Context Rail Reading Atlas
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
- thin editorial separators, square anchors, and connector lines aligned to text baselines
- default width
- 1px
- style
- solid hairline with occasional left accent rule
colors12 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 160ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1)
- philosophy
- context panels brighten and slide 4px on focus; reading content remains still to protect comprehension
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 6px
- md
- 4px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 2px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 24px 70px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.10)
- md
- 0 10px 30px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.08)
- sm
- 0 1px 0 rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.08)
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- subtle vertical rail rules and low-contrast map grid lines, never decorative gradients
- card style
- flush inset paper strips with hairline borders and square 2-6px radii only
- treatment
- matte ivory paper over a warmer canvas with faint linen grain from layered radial gradients
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- Source Serif 4
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,500;6..72,650&family=Source+Serif+4:opsz,wght@8..60,400;8..60,600&display=swap
- heading font
- Newsreader
- letter spacing
- -0.01em
- line height
- 1.62
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- scale ratio
- 1.22
rules
Compose every screen around a dominant long-form reading canvas, then allocate subdued left and right rails for outline, excerpts, threads, and maps that reveal more detail on proximity or focus.
High information density is allowed only in rails and analytical strips; the central prose must keep generous line height and paragraph spacing for sustained reading.
Let typography and proximity lead: large serif titles, comfortable prose, small monospaced source labels, and only thin accent rules for active references or selected map nodes.
layout
mobile < 640px collapses rails into inline context cards; tablet 640-1024 keeps one rail below the title and pins the map after prose; desktop >= 1120px shows both sticky rails.
Desktop uses a 220px left rail, minmax 620-760px reading column, and 280px right context-map rail with 24px gutters and aligned baseline rules.
Whitespace protects the reading measure: paragraphs breathe vertically while rails compress with smaller type, dense chips, and thin separators.
guidance
- Use real prose, excerpts, source titles, decision labels, and linked references so the scene proves active reading and synthesis.
- Keep accent colors narrow: links, mentions, thread ticks, and map nodes only; most surfaces should remain ivory, umber, slate, and warm gray.
- Align rails and map nodes to the text they explain, using hairlines and square anchors as the recurring relationship grammar.
- Prefer inline analytical bands and marginal notes over separate chart cards or dashboard panels.
- Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard with large charts, bright cards, or summary widgets at the top.
- Do not use arbitrary pill badges, heavy shadows, bubbly radii, or saturated semantic color blocks as identity.
- Do not hide all context in modals; progressive disclosure should happen in rails, marginal reveals, and command rows.
- Do not let map graphics become abstract decoration; every node and connector must correspond to a source, thread, or excerpt.
katagami spec
# Context Rail Reading Atlas ## Philosophy A restrained text-first workspace for AYA where reading, excerpting, decision trails, and knowledge-map context stay woven around a central editorial canvas instead of becoming a dashboard. ### Values - prose before widgets - progressive context disclosure - traceable synthesis - quiet analytical confidence - spatial memory through rails and map threads ### Anti-Values - dashboard chrome competing with reading - color-coded status confetti - floating cards without source relationships - generic SaaS panels and arbitrary rounded softness ### Visual Character - A single warm ivory reading column uses max-width prose measure while both sides reserve narrow sticky context rails with hairline separators and delayed reveal panels. - Reference links, mentions, thread markers, and map nodes share restrained colored underline strokes plus tiny square anchors rather than filled badges or large pills. - Analytical modules are compact inset strips embedded between paragraphs with monospaced labels, tabular figures, and no drop shadows, preserving continuous reading flow. - A right-side knowledge map is drawn with CSS grid lines, small square nodes, and thin connector rules that align to excerpt anchors in the prose column. - Command surfaces appear as quiet linen panels at the bottom edge with slash-command rows, focus rails, and keyboard hints instead of modal dashboard overlays. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 2px - **Character**: thin editorial separators, square anchors, and connector lines aligned to text baselines - **Default Width**: 1px - **Style**: solid hairline with occasional left accent rule ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#8A5D3B` | | background | `#F4F0E8` | | border | `#D7CEC0` | | error | `#A14E3A` | | info | `#4F6F85` | | muted | `#81786D` | | primary | `#263238` | | secondary | `#6B6259` | | success | `#55725B` | | surface | `#FBF8F1` | | text | `#22201C` | | warning | `#9A7A36` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 160ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1) - **Philosophy**: context panels brighten and slide 4px on focus; reading content remains still to protect comprehension ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 6px - **Md**: 4px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 2px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 24px 70px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.10) - **Md**: 0 10px 30px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.08) - **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.08) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: subtle vertical rail rules and low-contrast map grid lines, never decorative gradients - **Card Style**: flush inset paper strips with hairline borders and square 2-6px radii only - **Treatment**: matte ivory paper over a warmer canvas with faint linen grain from layered radial gradients ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: Source Serif 4 - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,500;6..72,650&family=Source+Serif+4:opsz,wght@8..60,400;8..60,600&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Newsreader - **Letter Spacing**: -0.01em - **Line Height**: 1.62 - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Scale Ratio**: 1.22 ## Rules ### Composition Compose every screen around a dominant long-form reading canvas, then allocate subdued left and right rails for outline, excerpts, threads, and maps that reveal more detail on proximity or focus. ### Density High information density is allowed only in rails and analytical strips; the central prose must keep generous line height and paragraph spacing for sustained reading. ### Hierarchy Let typography and proximity lead: large serif titles, comfortable prose, small monospaced source labels, and only thin accent rules for active references or selected map nodes. ### Signature Patterns - Context rails use sticky columns with faded top and bottom masks so outline, backlinks, and sources feel continuously available without becoming dashboard navigation. - Linked snippets use colored underline channels and square anchor glyphs that repeat on corresponding map nodes, creating a traceable visual relation across prose and rails. - Decision trails are rendered as marginal thread ticks with small connector rules that point to paragraph baselines rather than as chat bubbles or activity feeds. - Compact analytical modules are inserted as ruled editorial bands with mono row labels, tiny sparklines, and source chips kept below paragraph height. - Command surfaces use a bottom linen drawer with one active row, keyboard hints, and semantic grouping so actions remain available but visually subordinate to reading. ## Layout ### Breakpoints mobile < 640px collapses rails into inline context cards; tablet 640-1024 keeps one rail below the title and pins the map after prose; desktop >= 1120px shows both sticky rails. ### Grid Desktop uses a 220px left rail, minmax 620-760px reading column, and 280px right context-map rail with 24px gutters and aligned baseline rules. ### Whitespace Whitespace protects the reading measure: paragraphs breathe vertically while rails compress with smaller type, dense chips, and thin separators. ## Guidance ### Do - Use real prose, excerpts, source titles, decision labels, and linked references so the scene proves active reading and synthesis. - Keep accent colors narrow: links, mentions, thread ticks, and map nodes only; most surfaces should remain ivory, umber, slate, and warm gray. - Align rails and map nodes to the text they explain, using hairlines and square anchors as the recurring relationship grammar. - Prefer inline analytical bands and marginal notes over separate chart cards or dashboard panels. ### Don't - Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard with large charts, bright cards, or summary widgets at the top. - Do not use arbitrary pill badges, heavy shadows, bubbly radii, or saturated semantic color blocks as identity. - Do not hide all context in modals; progressive disclosure should happen in rails, marginal reveals, and command rows. - Do not let map graphics become abstract decoration; every node and connector must correspond to a source, thread, or excerpt. ### Accessibility Maintain AA contrast on all prose and controls; accent underlines must be paired with labels or square anchors; focus states use visible 2px umber outlines and keyboard hints.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Context Rail Reading Atlas"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#8A5D3B"
background: "#F4F0E8"
border: "#D7CEC0"
error: "#A14E3A"
info: "#4F6F85"
muted: "#81786D"
primary: "#263238"
secondary: "#6B6259"
success: "#55725B"
surface: "#FBF8F1"
text: "#22201C"
warning: "#9A7A36"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Newsreader"
fontSize: "1.816rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Newsreader"
fontSize: "1.488rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Source Serif 4"
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: "6px"
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"
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"
---
# Context Rail Reading Atlas
## Overview
A restrained text-first workspace for AYA where reading, excerpting, decision trails, and knowledge-map context stay woven around a central editorial canvas instead of becoming a dashboard.
### Values
- prose before widgets
- progressive context disclosure
- traceable synthesis
- quiet analytical confidence
- spatial memory through rails and map threads
### Anti-Values
- dashboard chrome competing with reading
- color-coded status confetti
- floating cards without source relationships
- generic SaaS panels and arbitrary rounded softness
### Visual Character
- A single warm ivory reading column uses max-width prose measure while both sides reserve narrow sticky context rails with hairline separators and delayed reveal panels.
