1B",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#A64E3A",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#A64E3A",
      "radius": "16px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "margin-ink-dispatch",
    "slug": "margin-ink-dispatch",
    "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"
      ],
      "responsive": [
        "breakpoints",
        "column_progression"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "sm"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "base",
        "scale"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "bg_pattern",
        "card_style",
        "treatment"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "base_size",
        "body_font",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "letter_spacing",
        "line_height",
        "mono_font",
        "scale_ratio"
      ]
    }
  }
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Margin Ink Dispatch shadcn/ui Components

Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `margin-ink-dispatch`
Slug: `margin-ink-dispatch`

## Intent

A contemporary drawing-led editorial illustration language for interfaces that feel composed on newsprint, annotated by hand, and resolved with gallery restraint. It turns product screens into publication spreads where ink line, negative space, and visual commentary carry the hierarchy.

## 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": "#A64E3A",
  "background": "#FFFFFF",
  "border": "#2A2926",
  "error": "#A13B31",
  "info": "#4E657E",
  "muted": "#7E776C",
  "primary": "#1E1D1B",
  "secondary": "#6D655A",
  "success": "#4E6B50",
  "surface": "#FFFFFF",
  "text": "#1A1917",
  "warning": "#B9822B"
}

Typography:

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

## Visual character to preserve

- Large gallery-white canvases are interrupted by charcoal editorial rule lines and sparse muted spot-color blocks for active states.
- Cards use off-white paper surfaces with visible grain, 1px ink borders, and irregular hand-drawn corner ticks created with pseudo-elements.
- Headings sit in publication-style columns with small uppercase mono folios, deck text, and margin annotation rails.
- Interactive controls show charcoal hatching or cross-hatched fills on hover and focus rather than glossy shadows.
- Key image and data areas include brush-wash smudges, thumbnail boxes, and caption strips that mimic an art director markup board.

## ShadSync visual profile

{
  "family": "paper-collage",
  "material": "paper",
  "contour": "blob",
  "border": "dashed",
  "underlay": true,
  "grain": true,
  "stickerBadges": false,
  "motion": "lift-rotate",
  "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/margin-ink-dispatch/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 serif headlines, mono folios, and body text together to create publication hierarchy.; Show hand-drawn line weight through borders, ticks, underlines, hatching, and ink wash surfaces.; Reserve muted spot color for emphasis, warnings, primary calls to action, or active editorial marks.; Let negative space frame the story; cluster secondary controls into margin notes.; Apply letter-spacing -0.02em universally so the interface feels tightly typeset like a printed dispatch.; Use square or 16px-corner components consistently, with 24px reserved only for large paper sheets if needed.; Wrap tables in ruled proof sheets that can scroll on mobile without breaking the editorial grid.
- Do not: Do not use shiny gradients, glassmorphism, or generic SaaS blue as the main personality.; Do not make every element look sketched; use ink marks structurally and sparingly.; Do not round everything into soft cards; square paper panels and ruled edges are core.; Do not fill the layout edge to edge on desktop; preserve the gallery-white field.; Do not use browser default form controls; selects, checks, radios, and toggles must be ink-styled.; Do not introduce multiple accent hues; terracotta is the single spot color for emphasis.; Do not use rounded pill cards or floating glass panels that contradict the publication-paper structure.

## 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 MarginInkDispatchShadcnKit() {
  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">Margin Ink Dispatch</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": "Desktop uses a 72px folio rail plus a 12-column editorial grid; primary content spans 7 columns, commentary and proof panels span 4 columns with one column of gallery-white breathing room.",
  "breakpoints": "Mobile below 640px collapses to one column; tablet 640-1024px uses two content columns with the folio rail becoming a horizontal masthead; desktop above 1024px restores the asymmetric spread.",
  "whitespace": "Whitespace is treated as gallery wall space: outer gutters are wide, cards have generous top padding, and annotations sit close to rules rather than filling every gap."
}
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": "margin-ink-dispatch",
    "name": "Margin Ink Dispatch",
    "slug": "margin-ink-dispatch"
  },
  "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": [
    "Large gallery-white canvases are interrupted by charcoal editorial rule lines and sparse muted spot-color blocks for active states.",
    "Cards use off-white paper surfaces with visible grain, 1px ink borders, and irregular hand-drawn corner ticks created with pseudo-elements.",
    "Headings sit in publication-style columns with small uppercase mono folios, deck text, and margin annotation rails.",
    "Interactive controls show charcoal hatching or cross-hatched fills on hover and focus rather than glossy shadows.",
    "Key image and data areas include brush-wash smudges, thumbnail boxes, and caption strips that mimic an art director markup board."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "paper-collage",
    "material": "paper",
    "contour": "blob",
    "border": "dashed",
    "underlay": true,
    "grain": true,
    "stickerBadges": false,
    "motion": "lift-rotate",
    "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": "Margin Ink Dispatch 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 serif headlines, mono folios, and body text together to create publication hierarchy.",
      "Show hand-drawn line weight through borders, ticks, underlines, hatching, and ink wash surfaces.",
      "Reserve muted spot color for emphasis, warnings, primary calls to action, or active editorial marks.",
      "Let negative space frame the story; cluster secondary controls into margin notes.",
      "Apply letter-spacing -0.02em universally so the interface feels tightly typeset like a printed dispatch.",
      "Use square or 16px-corner components consistently, with 24px reserved only for large paper sheets if needed.",
      "Wrap tables in ruled proof sheets that can scroll on mobile without breaking the editorial grid."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not use shiny gradients, glassmorphism, or generic SaaS blue as the main personality.",
      "Do not make every element look sketched; use ink marks structurally and sparingly.",
      "Do not round everything into soft cards; square paper panels and ruled edges are core.",
      "Do not fill the layout edge to edge on desktop; preserve the gallery-white field.",
      "Do not use browser default form controls; selects, checks, radios, and toggles must be ink-styled.",
      "Do not introduce multiple accent hues; terracotta is the single spot color for emphasis.",
      "Do not use rounded pill cards or floating glass panels that contradict the publication-paper structure."
    ]
  }
}
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