Woven Stencil Ledger
A portable design language for agents: download the markdown first, then inspect the preview, tokens, and rules as needed.
Download DESIGN.md
Portable DESIGN.md source of truth for most agents and apps.
specification
philosophy
tokens
borders4 items
- accent width
- 2px
- character
- muted sumi/stone cut-lines at #D8D2C4; active/focus states replace a short segment with #6E8F86 instead of coloring the whole edge
- default width
- 1px
- style
- solid hairline with occasional double-line seams and separated sharp accent bars
colors12 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 140ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)
- philosophy
- interaction feels like sliding a stencil registration mark: borders shift 2px, aperture marks lengthen, and layers translate by 1px with no opacity-only fades
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 2px
- md
- 2px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 2px
shadows3 items
- lg
- none
- md
- none
- sm
- none
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- subtle woven guide made from two low-opacity linear gradients at 1px intervals, visible only in wide negative space
- card style
- rectangular flat panels with 1px cut-lines, square corners, inset divider rows, and one tiny aperture mark
- treatment
- shadowless mineral layers: #F5F2EA page, #FCFAF4 sheet, #F0EDE4 recessed context with transparent overlaps
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- Zen Kaku Gothic New
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=BIZ+UDGothic:wght@400;700&family=Shippori+Mincho:wght@500;600;700&family=Zen+Kaku+Gothic+New:wght@400;500;700&display=swap
- heading font
- Shippori Mincho
- letter spacing
- -0.02em
- line height
- 1.58
- mono font
- BIZ UDGothic
- scale ratio
- 1.2
rules
Compose screens as woven ledgers: a dominant reading column, narrow strand rails for context, and one intentional grid break where a source excerpt or decision panel crosses column seams.
Elegant density is encouraged: compact rows, high line-height, narrow metadata, and large quiet margins must coexist so text-heavy screens remain breathable.
Hierarchy comes from typographic voice, proximity, line density, divider rhythm, and aperture placement; avoid relying on saturated chips or big cards to rank content.
layout
mobile 375px single-column strand stack; tablet 768px two-column ledger plus source rail; desktop 1200px and up full asymmetric 12-column weave
Desktop uses a 12-column grid with 32px margins and 16px gutters; the main ledger spans seven columns while rails occupy two and three columns with one deliberate cross-grid excerpt.
Whitespace is controlled like ma: 4px row seams, 16px content joints, 48px major pauses, and a 96px quiet upper-right field keep dense copy from becoming uniform.
guidance
- Use square, shadowless panels with intentional 1px cut-lines and a single small accent aperture for active or primary state.
- Let text, line breaks, metadata proximity, and narrow context rails weave many strands of product meaning together.
- Use mincho headings sparingly against gothic body copy to create a real typographic voice, not size-only hierarchy.
- Make every abstract stencil or woven idea transfer into controls, rows, focus states, responsive layout, and data states.
- Keep accent color desaturated and tiny; it should mark openings and registration points rather than become a broad surface.
- Do not use literal kimono, wave, fan, crane, bamboo, or red-sun motifs; the reference is structural, not illustrative.
- Do not create a generic dashboard with equal cards, rounded SaaS components, heavy shadows, or colorful status-chip identity.
- Do not add filler decoration in empty areas; quiet negative space is part of the language.
- Do not leave form controls, tables, dialogs, or mobile states as browser defaults.
- Do not use gradients or more than two accent colors unless a product state absolutely requires it.