- Reference links, mentions, thread markers, and map nodes share restrained colored underline strokes plus tiny square anchors rather than filled badges or large pills.
- Analytical modules are compact inset strips embedded between paragraphs with monospaced labels, tabular figures, and no drop shadows, preserving continuous reading flow.
- A right-side knowledge map is drawn with CSS grid lines, small square nodes, and thin connector rules that align to excerpt anchors in the prose column.
- Command surfaces appear as quiet linen panels at the bottom edge with slash-command rows, focus rails, and keyboard hints instead of modal dashboard overlays.
## 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 | `#8A5D3B` |
| background | `#F4F0E8` |
| border | `#D7CEC0` |
| error | `#A14E3A` |
| info | `#4F6F85` |
| muted | `#81786D` |
| primary | `#263238` |
| secondary | `#6B6259` |
| success | `#55725B` |
| surface | `#FBF8F1` |
| text | `#22201C` |
| warning | `#9A7A36` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Newsreader, 1.816rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Newsreader, 1.488rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Source Serif 4, 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`
### Breakpoints
mobile < 640px collapses rails into inline context cards; tablet 640-1024 keeps one rail below the title and pins the map after prose; desktop >= 1120px shows both sticky rails.
### Grid
Desktop uses a 220px left rail, minmax 620-760px reading column, and 280px right context-map rail with 24px gutters and aligned baseline rules.
### Whitespace
Whitespace protects the reading measure: paragraphs breathe vertically while rails compress with smaller type, dense chips, and thin separators.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 24px 70px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.10)
- **Md**: 0 10px 30px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.08)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.08)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `6px`
- **Md**: `4px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `2px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: subtle vertical rail rules and low-contrast map grid lines, never decorative gradients
- **Card Style**: flush inset paper strips with hairline borders and square 2-6px radii only
- **Treatment**: matte ivory paper over a warmer canvas with faint linen grain from layered radial gradients
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: thin editorial separators, square anchors, and connector lines aligned to text baselines
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid hairline with occasional left accent rule
## Components
### Composition
Compose every screen around a dominant long-form reading canvas, then allocate subdued left and right rails for outline, excerpts, threads, and maps that reveal more detail on proximity or focus.
### Density
High information density is allowed only in rails and analytical strips; the central prose must keep generous line height and paragraph spacing for sustained reading.
### Hierarchy
Let typography and proximity lead: large serif titles, comfortable prose, small monospaced source labels, and only thin accent rules for active references or selected map nodes.
### Signature Patterns
- Context rails use sticky columns with faded top and bottom masks so outline, backlinks, and sources feel continuously available without becoming dashboard navigation.
- Linked snippets use colored underline channels and square anchor glyphs that repeat on corresponding map nodes, creating a traceable visual relation across prose and rails.
- Decision trails are rendered as marginal thread ticks with small connector rules that point to paragraph baselines rather than as chat bubbles or activity feeds.
- Compact analytical modules are inserted as ruled editorial bands with mono row labels, tiny sparklines, and source chips kept below paragraph height.
- Command surfaces use a bottom linen drawer with one active row, keyboard hints, and semantic grouping so actions remain available but visually subordinate to reading.
## 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-019edc14-2fd7-7311-a966-22ed13f89467/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 real prose, excerpts, source titles, decision labels, and linked references so the scene proves active reading and synthesis.
- Do Keep accent colors narrow: links, mentions, thread ticks, and map nodes only; most surfaces should remain ivory, umber, slate, and warm gray.
- Do Align rails and map nodes to the text they explain, using hairlines and square anchors as the recurring relationship grammar.
- Do Prefer inline analytical bands and marginal notes over separate chart cards or dashboard panels.
- Don't Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard with large charts, bright cards, or summary widgets at the top.
- Don't Do not use arbitrary pill badges, heavy shadows, bubbly radii, or saturated semantic color blocks as identity.
- Don't Do not hide all context in modals; progressive disclosure should happen in rails, marginal reveals, and command rows.
- Don't Do not let map graphics become abstract decoration; every node and connector must correspond to a source, thread, or excerpt.
