Margin Thread Reading Room
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
- ink-like, square-cornered, low contrast, used to connect annotation trails
- default width
- 1px
- style
- solid hairline with occasional double-rule separators
colors12 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 160ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1)
- philosophy
- Only reveal marginal detail, focus outlines, and command inserts with small fades or paper-slide motion; never bounce or float.
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 6px
- md
- 4px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 2px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 22px 60px rgba(51,40,30,0.12)
- md
- 0 10px 24px rgba(51,40,30,0.08)
- sm
- 0 1px 0 rgba(51,40,30,0.10)
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(51,40,30,.025) 0 1px, transparent 1px 18px)
- card style
- flat printed modules separated by hairline borders and narrow accent rules
- treatment
- uncoated ivory paper with faint vertical fiber, no glossy gradients
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- Literata
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,400;6..72,520;6..72,650&family=Literata:opsz,wght@7..72,400;7..72,500;7..72,600&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap
- heading font
- Newsreader
- letter spacing
- -0.012em
- line height
- 1.62
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- scale ratio
- 1.24
rules
Use an editorial grid with a central reading measure, a left source rail, and a right synthesis rail; inserts interrupt the prose only when they clarify decisions or evidence.
Moderate reading density in the center with compact marginal modules that show only labels, snippets, and counts until expanded.
Let large serif headings, generous line-height, small mono metadata, and hairline dividers carry hierarchy before relying on color or elevation.
layout
mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px
Desktop uses 260px / minmax(520px, 720px) / 300px editorial grid with 32px gutters; tablet stacks rails as inline sections; mobile keeps prose first with collapsible marginal blocks.
Whitespace is page-like: wide outer margins, 32px section rhythm, and tight 8-12px spacing inside compact modules to preserve calm reading.
guidance
- Keep prose centered and readable before adding analytical modules.
- Use hairline rules, source numbers, and backlinks to make provenance visible.
- Prefer flat paper surfaces, square geometry, and restrained ochre accents.
- Collapse secondary context into marginal summaries before showing full excerpts.
- Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard or card grid.
- Do not mix pillowy radii with square editorial components.
- Do not use bright semantic colors as the main identity.
- Do not obscure reading flow with oversized graphs or chat bubbles.
katagami spec
# Margin Thread Reading Room ## Philosophy A quiet editorial synthesis studio for AYA where long prose remains central while evidence, decisions, backlinks, and analytical fragments gather as restrained marginalia rather than competing dashboard panels. ### Values - prose-first orientation - visible provenance without clutter - calm editorial hierarchy - progressive disclosure for dense context - linked snippets that feel woven not stacked ### Anti-Values - generic SaaS dashboard chrome - floating card soup with arbitrary radii - semantic status colors as decoration - dense analytics walls that displace reading ### Visual Character - A centered minmax prose column is flanked by narrow margin rails using CSS grid columns of 260px minmax(520px,720px) 300px, collapsing rails below tablet widths. - Warm paper backgrounds use subtle repeating-linear-gradient fiber and low-contrast ink borders so every module feels printed into the page rather than elevated like a card. - Annotations are anchored by hairline leader rules and small numbered chips positioned along the prose baseline, with compact excerpt drawers revealed as inline marginal blocks. - Command and decision surfaces appear as compressed horizontal inserts with mono labels, square ink outlines, and one muted ochre accent bar instead of colorful buttons. - Context maps use thin connector lines, backlink pills, and nested thread indentation to show relationships while preserving a single calm reading rhythm. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 3px - **Character**: ink-like, square-cornered, low contrast, used to connect annotation trails - **Default Width**: 1px - **Style**: solid hairline with occasional double-rule separators ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#B87832` | | background | `#F3EBDD` | | border | `#D6C7B0` | | error | `#9B3D2E` | | info | `#546F82` | | muted | `#7F7468` | | primary | `#33281E` | | secondary | `#7B5E3B` | | success | `#55724B` | | surface | `#FFF9ED` | | text | `#241E19` | | warning | `#B87832` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 160ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1) - **Philosophy**: Only reveal marginal detail, focus outlines, and command inserts with small fades or paper-slide motion; never bounce or float. ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 6px - **Md**: 4px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 2px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 22px 60px rgba(51,40,30,0.12) - **Md**: 0 10px 24px rgba(51,40,30,0.08) - **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(51,40,30,0.10) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(51,40,30,.025) 0 1px, transparent 1px 18px) - **Card Style**: flat printed modules separated by hairline borders and narrow accent rules - **Treatment**: uncoated ivory paper with faint vertical fiber, no glossy gradients ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: Literata - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,400;6..72,520;6..72,650&family=Literata:opsz,wght@7..72,400;7..72,500;7..72,600&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Newsreader - **Letter Spacing**: -0.012em - **Line Height**: 1.62 - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Scale Ratio**: 1.24 ## Rules ### Composition Use an editorial grid with a central reading measure, a left source rail, and a right synthesis rail; inserts interrupt the prose only when they clarify decisions or evidence. ### Density Moderate reading density in the center with compact marginal modules that show only labels, snippets, and counts until expanded. ### Hierarchy Let large serif headings, generous line-height, small mono metadata, and hairline dividers carry hierarchy before relying on color or elevation. ### Signature Patterns - Baseline-tethered annotation chips: tiny numbered square chips align to prose lines and connect to marginal excerpts with horizontal leader rules. - Printed command ribbon: a single-line command surface uses mono keyboard hints, square separators, and an ochre left rule embedded between paragraphs. - Threaded context rail: backlinks and decisions are rendered as indented paper slips connected by vertical hairlines and capped with small source glyphs. - Quiet map inset: relationship diagrams use only hairline connectors, small serif node labels, and muted filled dots on a paper inset instead of colorful graph visuals. ## Layout ### Breakpoints mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px ### Grid Desktop uses 260px / minmax(520px, 720px) / 300px editorial grid with 32px gutters; tablet stacks rails as inline sections; mobile keeps prose first with collapsible marginal blocks. ### Whitespace Whitespace is page-like: wide outer margins, 32px section rhythm, and tight 8-12px spacing inside compact modules to preserve calm reading. ## Guidance ### Do - Keep prose centered and readable before adding analytical modules. - Use hairline rules, source numbers, and backlinks to make provenance visible. - Prefer flat paper surfaces, square geometry, and restrained ochre accents. - Collapse secondary context into marginal summaries before showing full excerpts. ### Don't - Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard or card grid. - Do not mix pillowy radii with square editorial components. - Do not use bright semantic colors as the main identity. - Do not obscure reading flow with oversized graphs or chat bubbles.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Margin Thread Reading Room"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#B87832"
background: "#F3EBDD"
border: "#D6C7B0"
error: "#9B3D2E"
info: "#546F82"
muted: "#7F7468"
primary: "#33281E"
secondary: "#7B5E3B"
success: "#55724B"
surface: "#FFF9ED"
text: "#241E19"
warning: "#B87832"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Newsreader"
fontSize: "1.907rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.012em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Newsreader"
fontSize: "1.538rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.012em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Literata"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.62
letterSpacing: "-0.012em"
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"
---
# Margin Thread Reading Room
## Overview
A quiet editorial synthesis studio for AYA where long prose remains central while evidence, decisions, backlinks, and analytical fragments gather as restrained marginalia rather than competing dashboard panels.
### Values
- prose-first orientation
- visible provenance without clutter
- calm editorial hierarchy
- progressive disclosure for dense context
- linked snippets that feel woven not stacked
### Anti-Values
- generic SaaS dashboard chrome
- floating card soup with arbitrary radii
- semantic status colors as decoration
- dense analytics walls that displace reading
### Visual Character
- A centered minmax prose column is flanked by narrow margin rails using CSS grid columns of 260px minmax(520px,720px) 300px, collapsing rails below tablet widths.
