Quiet Marginalia Operations
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
- 3px
- character
- Low-contrast warm-gray rules; active or changed state uses a single sage left rule rather than filled color.
- default width
- 1px
- style
- solid
colors12 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 160ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1)
- philosophy
- Only reveal supporting context, focus rings, and state changes; no animated chart spectacle.
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 12px
- md
- 8px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 4px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 18px 48px rgba(47,52,48,0.08)
- md
- 0 8px 20px rgba(47,52,48,0.06)
- sm
- 0 1px 2px rgba(47,52,48,0.04)
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- A barely visible 16px ruled-paper rhythm using linear gradients at 3 percent opacity.
- card style
- Document modules use low-contrast borders, 10px radius, no decorative fills beyond ivory and pale linen.
- treatment
- Matte paper canvas with shallow inset ivory panels and almost-flat elevation.
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- Source Sans 3
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,500;9..144,650&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;500;600&display=swap
- heading font
- Fraunces
- letter spacing
- -0.01em
- line height
- 1.58
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- scale ratio
- 1.2
rules
Compose screens like an annotated workpaper: a dominant text column, a narrow context rail, and embedded fact strips inside the reading flow rather than independent KPI cards.
Medium density with restrained modules; every metric must include a qualifier, source, or time note before another metric is introduced.
Lead with prose labels and explanations, then the number, then evidence details; use Fraunces only for quiet section titles and Source Sans 3 for all operational reading.
layout
mobile <= 640px, tablet 641px-980px, desktop >= 981px; side notes become inline after their referenced paragraph on narrow screens.
Prioritize readable document flow; only one chart-like element may appear in any module without a textual explanation.
Desktop uses a 12-column paper grid with 7 columns for the working document, 3 columns for context notes, and 2 columns for quiet operations.
Whitespace is calm but not empty: 24px between document sections, 12px within data clauses, and 48px outer margins on desktop.
guidance
- Write operational data as annotated language: include source, interpretation, and next action near the number.
- Use accent color only for active, changed, or exception states; default status should rely on text, dot, and rule weight.
- Keep charts tiny and contextual: sparklines, threshold ticks, and deltas should sit beside copy rather than in standalone panels.
- Preserve accessible contrast, visible focus rings, and non-color status labels for every state.
- Do not build a dashboard mosaic of equal cards, radial gauges, large charts, or saturated KPI tiles.
- Do not use accent fills for decoration; sage, amber, and red are reserved for state changes and exceptions.
- Do not present numbers without nearby explanatory text, timestamp, or source.
- Do not add glass, glow, heavy drop shadows, confetti gradients, or decorative data wallpaper.
katagami spec
# Quiet Marginalia Operations ## Philosophy A text-first language for operational data that behaves like careful marginalia beside a working document, making status legible without turning the product into a dashboard. ### Values - Document adjacency: metrics live as annotations, line notes, and calm summaries near the content they explain. - Peripheral awareness: status indicators are visible at a glance but never compete with reading or writing. - Progressive specificity: surfaces begin as summaries and reveal charts, timestamps, and thresholds only when needed. - Operational trust: every number has nearby context, source language, and an accessible non-color cue. ### Anti-Values - No executive dashboard grid, KPI wall, gauge cluster, or rainbow analytics palette. - No floating glass cards, decorative gradients, heavy shadows, or saturated accent fields. - No unlabeled sparklines, color-only status, or ambiguous score decoration. ### Visual Character - Use a soft off-white page with inset ivory panels separated by 1px low-contrast warm-gray rules instead of boxed dashboard cards. - Place numeric facts inline with prose using small-caps labels, tabular numerals, and thin baseline ticks that align to surrounding text. - Render status as narrow left-edge rule marks and quiet dot-plus-word pairs, reserving the sage accent for changed or active states only. - Use micro-sparklines as 24 to 72 pixel inline SVG strokes with no filled areas, no axes, and adjacent textual interpretation. - Layer context summaries in document-like side notes with hairline connectors, generous line height, and square-to-soft 10px radii. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 3px - **Character**: Low-contrast warm-gray rules; active or changed state uses a single sage left rule rather than filled color. - **Default Width**: 1px - **Style**: solid ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#6F8F7A` | | background | `#F7F5EF` | | border | `#DDD8CD` | | error | `#A85D4E` | | info | `#6D7F91` | | muted | `#7B8078` | | primary | `#2F3430` | | secondary | `#666C64` | | success | `#6F8F7A` | | surface | `#FFFEFA` | | text | `#252925` | | warning | `#B08A50` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 160ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1) - **Philosophy**: Only reveal supporting context, focus rings, and state changes; no animated chart spectacle. ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 12px - **Md**: 8px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 4px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 18px 48px rgba(47,52,48,0.08) - **Md**: 0 8px 20px rgba(47,52,48,0.06) - **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(47,52,48,0.04) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: A barely visible 16px ruled-paper rhythm using linear gradients at 3 percent opacity. - **Card Style**: Document modules use low-contrast borders, 10px radius, no decorative fills beyond ivory and pale linen. - **Treatment**: Matte paper canvas with shallow inset ivory panels and almost-flat elevation. ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: Source Sans 3 - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,500;9..144,650&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;500;600&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Fraunces - **Letter Spacing**: -0.01em - **Line Height**: 1.58 - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Scale Ratio**: 1.2 ## Rules ### Composition Compose screens like an annotated workpaper: a dominant text column, a narrow context rail, and embedded fact strips inside the reading flow rather than independent KPI cards. ### Density Medium density with restrained modules; every metric must include a qualifier, source, or time note before another metric is introduced. ### Hierarchy Lead with prose labels and explanations, then the number, then evidence details; use Fraunces only for quiet section titles and Source Sans 3 for all operational reading. ### Signature Patterns - Inline metric clauses combine a small-caps descriptor, tabular numeric value, and a one-line text interpretation inside the sentence rhythm. - Side-note status modules use a 3px sage or amber left rule, a hairline connector, and a dot-word state label instead of colored cards. - Document-adjacent sparklines are thin mono-stroke SVGs placed beside captions, never larger than the surrounding paragraph leading. - Progressive disclosure rows open from summary text into nested evidence lines divided by dotted rules and timestamped source chips. ## Layout ### Breakpoints mobile <= 640px, tablet 641px-980px, desktop >= 981px; side notes become inline after their referenced paragraph on narrow screens. ### Density Prioritize readable document flow; only one chart-like element may appear in any module without a textual explanation. ### Grid Desktop uses a 12-column paper grid with 7 columns for the working document, 3 columns for context notes, and 2 columns for quiet operations. ### Whitespace Whitespace is calm but not empty: 24px between document sections, 12px within data clauses, and 48px outer margins on desktop. ## Guidance ### Do - Write operational data as annotated language: include source, interpretation, and next action near the number. - Use accent color only for active, changed, or exception states; default status should rely on text, dot, and rule weight. - Keep charts tiny and contextual: sparklines, threshold ticks, and deltas should sit beside copy rather than in standalone panels. - Preserve accessible contrast, visible focus rings, and non-color status labels for every state. ### Don't - Do not build a dashboard mosaic of equal cards, radial gauges, large charts, or saturated KPI tiles. - Do not use accent fills for decoration; sage, amber, and red are reserved for state changes and exceptions. - Do not present numbers without nearby explanatory text, timestamp, or source. - Do not add glass, glow, heavy drop shadows, confetti gradients, or decorative data wallpaper. ### Accessibility All statuses include text labels and shape/rule cues; sparklines are accompanied by prose; focus states use visible outline and offset. ### Usage Context Best for AYA-like document workflows, customer operations review, content quality monitoring, support health, research notes, and editorial analytics that must stay calm and readable.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Quiet Marginalia Operations"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#6F8F7A"
background: "#F7F5EF"
border: "#DDD8CD"
error: "#A85D4E"
info: "#6D7F91"
muted: "#7B8078"
primary: "#2F3430"
secondary: "#666C64"
success: "#6F8F7A"
surface: "#FFFEFA"
text: "#252925"
warning: "#B08A50"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Fraunces"
fontSize: "1.728rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Fraunces"
fontSize: "1.44rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Source Sans 3"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.58
letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
full: "9999px"
lg: "12px"
md: "8px"
none: "0px"
sm: "4px"
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"
---
# Quiet Marginalia Operations
## Overview
A text-first language for operational data that behaves like careful marginalia beside a working document, making status legible without turning the product into a dashboard.
### Values
- Document adjacency: metrics live as annotations, line notes, and calm summaries near the content they explain.
- Peripheral awareness: status indicators are visible at a glance but never compete with reading or writing.
- Progressive specificity: surfaces begin as summaries and reveal charts, timestamps, and thresholds only when needed.
- Operational trust: every number has nearby context, source language, and an accessible non-color cue.
### Anti-Values
- No executive dashboard grid, KPI wall, gauge cluster, or rainbow analytics palette.