### Accessibility
Maintain AA contrast on all prose and controls; accent underlines must be paired with labels or square anchors; focus states use visible 2px umber outlines and keyboard hints.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "context-rail-reading-atlas",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Context Rail Reading Atlas shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F4F0E8",
"foreground": "#22201C",
"card": "#FBF8F1",
"card-foreground": "#22201C",
"popover": "#FBF8F1",
"popover-foreground": "#22201C",
"primary": "#263238",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#6B6259",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#81786D",
"muted-foreground": "#22201C",
"accent": "#8A5D3B",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A14E3A",
"border": "#D7CEC0",
"input": "#D7CEC0",
"ring": "#8A5D3B",
"chart-1": "#263238",
"chart-2": "#6B6259",
"chart-3": "#8A5D3B",
"chart-4": "#55725B",
"chart-5": "#9A7A36",
"sidebar": "#FBF8F1",
"sidebar-foreground": "#22201C",
"sidebar-primary": "#263238",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#4F6F85",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D7CEC0",
"sidebar-ring": "#8A5D3B",
"radius": "4px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#263238",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#8A5D3B",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A14E3A",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#8A5D3B",
"chart-1": "#263238",
"chart-2": "#6B6259",
"chart-3": "#8A5D3B",
"chart-4": "#55725B",
"chart-5": "#9A7A36",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#263238",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#8A5D3B",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#8A5D3B",
"radius": "4px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019edc14-2fd7-7311-a966-22ed13f89467",
"slug": "context-rail-reading-atlas",
"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: #F4F0E8;
--foreground: #22201C;
--card: #FBF8F1;
--card-foreground: #22201C;
--popover: #FBF8F1;
--popover-foreground: #22201C;
--primary: #263238;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #6B6259;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #81786D;
--muted-foreground: #22201C;
--accent: #8A5D3B;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #A14E3A;
--border: #D7CEC0;
--input: #D7CEC0;
--ring: #8A5D3B;
--chart-1: #263238;
--chart-2: #6B6259;
--chart-3: #8A5D3B;
--chart-4: #55725B;
--chart-5: #9A7A36;
--sidebar: #FBF8F1;
--sidebar-foreground: #22201C;
--sidebar-primary: #263238;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #4F6F85;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #D7CEC0;
--sidebar-ring: #8A5D3B;
--radius: 4px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #263238;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #8A5D3B;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #A14E3A;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #8A5D3B;
--chart-1: #263238;
--chart-2: #6B6259;
--chart-3: #8A5D3B;
--chart-4: #55725B;
--chart-5: #9A7A36;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #263238;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #8A5D3B;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #8A5D3B;
--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 ContextRailReadingAtlasShadcnKit() {
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">Context Rail Reading Atlas</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": "context-rail-reading-atlas",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Context Rail Reading Atlas shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F4F0E8",
"foreground": "#22201C",
"card": "#FBF8F1",
"card-foreground": "#22201C",
"popover": "#FBF8F1",
"popover-foreground": "#22201C",
"primary": "#263238",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#6B6259",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#81786D",
"muted-foreground": "#22201C",
"accent": "#8A5D3B",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A14E3A",
"border": "#D7CEC0",
"input": "#D7CEC0",
"ring": "#8A5D3B",
"chart-1": "#263238",
"chart-2": "#6B6259",
"chart-3": "#8A5D3B",
"chart-4": "#55725B",
"chart-5": "#9A7A36",
"sidebar": "#FBF8F1",
"sidebar-foreground": "#22201C",
"sidebar-primary": "#263238",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#4F6F85",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D7CEC0",
"sidebar-ring": "#8A5D3B",
"radius": "4px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#263238",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#8A5D3B",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A14E3A",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#8A5D3B",
"chart-1": "#263238",
"chart-2": "#6B6259",
"chart-3": "#8A5D3B",
"chart-4": "#55725B",
"chart-5": "#9A7A36",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#263238",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#8A5D3B",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#8A5D3B",
"radius": "4px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019edc14-2fd7-7311-a966-22ed13f89467",
"slug": "context-rail-reading-atlas",
"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"
]
}
}
}
# Context Rail Reading Atlas shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019edc14-2fd7-7311-a966-22ed13f89467`
Slug: `context-rail-reading-atlas`
## Intent
A restrained text-first workspace for AYA where reading, excerpting, decision trails, and knowledge-map context stay woven around a central editorial canvas instead of becoming 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": "#8A5D3B",
"background": "#F4F0E8",
"border": "#D7CEC0",
"error": "#A14E3A",
"info": "#4F6F85",
"muted": "#81786D",
"primary": "#263238",
"secondary": "#6B6259",
"success": "#55725B",
"surface": "#FBF8F1",
"text": "#22201C",
"warning": "#9A7A36"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "Source Serif 4",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,500;6..72,650&family=Source+Serif+4:opsz,wght@8..60,400;8..60,600&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Newsreader",
"letter_spacing": "-0.01em",
"line_height": 1.62,
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"scale_ratio": 1.22
}
## Visual character to preserve
- A single warm ivory reading column uses max-width prose measure while both sides reserve narrow sticky context rails with hairline separators and delayed reveal panels.