- Warm paper backgrounds use subtle repeating-linear-gradient fiber and low-contrast ink borders so every module feels printed into the page rather than elevated like a card.
- Annotations are anchored by hairline leader rules and small numbered chips positioned along the prose baseline, with compact excerpt drawers revealed as inline marginal blocks.
- Command and decision surfaces appear as compressed horizontal inserts with mono labels, square ink outlines, and one muted ochre accent bar instead of colorful buttons.
- Context maps use thin connector lines, backlink pills, and nested thread indentation to show relationships while preserving a single calm reading rhythm.
## 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 | `#B87832` |
| background | `#F3EBDD` |
| border | `#D6C7B0` |
| error | `#9B3D2E` |
| info | `#546F82` |
| muted | `#7F7468` |
| primary | `#33281E` |
| secondary | `#7B5E3B` |
| success | `#55724B` |
| surface | `#FFF9ED` |
| text | `#241E19` |
| warning | `#B87832` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Newsreader, 1.907rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Newsreader, 1.538rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Literata, 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 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px
### Grid
Desktop uses 260px / minmax(520px, 720px) / 300px editorial grid with 32px gutters; tablet stacks rails as inline sections; mobile keeps prose first with collapsible marginal blocks.
### Whitespace
Whitespace is page-like: wide outer margins, 32px section rhythm, and tight 8-12px spacing inside compact modules to preserve calm reading.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 22px 60px rgba(51,40,30,0.12)
- **Md**: 0 10px 24px rgba(51,40,30,0.08)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(51,40,30,0.10)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `6px`
- **Md**: `4px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `2px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(51,40,30,.025) 0 1px, transparent 1px 18px)
- **Card Style**: flat printed modules separated by hairline borders and narrow accent rules
- **Treatment**: uncoated ivory paper with faint vertical fiber, no glossy gradients
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 3px
- **Character**: ink-like, square-cornered, low contrast, used to connect annotation trails
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid hairline with occasional double-rule separators
## Components
### Composition
Use an editorial grid with a central reading measure, a left source rail, and a right synthesis rail; inserts interrupt the prose only when they clarify decisions or evidence.
### Density
Moderate reading density in the center with compact marginal modules that show only labels, snippets, and counts until expanded.
### Hierarchy
Let large serif headings, generous line-height, small mono metadata, and hairline dividers carry hierarchy before relying on color or elevation.
### Signature Patterns
- Baseline-tethered annotation chips: tiny numbered square chips align to prose lines and connect to marginal excerpts with horizontal leader rules.
- Printed command ribbon: a single-line command surface uses mono keyboard hints, square separators, and an ochre left rule embedded between paragraphs.
- Threaded context rail: backlinks and decisions are rendered as indented paper slips connected by vertical hairlines and capped with small source glyphs.
- Quiet map inset: relationship diagrams use only hairline connectors, small serif node labels, and muted filled dots on a paper inset instead of colorful graph visuals.
## 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-019edc15-fdfb-78e0-91bb-dcbb2db84d4a/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 Keep prose centered and readable before adding analytical modules.
- Do Use hairline rules, source numbers, and backlinks to make provenance visible.
- Do Prefer flat paper surfaces, square geometry, and restrained ochre accents.
- Do Collapse secondary context into marginal summaries before showing full excerpts.
- Don't Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard or card grid.
- Don't Do not mix pillowy radii with square editorial components.
- Don't Do not use bright semantic colors as the main identity.