- No floating glass cards, decorative gradients, heavy shadows, or saturated accent fields.
- No unlabeled sparklines, color-only status, or ambiguous score decoration.
### Visual Character
- Use a soft off-white page with inset ivory panels separated by 1px low-contrast warm-gray rules instead of boxed dashboard cards.
- Place numeric facts inline with prose using small-caps labels, tabular numerals, and thin baseline ticks that align to surrounding text.
- Render status as narrow left-edge rule marks and quiet dot-plus-word pairs, reserving the sage accent for changed or active states only.
- Use micro-sparklines as 24 to 72 pixel inline SVG strokes with no filled areas, no axes, and adjacent textual interpretation.
- Layer context summaries in document-like side notes with hairline connectors, generous line height, and square-to-soft 10px radii.
## 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 | `#6F8F7A` |
| background | `#F7F5EF` |
| border | `#DDD8CD` |
| error | `#A85D4E` |
| info | `#6D7F91` |
| muted | `#7B8078` |
| primary | `#2F3430` |
| secondary | `#666C64` |
| success | `#6F8F7A` |
| surface | `#FFFEFA` |
| text | `#252925` |
| warning | `#B08A50` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Fraunces, 1.728rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Fraunces, 1.44rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Source Sans 3, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.58.
- **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`
### Breakpoints
mobile <= 640px, tablet 641px-980px, desktop >= 981px; side notes become inline after their referenced paragraph on narrow screens.
### Density
Prioritize readable document flow; only one chart-like element may appear in any module without a textual explanation.
### Grid
Desktop uses a 12-column paper grid with 7 columns for the working document, 3 columns for context notes, and 2 columns for quiet operations.
### Whitespace
Whitespace is calm but not empty: 24px between document sections, 12px within data clauses, and 48px outer margins on desktop.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 18px 48px rgba(47,52,48,0.08)
- **Md**: 0 8px 20px rgba(47,52,48,0.06)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(47,52,48,0.04)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `12px`
- **Md**: `8px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `4px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: A barely visible 16px ruled-paper rhythm using linear gradients at 3 percent opacity.
- **Card Style**: Document modules use low-contrast borders, 10px radius, no decorative fills beyond ivory and pale linen.
- **Treatment**: Matte paper canvas with shallow inset ivory panels and almost-flat elevation.
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 3px
- **Character**: Low-contrast warm-gray rules; active or changed state uses a single sage left rule rather than filled color.
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid
## Components
### Composition
Compose screens like an annotated workpaper: a dominant text column, a narrow context rail, and embedded fact strips inside the reading flow rather than independent KPI cards.
### Density
Medium density with restrained modules; every metric must include a qualifier, source, or time note before another metric is introduced.
### Hierarchy
Lead with prose labels and explanations, then the number, then evidence details; use Fraunces only for quiet section titles and Source Sans 3 for all operational reading.
### Signature Patterns
- Inline metric clauses combine a small-caps descriptor, tabular numeric value, and a one-line text interpretation inside the sentence rhythm.
- Side-note status modules use a 3px sage or amber left rule, a hairline connector, and a dot-word state label instead of colored cards.
- Document-adjacent sparklines are thin mono-stroke SVGs placed beside captions, never larger than the surrounding paragraph leading.
- Progressive disclosure rows open from summary text into nested evidence lines divided by dotted rules and timestamped source chips.
## 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-019edab3-286a-7433-ae9a-567819bf0703/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 Write operational data as annotated language: include source, interpretation, and next action near the number.
- Do Use accent color only for active, changed, or exception states; default status should rely on text, dot, and rule weight.
- Do Keep charts tiny and contextual: sparklines, threshold ticks, and deltas should sit beside copy rather than in standalone panels.
- Do Preserve accessible contrast, visible focus rings, and non-color status labels for every state.
- Don't Do not build a dashboard mosaic of equal cards, radial gauges, large charts, or saturated KPI tiles.
- Don't Do not use accent fills for decoration; sage, amber, and red are reserved for state changes and exceptions.
- Don't Do not present numbers without nearby explanatory text, timestamp, or source.
- Don't Do not add glass, glow, heavy drop shadows, confetti gradients, or decorative data wallpaper.
### Accessibility
All statuses include text labels and shape/rule cues; sparklines are accompanied by prose; focus states use visible outline and offset.
