Ma Ink Context Shell
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.
specification
philosophy
tokens
borders4 items
- accent width
- 2px
- character
- fine ink hairlines; accent border is a narrow vermilion decision mark
- default width
- 1px
- style
- solid
colors12 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 160ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1)
- philosophy
- motion should feel like a quiet reveal or focus breath; no bouncy transitions
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 8px
- md
- 4px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 2px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 22px 60px rgba(23,22,20,0.08)
- md
- 0 12px 32px rgba(23,22,20,0.06)
- sm
- 0 1px 0 rgba(23,22,20,0.06)
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- subtle linear paper grain made from low-opacity ink and cream lines
- card style
- flat panels with 1px ink-tinted hairlines, square-to-small radii, and no decorative elevation
- treatment
- warm off-white paper fields on a slightly darker washi background
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- IBM Plex Sans JP
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=IBM+Plex+Sans+JP:wght@400;500;600&family=Shippori+Mincho:wght@500;600&display=swap
- heading font
- Shippori Mincho
- letter spacing
- -0.01em
- line height
- 1.62
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- scale ratio
- 1.22
rules
Compose screens as a reading desk: persistent minimal navigation, one spacious primary context column, one restrained support rail, and visible pauses between grouped decisions.
Moderate density with large gutters and high line-height; rows may contain rich information but must be separated by blank intervals rather than boxes inside boxes.
Use serif headings sparingly for section identity, sans text for operational reading, mono for timestamps and confidence values, and vermilion only for the current required action.
layout
Desktop 1200px+, tablet 768-1199px with two columns and reduced gutter, mobile below 640px with stacked sections and preserved 24px pauses.
Desktop uses 12 columns with wide outer margins, a 7-column primary pane, one-column ma gutter, and a 3-column context rail.
Whitespace is treated as semantic pause: 48-96px page margins, 32px panel padding, and intentional empty bands around high-importance decisions.
guidance
- Let empty space separate modes of thought before adding another divider.
- Use the accent only for selected state, critical action, or one meaningful status per viewport.
- Keep panels flat, readable, and document-like with precise hairlines and generous internal padding.
- Write real product labels and context-rich content so the calm shell has something to organize.
- Do not create rainbow KPI cards, saturated charts, or decorative accent chips.
- Do not stack generic rounded SaaS cards with arbitrary shadows.
- Do not compress tables until the ma gutters and reading rhythm disappear.
- Do not use accent color for brand garnish or repeated category labels.
katagami spec
# Ma Ink Context Shell ## Philosophy Ma Ink Context Shell is a quiet intelligence language for reading, judging, and acting inside dense enterprise context without making the interface feel analytical-heavy. It uses Japanese ma as a working layout principle: empty space is active, panels defer to content, and one ink-vermilion accent appears only when the system needs to signal attention or consequence. ### Values - meaningful emptiness before decoration - calm scannability for high-context work - deference to reading and judgment - single-signal accent discipline - structured context without dashboard noise ### Anti-Values - chromatic KPI dashboards - floating SaaS cards with arbitrary softness - dense analytic chrome - decorative accent scattering - default table-heavy admin screens ### Visual Character - Use an asymmetric 12-column shell where the main reading pane spans seven columns and a quiet context rail spans three columns with one empty spacer column between them. - Render panels as off-white paper fields separated by one-pixel ink hairlines and large internal padding rather than shadows, gradients, or heavy card elevation. - Apply the vermilion accent as a 2px vertical signal rule or tiny status seal only on selected, overdue, or primary-action moments, never as general decoration. - Create hierarchy with measured type scale, generous line-height, tabular mono metadata, and row gaps of 24px or more so pauses are visible between decisions. - Use stepped inset margins and silent gutters that increase on desktop and collapse into stacked reading sections on mobile while preserving blank space above each section. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 2px - **Character**: fine ink hairlines; accent border is a narrow vermilion decision mark - **Default Width**: 1px - **Style**: solid ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#C9472D` | | background | `#F7F2EA` | | border | `#D8CFC1` | | error | `#B33A2E` | | info | `#426C84` | | muted | `#777066` | | primary | `#171614` | | secondary | `#4F4A43` | | success | `#3F7151` | | surface | `#FFFDF8` | | text | `#171614` | | warning | `#B9822E` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 160ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1) - **Philosophy**: motion should feel like a quiet reveal or focus breath; no bouncy transitions ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 8px - **Md**: 4px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 2px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 22px 60px rgba(23,22,20,0.08) - **Md**: 0 12px 32px rgba(23,22,20,0.06) - **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(23,22,20,0.06) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64,96] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: subtle linear paper grain made from low-opacity ink and cream lines - **Card Style**: flat panels with 1px ink-tinted hairlines, square-to-small radii, and no decorative elevation - **Treatment**: warm off-white paper fields on a slightly darker washi background ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: IBM Plex Sans JP - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=IBM+Plex+Sans+JP:wght@400;500;600&family=Shippori+Mincho:wght@500;600&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Shippori Mincho - **Letter Spacing**: -0.01em - **Line Height**: 1.62 - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Scale Ratio**: 1.22 ## Rules ### Composition Compose screens as a reading desk: persistent minimal navigation, one spacious primary context column, one restrained support rail, and visible pauses between grouped decisions. ### Density Moderate density with large gutters and high line-height; rows may contain rich information but must be separated by blank intervals rather than boxes inside boxes. ### Hierarchy Use serif headings sparingly for section identity, sans text for operational reading, mono for timestamps and confidence values, and vermilion only for the current required action. ### Signature Patterns - Ma gutter: reserve an intentionally empty column or vertical band between primary work and context rail on desktop to make comparison feel calm. - Signal rule: mark the active item with a 2px vermilion left border plus a tiny square seal while keeping all other borders ink-neutral. - Breathing rows: list items use 24px vertical padding, thin top rules, and no filled hover blocks so the rhythm reads as pauses in a document. - Context tokonoma: the right rail starts lower than the main pane and contains a single featured insight panel framed by blank space above it. - Ink metadata: timestamps, provenance, and confidence are set in mono with tabular spacing and muted ink to support scanning without analytical clutter. ## Layout ### Breakpoints Desktop 1200px+, tablet 768-1199px with two columns and reduced gutter, mobile below 640px with stacked sections and preserved 24px pauses. ### Grid Desktop uses 12 columns with wide outer margins, a 7-column primary pane, one-column ma gutter, and a 3-column context rail. ### Whitespace Whitespace is treated as semantic pause: 48-96px page margins, 32px panel padding, and intentional empty bands around high-importance decisions. ## Guidance ### Do - Let empty space separate modes of thought before adding another divider. - Use the accent only for selected state, critical action, or one meaningful status per viewport. - Keep panels flat, readable, and document-like with precise hairlines and generous internal padding. - Write real product labels and context-rich content so the calm shell has something to organize. ### Don't - Do not create rainbow KPI cards, saturated charts, or decorative accent chips. - Do not stack generic rounded SaaS cards with arbitrary shadows. - Do not compress tables until the ma gutters and reading rhythm disappear. - Do not use accent color for brand garnish or repeated category labels.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Ma Ink Context Shell"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#C9472D"
background: "#F7F2EA"
border: "#D8CFC1"
error: "#B33A2E"
info: "#426C84"
muted: "#777066"
primary: "#171614"
secondary: "#4F4A43"
success: "#3F7151"
surface: "#FFFDF8"
text: "#171614"
warning: "#B9822E"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Shippori Mincho"
fontSize: "1.816rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Shippori Mincho"
fontSize: "1.488rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans JP"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.62
letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
full: "9999px"
lg: "8px"
md: "4px"
none: "0px"
sm: "2px"
spacing:
base: "8px"
xs: "4px"
sm: "8px"
md: "12px"
lg: "16px"
xl: "24px"
2xl: "32px"
3xl: "48px"
4xl: "64px"
step-8: "96px"
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"
---
# Ma Ink Context Shell
## Overview
Ma Ink Context Shell is a quiet intelligence language for reading, judging, and acting inside dense enterprise context without making the interface feel analytical-heavy. It uses Japanese ma as a working layout principle: empty space is active, panels defer to content, and one ink-vermilion accent appears only when the system needs to signal attention or consequence.