- Reference links, mentions, thread markers, and map nodes share restrained colored underline strokes plus tiny square anchors rather than filled badges or large pills.
- Analytical modules are compact inset strips embedded between paragraphs with monospaced labels, tabular figures, and no drop shadows, preserving continuous reading flow.
- A right-side knowledge map is drawn with CSS grid lines, small square nodes, and thin connector rules that align to excerpt anchors in the prose column.
- Command surfaces appear as quiet linen panels at the bottom edge with slash-command rows, focus rails, and keyboard hints instead of modal dashboard overlays.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "pebble",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": true,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "dense",
"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/context-rail-reading-atlas/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 real prose, excerpts, source titles, decision labels, and linked references so the scene proves active reading and synthesis.; Keep accent colors narrow: links, mentions, thread ticks, and map nodes only; most surfaces should remain ivory, umber, slate, and warm gray.; Align rails and map nodes to the text they explain, using hairlines and square anchors as the recurring relationship grammar.; Prefer inline analytical bands and marginal notes over separate chart cards or dashboard panels.
- Do not: Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard with large charts, bright cards, or summary widgets at the top.; Do not use arbitrary pill badges, heavy shadows, bubbly radii, or saturated semantic color blocks as identity.; Do not hide all context in modals; progressive disclosure should happen in rails, marginal reveals, and command rows.; Do not let map graphics become abstract decoration; every node and connector must correspond to a source, thread, or excerpt.
## 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 ContextRailReadingAtlasShadcnKit() {
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">Context Rail Reading Atlas</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 collapses rails into inline context cards; tablet 640-1024 keeps one rail below the title and pins the map after prose; desktop >= 1120px shows both sticky rails.",
"grid": "Desktop uses a 220px left rail, minmax 620-760px reading column, and 280px right context-map rail with 24px gutters and aligned baseline rules.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace protects the reading measure: paragraphs breathe vertically while rails compress with smaller type, dense chips, and thin separators."
}
{
"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-019edc14-2fd7-7311-a966-22ed13f89467",
"name": "Context Rail Reading Atlas",
"slug": "context-rail-reading-atlas"
},
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"identityNotes": [
"A single warm ivory reading column uses max-width prose measure while both sides reserve narrow sticky context rails with hairline separators and delayed reveal panels.",
"Reference links, mentions, thread markers, and map nodes share restrained colored underline strokes plus tiny square anchors rather than filled badges or large pills.",
"Analytical modules are compact inset strips embedded between paragraphs with monospaced labels, tabular figures, and no drop shadows, preserving continuous reading flow.",
"A right-side knowledge map is drawn with CSS grid lines, small square nodes, and thin connector rules that align to excerpt anchors in the prose column.",
"Command surfaces appear as quiet linen panels at the bottom edge with slash-command rows, focus rails, and keyboard hints instead of modal dashboard overlays."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "editorial",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "pebble",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "dense",
"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": "Context Rail Reading Atlas 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 real prose, excerpts, source titles, decision labels, and linked references so the scene proves active reading and synthesis.",
"Keep accent colors narrow: links, mentions, thread ticks, and map nodes only; most surfaces should remain ivory, umber, slate, and warm gray.",
"Align rails and map nodes to the text they explain, using hairlines and square anchors as the recurring relationship grammar.",
"Prefer inline analytical bands and marginal notes over separate chart cards or dashboard panels."
],
"dont": [
"Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard with large charts, bright cards, or summary widgets at the top.",
"Do not use arbitrary pill badges, heavy shadows, bubbly radii, or saturated semantic color blocks as identity.",
"Do not hide all context in modals; progressive disclosure should happen in rails, marginal reveals, and command rows.",
"Do not let map graphics become abstract decoration; every node and connector must correspond to a source, thread, or excerpt."
]
}
}