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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.

the spec

specification

philosophy
summary
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 orientationvisible provenance without cluttercalm editorial hierarchyprogressive disclosure for dense contextlinked 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
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
accent
#B87832
background
#F3EBDD
border
#D6C7B0
error
#9B3D2E
info
#546F82
muted
#7F7468
primary
#33281E
secondary
#7B5E3B
success
#55724B
surface
#FFF9ED
text
#241E19
warning
#B87832
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
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.
avoid
  • 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"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
in the wild

embodiments

the full element showcase
embodiment · margin-thread-reading-room
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgNewsreader · 31px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdNewsreader · 25px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdLiterata · 16px · 400

The quick brown fox jumps

label-mdIBM Plex Mono · 12px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

Components

New
Card title

Components rendered with this language’s tokens — colors, type, and rounded corners as specified.

Spacing

  • base8px
  • xs4px
  • sm8px
  • md12px
  • lg16px
  • xl24px
  • 2xl32px
  • 3xl48px
  • 4xl64px

Shape

full9999px
lg6px
md4px
none0px
sm2px
shadcn/ui

implementation kit

needs agent-authored kitcompatibility fallback
shadcn compatibility only
The generated theme variables are available, but the polished shadcn component recipes and shots have not been authored by the Katagami agent yet.
fallbackprimitives render
Compatibility proof
Local shadcn-style primitives accept the generated theme variables.
primaryaccentsurfacemutederror
table rhythm
buttonok
cardok
inputok
recommendedcompatibility fallback

DESIGN.md with shadcn

Copy this when the target app uses shadcn/ui. It packages the Katagami DESIGN.md context with the install list, theme variables, component recipes, preview-shot contract, and starter TSX in one Markdown companion.

advanced implementation filesoptional machine-readable theme, CSS, TSX starter, recipes, and preview contract
shadcn add
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table
theme css
:root {
  --background: #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;
}
tsx starter
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
  Card,
  CardContent,
  CardDescription,
  CardFooter,
  CardHeader,
  CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";

export function 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>
  );
}
theme JSONcompatibility fallback
{
  "$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"
      ]
    }
  }
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# 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."
}
preview shotscompatibility fallback
{
  "artifact": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots",
  "version": "preview-shots-v1",
  "generator": "katagami-ui-compatibility-projection",
  "generatedBy": "katagami-ui-projection",
  "requiresVisualProfile": true,
  "schema": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots/renderable-v1",
  "renderable": true,
  "language": {
    "id": "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."
    ]
  }
}