### Values
- meaningful emptiness before decoration
- calm scannability for high-context work
- deference to reading and judgment
- single-signal accent discipline
- structured context without dashboard noise
### Anti-Values
- chromatic KPI dashboards
- floating SaaS cards with arbitrary softness
- dense analytic chrome
- decorative accent scattering
- default table-heavy admin screens
### Visual Character
- Use an asymmetric 12-column shell where the main reading pane spans seven columns and a quiet context rail spans three columns with one empty spacer column between them.
- Render panels as off-white paper fields separated by one-pixel ink hairlines and large internal padding rather than shadows, gradients, or heavy card elevation.
- Apply the vermilion accent as a 2px vertical signal rule or tiny status seal only on selected, overdue, or primary-action moments, never as general decoration.
- Create hierarchy with measured type scale, generous line-height, tabular mono metadata, and row gaps of 24px or more so pauses are visible between decisions.
- Use stepped inset margins and silent gutters that increase on desktop and collapse into stacked reading sections on mobile while preserving blank space above each section.
## 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 | `#C9472D` |
| background | `#F7F2EA` |
| border | `#D8CFC1` |
| error | `#B33A2E` |
| info | `#426C84` |
| muted | `#777066` |
| primary | `#171614` |
| secondary | `#4F4A43` |
| success | `#3F7151` |
| surface | `#FFFDF8` |
| text | `#171614` |
| warning | `#B9822E` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Shippori Mincho, 1.816rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Shippori Mincho, 1.488rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: IBM Plex Sans JP, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.62.
- **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`
- **Step-8**: `96px`
### Breakpoints
Desktop 1200px+, tablet 768-1199px with two columns and reduced gutter, mobile below 640px with stacked sections and preserved 24px pauses.
### Grid
Desktop uses 12 columns with wide outer margins, a 7-column primary pane, one-column ma gutter, and a 3-column context rail.
### Whitespace
Whitespace is treated as semantic pause: 48-96px page margins, 32px panel padding, and intentional empty bands around high-importance decisions.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 22px 60px rgba(23,22,20,0.08)
- **Md**: 0 12px 32px rgba(23,22,20,0.06)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(23,22,20,0.06)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `8px`
- **Md**: `4px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `2px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: subtle linear paper grain made from low-opacity ink and cream lines
- **Card Style**: flat panels with 1px ink-tinted hairlines, square-to-small radii, and no decorative elevation
- **Treatment**: warm off-white paper fields on a slightly darker washi background
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: fine ink hairlines; accent border is a narrow vermilion decision mark
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid
## Components
### Composition
Compose screens as a reading desk: persistent minimal navigation, one spacious primary context column, one restrained support rail, and visible pauses between grouped decisions.
### Density
Moderate density with large gutters and high line-height; rows may contain rich information but must be separated by blank intervals rather than boxes inside boxes.
### Hierarchy
Use serif headings sparingly for section identity, sans text for operational reading, mono for timestamps and confidence values, and vermilion only for the current required action.
### Signature Patterns
- Ma gutter: reserve an intentionally empty column or vertical band between primary work and context rail on desktop to make comparison feel calm.
- Signal rule: mark the active item with a 2px vermilion left border plus a tiny square seal while keeping all other borders ink-neutral.
- Breathing rows: list items use 24px vertical padding, thin top rules, and no filled hover blocks so the rhythm reads as pauses in a document.
- Context tokonoma: the right rail starts lower than the main pane and contains a single featured insight panel framed by blank space above it.