- Don't Do not obscure reading flow with oversized graphs or chat bubbles.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "margin-thread-reading-room",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Margin Thread Reading Room shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F3EBDD",
"foreground": "#241E19",
"card": "#FFF9ED",
"card-foreground": "#241E19",
"popover": "#FFF9ED",
"popover-foreground": "#241E19",
"primary": "#33281E",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#7B5E3B",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#7F7468",
"muted-foreground": "#241E19",
"accent": "#B87832",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9B3D2E",
"border": "#D6C7B0",
"input": "#D6C7B0",
"ring": "#B87832",
"chart-1": "#33281E",
"chart-2": "#7B5E3B",
"chart-3": "#B87832",
"chart-4": "#55724B",
"chart-5": "#B87832",
"sidebar": "#FFF9ED",
"sidebar-foreground": "#241E19",
"sidebar-primary": "#33281E",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#546F82",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D6C7B0",
"sidebar-ring": "#B87832",
"radius": "4px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#33281E",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#B87832",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9B3D2E",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#B87832",
"chart-1": "#33281E",
"chart-2": "#7B5E3B",
"chart-3": "#B87832",
"chart-4": "#55724B",
"chart-5": "#B87832",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#33281E",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#B87832",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#B87832",
"radius": "4px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019edc15-fdfb-78e0-91bb-dcbb2db84d4a",
"slug": "margin-thread-reading-room",
"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: #F3EBDD;
--foreground: #241E19;
--card: #FFF9ED;
--card-foreground: #241E19;
--popover: #FFF9ED;
--popover-foreground: #241E19;
--primary: #33281E;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #7B5E3B;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #7F7468;
--muted-foreground: #241E19;
--accent: #B87832;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #9B3D2E;
--border: #D6C7B0;
--input: #D6C7B0;
--ring: #B87832;
--chart-1: #33281E;
--chart-2: #7B5E3B;
--chart-3: #B87832;
--chart-4: #55724B;
--chart-5: #B87832;
--sidebar: #FFF9ED;
--sidebar-foreground: #241E19;
--sidebar-primary: #33281E;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #546F82;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #D6C7B0;
--sidebar-ring: #B87832;
--radius: 4px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #33281E;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #B87832;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #9B3D2E;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #B87832;
--chart-1: #33281E;
--chart-2: #7B5E3B;
--chart-3: #B87832;
--chart-4: #55724B;
--chart-5: #B87832;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #33281E;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #B87832;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #B87832;
--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 MarginThreadReadingRoomShadcnKit() {
return (
<section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
<div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
<div>
<Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
<h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Margin Thread Reading Room</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": "margin-thread-reading-room",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Margin Thread Reading Room shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F3EBDD",
"foreground": "#241E19",
"card": "#FFF9ED",
"card-foreground": "#241E19",
"popover": "#FFF9ED",
"popover-foreground": "#241E19",
"primary": "#33281E",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#7B5E3B",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#7F7468",
"muted-foreground": "#241E19",
"accent": "#B87832",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9B3D2E",
"border": "#D6C7B0",
"input": "#D6C7B0",
"ring": "#B87832",
"chart-1": "#33281E",
"chart-2": "#7B5E3B",
"chart-3": "#B87832",
"chart-4": "#55724B",
"chart-5": "#B87832",
"sidebar": "#FFF9ED",
"sidebar-foreground": "#241E19",
"sidebar-primary": "#33281E",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#546F82",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D6C7B0",
"sidebar-ring": "#B87832",
"radius": "4px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#33281E",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#B87832",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9B3D2E",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#B87832",
"chart-1": "#33281E",
"chart-2": "#7B5E3B",
"chart-3": "#B87832",
"chart-4": "#55724B",
"chart-5": "#B87832",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#33281E",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#B87832",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#B87832",
"radius": "4px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019edc15-fdfb-78e0-91bb-dcbb2db84d4a",
"slug": "margin-thread-reading-room",
"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"
]
}
}
}
# Margin Thread Reading Room shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019edc15-fdfb-78e0-91bb-dcbb2db84d4a`
Slug: `margin-thread-reading-room`
## Intent
A quiet editorial synthesis studio for AYA where long prose remains central while evidence, decisions, backlinks, and analytical fragments gather as restrained marginalia rather than competing dashboard panels.