### Usage Context
Best for AYA-like document workflows, customer operations review, content quality monitoring, support health, research notes, and editorial analytics that must stay calm and readable.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "quiet-marginalia-operations",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Quiet Marginalia Operations shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F7F5EF",
"foreground": "#252925",
"card": "#FFFEFA",
"card-foreground": "#252925",
"popover": "#FFFEFA",
"popover-foreground": "#252925",
"primary": "#2F3430",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#666C64",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#7B8078",
"muted-foreground": "#252925",
"accent": "#6F8F7A",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A85D4E",
"border": "#DDD8CD",
"input": "#DDD8CD",
"ring": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-1": "#2F3430",
"chart-2": "#666C64",
"chart-3": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-4": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-5": "#B08A50",
"sidebar": "#FFFEFA",
"sidebar-foreground": "#252925",
"sidebar-primary": "#2F3430",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#6D7F91",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#DDD8CD",
"sidebar-ring": "#6F8F7A",
"radius": "8px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#2F3430",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#6F8F7A",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A85D4E",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-1": "#2F3430",
"chart-2": "#666C64",
"chart-3": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-4": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-5": "#B08A50",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#2F3430",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#6F8F7A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#6F8F7A",
"radius": "8px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019edab3-286a-7433-ae9a-567819bf0703",
"slug": "quiet-marginalia-operations",
"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
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: #F7F5EF;
--foreground: #252925;
--card: #FFFEFA;
--card-foreground: #252925;
--popover: #FFFEFA;
--popover-foreground: #252925;
--primary: #2F3430;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #666C64;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #7B8078;
--muted-foreground: #252925;
--accent: #6F8F7A;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #A85D4E;
--border: #DDD8CD;
--input: #DDD8CD;
--ring: #6F8F7A;
--chart-1: #2F3430;
--chart-2: #666C64;
--chart-3: #6F8F7A;
--chart-4: #6F8F7A;
--chart-5: #B08A50;
--sidebar: #FFFEFA;
--sidebar-foreground: #252925;
--sidebar-primary: #2F3430;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #6D7F91;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #DDD8CD;
--sidebar-ring: #6F8F7A;
--radius: 8px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #2F3430;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #6F8F7A;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #A85D4E;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #6F8F7A;
--chart-1: #2F3430;
--chart-2: #666C64;
--chart-3: #6F8F7A;
--chart-4: #6F8F7A;
--chart-5: #B08A50;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #2F3430;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #6F8F7A;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #6F8F7A;
--radius: 8px;
}
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 QuietMarginaliaOperationsShadcnKit() {
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">Quiet Marginalia Operations</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": "quiet-marginalia-operations",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Quiet Marginalia Operations shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F7F5EF",
"foreground": "#252925",
"card": "#FFFEFA",
"card-foreground": "#252925",
"popover": "#FFFEFA",
"popover-foreground": "#252925",
"primary": "#2F3430",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#666C64",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#7B8078",
"muted-foreground": "#252925",
"accent": "#6F8F7A",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A85D4E",
"border": "#DDD8CD",
"input": "#DDD8CD",
"ring": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-1": "#2F3430",
"chart-2": "#666C64",
"chart-3": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-4": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-5": "#B08A50",
"sidebar": "#FFFEFA",
"sidebar-foreground": "#252925",
"sidebar-primary": "#2F3430",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#6D7F91",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#DDD8CD",
"sidebar-ring": "#6F8F7A",
"radius": "8px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#2F3430",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#6F8F7A",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A85D4E",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-1": "#2F3430",
"chart-2": "#666C64",
"chart-3": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-4": "#6F8F7A",
"chart-5": "#B08A50",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#2F3430",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#6F8F7A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#6F8F7A",
"radius": "8px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019edab3-286a-7433-ae9a-567819bf0703",
"slug": "quiet-marginalia-operations",
"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"
]
}
}
}
# Quiet Marginalia Operations shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019edab3-286a-7433-ae9a-567819bf0703`
Slug: `quiet-marginalia-operations`
## Intent
A text-first language for operational data that behaves like careful marginalia beside a working document, making status legible without turning the product into a dashboard.
## 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": "#6F8F7A",
"background": "#F7F5EF",
"border": "#DDD8CD",
"error": "#A85D4E",
"info": "#6D7F91",
"muted": "#7B8078",
"primary": "#2F3430",
"secondary": "#666C64",
"success": "#6F8F7A",
"surface": "#FFFEFA",
"text": "#252925",
"warning": "#B08A50"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "Source Sans 3",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,500;9..144,650&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;500;600&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Fraunces",
"letter_spacing": "-0.01em",
"line_height": 1.58,
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"scale_ratio": 1.2
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Use a soft off-white page with inset ivory panels separated by 1px low-contrast warm-gray rules instead of boxed dashboard cards.