- Ink metadata: timestamps, provenance, and confidence are set in mono with tabular spacing and muted ink to support scanning without analytical clutter.
## 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-019ed832-ef9a-7a00-92a0-c5c5f03cf80e/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 Let empty space separate modes of thought before adding another divider.
- Do Use the accent only for selected state, critical action, or one meaningful status per viewport.
- Do Keep panels flat, readable, and document-like with precise hairlines and generous internal padding.
- Do Write real product labels and context-rich content so the calm shell has something to organize.
- Don't Do not create rainbow KPI cards, saturated charts, or decorative accent chips.
- Don't Do not stack generic rounded SaaS cards with arbitrary shadows.
- Don't Do not compress tables until the ma gutters and reading rhythm disappear.
- Don't Do not use accent color for brand garnish or repeated category labels.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "ma-ink-context-shell",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Ma Ink Context Shell shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F7F2EA",
"foreground": "#171614",
"card": "#FFFDF8",
"card-foreground": "#171614",
"popover": "#FFFDF8",
"popover-foreground": "#171614",
"primary": "#171614",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#4F4A43",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#777066",
"muted-foreground": "#171614",
"accent": "#C9472D",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B33A2E",
"border": "#D8CFC1",
"input": "#D8CFC1",
"ring": "#C9472D",
"chart-1": "#171614",
"chart-2": "#4F4A43",
"chart-3": "#C9472D",
"chart-4": "#3F7151",
"chart-5": "#B9822E",
"sidebar": "#FFFDF8",
"sidebar-foreground": "#171614",
"sidebar-primary": "#171614",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#426C84",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D8CFC1",
"sidebar-ring": "#C9472D",
"radius": "4px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#171614",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#C9472D",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B33A2E",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#C9472D",
"chart-1": "#171614",
"chart-2": "#4F4A43",
"chart-3": "#C9472D",
"chart-4": "#3F7151",
"chart-5": "#B9822E",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#171614",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#C9472D",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#C9472D",
"radius": "4px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019ed832-ef9a-7a00-92a0-c5c5f03cf80e",
"slug": "ma-ink-context-shell",
"componentManifest": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
}
}
}
```embodiments
at a glance
Typography
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
Components
Components rendered with this language’s tokens — colors, type, and rounded corners as specified.
Spacing
- base8px
- xs4px
- sm8px
- md12px
- lg16px
- xl24px
- 2xl32px
- 3xl48px
- 4xl64px
- step-896px
Shape
implementation kit
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
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table:root {
--background: #F7F2EA;
--foreground: #171614;
--card: #FFFDF8;
--card-foreground: #171614;
--popover: #FFFDF8;
--popover-foreground: #171614;
--primary: #171614;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #4F4A43;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #777066;
--muted-foreground: #171614;
--accent: #C9472D;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B33A2E;
--border: #D8CFC1;
--input: #D8CFC1;
--ring: #C9472D;
--chart-1: #171614;
--chart-2: #4F4A43;
--chart-3: #C9472D;
--chart-4: #3F7151;
--chart-5: #B9822E;
--sidebar: #FFFDF8;
--sidebar-foreground: #171614;
--sidebar-primary: #171614;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #426C84;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #D8CFC1;
--sidebar-ring: #C9472D;
--radius: 4px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #171614;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #C9472D;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B33A2E;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #C9472D;
--chart-1: #171614;
--chart-2: #4F4A43;
--chart-3: #C9472D;
--chart-4: #3F7151;
--chart-5: #B9822E;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #171614;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #C9472D;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #C9472D;
--radius: 4px;
}
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
Card,
CardContent,
CardDescription,
CardFooter,
CardHeader,
CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
export function MaInkContextShellShadcnKit() {
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">Ma Ink Context Shell</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": "ma-ink-context-shell",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Ma Ink Context Shell shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F7F2EA",