## 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": "#B87832",
"background": "#F3EBDD",
"border": "#D6C7B0",
"error": "#9B3D2E",
"info": "#546F82",
"muted": "#7F7468",
"primary": "#33281E",
"secondary": "#7B5E3B",
"success": "#55724B",
"surface": "#FFF9ED",
"text": "#241E19",
"warning": "#B87832"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "Literata",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,400;6..72,520;6..72,650&family=Literata:opsz,wght@7..72,400;7..72,500;7..72,600&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Newsreader",
"letter_spacing": "-0.012em",
"line_height": 1.62,
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"scale_ratio": 1.24
}
## Visual character to preserve
- A centered minmax prose column is flanked by narrow margin rails using CSS grid columns of 260px minmax(520px,720px) 300px, collapsing rails below tablet widths.
- Warm paper backgrounds use subtle repeating-linear-gradient fiber and low-contrast ink borders so every module feels printed into the page rather than elevated like a card.
- Annotations are anchored by hairline leader rules and small numbered chips positioned along the prose baseline, with compact excerpt drawers revealed as inline marginal blocks.
- Command and decision surfaces appear as compressed horizontal inserts with mono labels, square ink outlines, and one muted ochre accent bar instead of colorful buttons.
- Context maps use thin connector lines, backlink pills, and nested thread indentation to show relationships while preserving a single calm reading rhythm.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "pebble",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"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/margin-thread-reading-room/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: Keep prose centered and readable before adding analytical modules.; Use hairline rules, source numbers, and backlinks to make provenance visible.; Prefer flat paper surfaces, square geometry, and restrained ochre accents.; Collapse secondary context into marginal summaries before showing full excerpts.
- Do not: Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard or card grid.; Do not mix pillowy radii with square editorial components.; Do not use bright semantic colors as the main identity.; Do not obscure reading flow with oversized graphs or chat bubbles.
## 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 MarginThreadReadingRoomShadcnKit() {
return (
<section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
<div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
<div>
<Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
<h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Margin Thread Reading Room</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 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px",
"grid": "Desktop uses 260px / minmax(520px, 720px) / 300px editorial grid with 32px gutters; tablet stacks rails as inline sections; mobile keeps prose first with collapsible marginal blocks.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace is page-like: wide outer margins, 32px section rhythm, and tight 8-12px spacing inside compact modules to preserve calm reading."
}
{
"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-019edc15-fdfb-78e0-91bb-dcbb2db84d4a",
"name": "Margin Thread Reading Room",
"slug": "margin-thread-reading-room"
},
"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 centered minmax prose column is flanked by narrow margin rails using CSS grid columns of 260px minmax(520px,720px) 300px, collapsing rails below tablet widths.",
"Warm paper backgrounds use subtle repeating-linear-gradient fiber and low-contrast ink borders so every module feels printed into the page rather than elevated like a card.",
"Annotations are anchored by hairline leader rules and small numbered chips positioned along the prose baseline, with compact excerpt drawers revealed as inline marginal blocks.",
"Command and decision surfaces appear as compressed horizontal inserts with mono labels, square ink outlines, and one muted ochre accent bar instead of colorful buttons.",
"Context maps use thin connector lines, backlink pills, and nested thread indentation to show relationships while preserving a single calm reading rhythm."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "pebble",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": true,
"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": "Margin Thread Reading Room 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": [
"Keep prose centered and readable before adding analytical modules.",
"Use hairline rules, source numbers, and backlinks to make provenance visible.",
"Prefer flat paper surfaces, square geometry, and restrained ochre accents.",
"Collapse secondary context into marginal summaries before showing full excerpts."
],
"dont": [
"Do not turn the workspace into a KPI dashboard or card grid.",
"Do not mix pillowy radii with square editorial components.",
"Do not use bright semantic colors as the main identity.",
"Do not obscure reading flow with oversized graphs or chat bubbles."
]
}
}