- Place numeric facts inline with prose using small-caps labels, tabular numerals, and thin baseline ticks that align to surrounding text.
- Render status as narrow left-edge rule marks and quiet dot-plus-word pairs, reserving the sage accent for changed or active states only.
- Use micro-sparklines as 24 to 72 pixel inline SVG strokes with no filled areas, no axes, and adjacent textual interpretation.
- Layer context summaries in document-like side notes with hairline connectors, generous line height, and square-to-soft 10px radii.
## 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/quiet-marginalia-operations/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: Write operational data as annotated language: include source, interpretation, and next action near the number.; Use accent color only for active, changed, or exception states; default status should rely on text, dot, and rule weight.; Keep charts tiny and contextual: sparklines, threshold ticks, and deltas should sit beside copy rather than in standalone panels.; Preserve accessible contrast, visible focus rings, and non-color status labels for every state.
- Do not: Do not build a dashboard mosaic of equal cards, radial gauges, large charts, or saturated KPI tiles.; Do not use accent fills for decoration; sage, amber, and red are reserved for state changes and exceptions.; Do not present numbers without nearby explanatory text, timestamp, or source.; Do not add glass, glow, heavy drop shadows, confetti gradients, or decorative data wallpaper.
## 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 QuietMarginaliaOperationsShadcnKit() {
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">Quiet Marginalia Operations</h2>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
with the language-specific component recipes.
</p>
</div>
<Button>Apply theme</Button>
</div>
<Tabs defaultValue="components">
<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
</Tabs>
<Card>
<CardHeader>
<CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
<CardDescription>
Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
from components.md and preview-shots.json.
</CardDescription>
</CardHeader>
<CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
<Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
<Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
</CardContent>
<CardFooter className="justify-between">
<Badge>Ready</Badge>
<Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
</CardFooter>
</Card>
</section>
);
}
```
## Layout notes
{
"breakpoints": "mobile <= 640px, tablet 641px-980px, desktop >= 981px; side notes become inline after their referenced paragraph on narrow screens.",
"density": "Prioritize readable document flow; only one chart-like element may appear in any module without a textual explanation.",
"grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column paper grid with 7 columns for the working document, 3 columns for context notes, and 2 columns for quiet operations.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace is calm but not empty: 24px between document sections, 12px within data clauses, and 48px outer margins on desktop."
}
{
"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-019edab3-286a-7433-ae9a-567819bf0703",
"name": "Quiet Marginalia Operations",
"slug": "quiet-marginalia-operations"
},
"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 a soft off-white page with inset ivory panels separated by 1px low-contrast warm-gray rules instead of boxed dashboard cards.",
"Place numeric facts inline with prose using small-caps labels, tabular numerals, and thin baseline ticks that align to surrounding text.",
"Render status as narrow left-edge rule marks and quiet dot-plus-word pairs, reserving the sage accent for changed or active states only.",
"Use micro-sparklines as 24 to 72 pixel inline SVG strokes with no filled areas, no axes, and adjacent textual interpretation.",
"Layer context summaries in document-like side notes with hairline connectors, generous line height, and square-to-soft 10px radii."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "balanced",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
},
"shots": [
{
"id": "application-shell",
"title": "Application shell",
"viewport": "desktop",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"select",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"table"
],
"composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
"mustShow": [
"primary and secondary actions",
"card hierarchy",
"filterable state",
"table or list density"
],
"avoid": [
"component inventory walls",
"placeholder-only content",
"generic rounded SaaS chrome"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "workspace spread",
"headline": "Quiet Marginalia Operations 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": [
"Write operational data as annotated language: include source, interpretation, and next action near the number.",
"Use accent color only for active, changed, or exception states; default status should rely on text, dot, and rule weight.",
"Keep charts tiny and contextual: sparklines, threshold ticks, and deltas should sit beside copy rather than in standalone panels.",
"Preserve accessible contrast, visible focus rings, and non-color status labels for every state."
],
"dont": [
"Do not build a dashboard mosaic of equal cards, radial gauges, large charts, or saturated KPI tiles.",
"Do not use accent fills for decoration; sage, amber, and red are reserved for state changes and exceptions.",
"Do not present numbers without nearby explanatory text, timestamp, or source.",
"Do not add glass, glow, heavy drop shadows, confetti gradients, or decorative data wallpaper."
]
}
}