"foreground": "#171614",
"card": "#FFFDF8",
"card-foreground": "#171614",
"popover": "#FFFDF8",
"popover-foreground": "#171614",
"primary": "#171614",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#4F4A43",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#777066",
"muted-foreground": "#171614",
"accent": "#C9472D",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B33A2E",
"border": "#D8CFC1",
"input": "#D8CFC1",
"ring": "#C9472D",
"chart-1": "#171614",
"chart-2": "#4F4A43",
"chart-3": "#C9472D",
"chart-4": "#3F7151",
"chart-5": "#B9822E",
"sidebar": "#FFFDF8",
"sidebar-foreground": "#171614",
"sidebar-primary": "#171614",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#426C84",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D8CFC1",
"sidebar-ring": "#C9472D",
"radius": "4px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#171614",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#C9472D",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B33A2E",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#C9472D",
"chart-1": "#171614",
"chart-2": "#4F4A43",
"chart-3": "#C9472D",
"chart-4": "#3F7151",
"chart-5": "#B9822E",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#171614",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#C9472D",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#C9472D",
"radius": "4px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019ed832-ef9a-7a00-92a0-c5c5f03cf80e",
"slug": "ma-ink-context-shell",
"componentManifest": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
}
}
}
# Ma Ink Context Shell shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019ed832-ef9a-7a00-92a0-c5c5f03cf80e`
Slug: `ma-ink-context-shell`
## Intent
Ma Ink Context Shell is a quiet intelligence language for reading, judging, and acting inside dense enterprise context without making the interface feel analytical-heavy. It uses Japanese ma as a working layout principle: empty space is active, panels defer to content, and one ink-vermilion accent appears only when the system needs to signal attention or consequence.
## 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": "#C9472D",
"background": "#F7F2EA",
"border": "#D8CFC1",
"error": "#B33A2E",
"info": "#426C84",
"muted": "#777066",
"primary": "#171614",
"secondary": "#4F4A43",
"success": "#3F7151",
"surface": "#FFFDF8",
"text": "#171614",
"warning": "#B9822E"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "IBM Plex Sans JP",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=IBM+Plex+Sans+JP:wght@400;500;600&family=Shippori+Mincho:wght@500;600&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Shippori Mincho",
"letter_spacing": "-0.01em",
"line_height": 1.62,
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"scale_ratio": 1.22
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Use an asymmetric 12-column shell where the main reading pane spans seven columns and a quiet context rail spans three columns with one empty spacer column between them.
- Render panels as off-white paper fields separated by one-pixel ink hairlines and large internal padding rather than shadows, gradients, or heavy card elevation.
- Apply the vermilion accent as a 2px vertical signal rule or tiny status seal only on selected, overdue, or primary-action moments, never as general decoration.
- Create hierarchy with measured type scale, generous line-height, tabular mono metadata, and row gaps of 24px or more so pauses are visible between decisions.
- Use stepped inset margins and silent gutters that increase on desktop and collapse into stacked reading sections on mobile while preserving blank space above each section.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "balanced",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
}
## Signature component recipes
### Button
Use `Button` for primary, secondary, outline, and ghost actions. Primary actions must expose the language's strongest contrast pair, while secondary and ghost actions should preserve the surface treatment instead of falling back to default neutral SaaS styling.
### Card
Use `Card`, `CardHeader`, `CardContent`, `CardFooter`, and `CardAction` as the main composition frame. Cards should demonstrate the language's surface, border, hierarchy, and density rules rather than appearing as generic rounded rectangles.
### Input and Textarea
Use `Input` and `Textarea` with visible focus rings, field labels, validation states, and the language's rhythm. Forms should show real product content, not placeholder-only controls.
### Select, Tabs, and Table
Use `Select`, `Tabs`, and `Table` to prove navigation, filtering, and dense data states. The table should show row rhythm, separators, hover/focus states, and an empty or status state when the language calls for it.
### Dialog and Sheet
Use `Dialog` for centered decisions and `Sheet` for contextual editing. Both should inherit the language's spacing, border, overlay, and motion rules.
## Preview shots
- `application-shell`: dashboard or workspace shell with navigation, cards, forms, and state badges.
- `detail-editor`: focused editing flow using input, textarea, select, switch/checkbox, dialog or sheet, and action buttons.
- `data-operations`: table-heavy operational view with tabs, dropdown menu affordances, badges, and destructive/empty states.
- Each preview shot must include a renderable `scene` payload with concrete headline, description, actions, and rows/fields/stats for the UI preview.
## Implementation contract
- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/ma-ink-context-shell/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: Let empty space separate modes of thought before adding another divider.; Use the accent only for selected state, critical action, or one meaningful status per viewport.; Keep panels flat, readable, and document-like with precise hairlines and generous internal padding.; Write real product labels and context-rich content so the calm shell has something to organize.
- Do not: Do not create rainbow KPI cards, saturated charts, or decorative accent chips.; Do not stack generic rounded SaaS cards with arbitrary shadows.; Do not compress tables until the ma gutters and reading rhythm disappear.; Do not use accent color for brand garnish or repeated category labels.
## 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 MaInkContextShellShadcnKit() {
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">Ma Ink Context Shell</h2>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
with the language-specific component recipes.
</p>
</div>
<Button>Apply theme</Button>
</div>
<Tabs defaultValue="components">
<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
</Tabs>
<Card>
<CardHeader>
<CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
<CardDescription>
Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
from components.md and preview-shots.json.
</CardDescription>
</CardHeader>
<CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
<Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
<Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
</CardContent>
<CardFooter className="justify-between">
<Badge>Ready</Badge>
<Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
</CardFooter>
</Card>
</section>
);
}
```
## Layout notes
{
"breakpoints": "Desktop 1200px+, tablet 768-1199px with two columns and reduced gutter, mobile below 640px with stacked sections and preserved 24px pauses.",
"grid": "Desktop uses 12 columns with wide outer margins, a 7-column primary pane, one-column ma gutter, and a 3-column context rail.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace is treated as semantic pause: 48-96px page margins, 32px panel padding, and intentional empty bands around high-importance decisions."
}
{
"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-019ed832-ef9a-7a00-92a0-c5c5f03cf80e",
"name": "Ma Ink Context Shell",
"slug": "ma-ink-context-shell"
},
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"identityNotes": [
"Use an asymmetric 12-column shell where the main reading pane spans seven columns and a quiet context rail spans three columns with one empty spacer column between them.",
"Render panels as off-white paper fields separated by one-pixel ink hairlines and large internal padding rather than shadows, gradients, or heavy card elevation.",
"Apply the vermilion accent as a 2px vertical signal rule or tiny status seal only on selected, overdue, or primary-action moments, never as general decoration.",
"Create hierarchy with measured type scale, generous line-height, tabular mono metadata, and row gaps of 24px or more so pauses are visible between decisions.",
"Use stepped inset margins and silent gutters that increase on desktop and collapse into stacked reading sections on mobile while preserving blank space above each section."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "balanced",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
},
"shots": [
{
"id": "application-shell",
"title": "Application shell",
"viewport": "desktop",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"select",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"table"
],
"composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
"mustShow": [
"primary and secondary actions",
"card hierarchy",
"filterable state",
"table or list density"
],
"avoid": [
"component inventory walls",
"placeholder-only content",
"generic rounded SaaS chrome"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "workspace spread",
"headline": "Ma Ink Context Shell 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": [
"Let empty space separate modes of thought before adding another divider.",
"Use the accent only for selected state, critical action, or one meaningful status per viewport.",
"Keep panels flat, readable, and document-like with precise hairlines and generous internal padding.",
"Write real product labels and context-rich content so the calm shell has something to organize."
],
"dont": [
"Do not create rainbow KPI cards, saturated charts, or decorative accent chips.",
"Do not stack generic rounded SaaS cards with arbitrary shadows.",
"Do not compress tables until the ma gutters and reading rhythm disappear.",
"Do not use accent color for brand garnish or repeated category labels."
]
}
}