katagami spec
# Woven Stencil Ledger ## Philosophy Woven Stencil Ledger is a calm, light, text-heavy product language for AYA: it treats many strands of context like a woven sheet of evidence, using katagami-like cuts, disciplined negative space, and precise dividers to make dense reading feel composed rather than busy. ### Values - Reading before decoration: the interface earns identity through line length, proximity, and typographic texture rather than illustrative motifs. - Stencil restraint: every opening, cut, tab, and accent aperture reveals hierarchy with minimal color and no ornamental fill. - Layered context: metadata, source excerpts, decisions, and related strands overlap through flat planes, cut-line seams, and quiet offsets. - Modern SaaS clarity: controls remain explicit, responsive, accessible, and fast to scan even when the screen contains a high density of copy. ### Anti-Values - Literal Japanese motifs, wave patterns, fans, faux paper textures, red-circle iconography, or decorative bamboo styling. - Generic rounded-card dashboards, colorful status-chip inventories, heavy shadows, gradients, and equal-weight module walls. - Large color fields that overpower text; accent color should appear as tiny apertures, pin marks, or focus cuts only. ### Visual Character - Use a flat off-white mineral background with translucent ivory panels separated by 1px charcoal cut-lines and no drop shadows. - Build the main layout as an asymmetric 12-column reading weave where one dominant text ledger breaks the grid against narrow context rails. - Apply tiny vertical and horizontal accent apertures as 2px to 6px blue-green slits clipped into corners, tabs, and active states. - Set dense copy in a Japanese gothic body face with mincho headings, tight tracking, high line-height, and muted charcoal typographic hierarchy. - Layer context with inset stencil frames, offset seams, and hairline dividers that create rhythm without rounded-card softness. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 2px - **Character**: muted sumi/stone cut-lines at #D8D2C4; active/focus states replace a short segment with #6E8F86 instead of coloring the whole edge - **Default Width**: 1px - **Style**: solid hairline with occasional double-line seams and separated sharp accent bars ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#6E8F86` | | background | `#F5F2EA` | | border | `#D8D2C4` | | error | `#9B4D43` | | info | `#587C83` | | muted | `#777B74` | | primary | `#2F3A37` | | secondary | `#72766F` | | success | `#5F7D67` | | surface | `#FCFAF4` | | text | `#202321` | | warning | `#9A7A45` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 140ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) - **Philosophy**: interaction feels like sliding a stencil registration mark: borders shift 2px, aperture marks lengthen, and layers translate by 1px with no opacity-only fades ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 2px - **Md**: 2px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 2px ### Shadows - **Lg**: none - **Md**: none - **Sm**: none ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64,96] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: subtle woven guide made from two low-opacity linear gradients at 1px intervals, visible only in wide negative space - **Card Style**: rectangular flat panels with 1px cut-lines, square corners, inset divider rows, and one tiny aperture mark - **Treatment**: shadowless mineral layers: #F5F2EA page, #FCFAF4 sheet, #F0EDE4 recessed context with transparent overlaps ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: Zen Kaku Gothic New - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=BIZ+UDGothic:wght@400;700&family=Shippori+Mincho:wght@500;600;700&family=Zen+Kaku+Gothic+New:wght@400;500;700&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Shippori Mincho - **Letter Spacing**: -0.02em - **Line Height**: 1.58 - **Mono Font**: BIZ UDGothic - **Scale Ratio**: 1.2 ## Rules ### Composition Compose screens as woven ledgers: a dominant reading column, narrow strand rails for context, and one intentional grid break where a source excerpt or decision panel crosses column seams. ### Density Elegant density is encouraged: compact rows, high line-height, narrow metadata, and large quiet margins must coexist so text-heavy screens remain breathable. ### Hierarchy Hierarchy comes from typographic voice, proximity, line density, divider rhythm, and aperture placement; avoid relying on saturated chips or big cards to rank content. ### Signature Patterns - Stencil aperture tabs: active navigation, selected rows, and primary buttons expose a 2px to 6px accent slit on one sharp edge instead of filling the component. - Woven context rails: secondary evidence strands sit in narrow columns with alternating hairline dividers and offset baselines to show relationship without visual noise. - Cut-line ledgers: long text modules use square segmented borders, internal rule lines, and tiny registration labels to make dense notes scannable. - Layered reveal seams: dialogs, sheets, and hover states slide by 1px to reveal a pale underlayer and a short accent seam rather than casting a shadow. ## Layout ### Breakpoints mobile 375px single-column strand stack; tablet 768px two-column ledger plus source rail; desktop 1200px and up full asymmetric 12-column weave ### Grid Desktop uses a 12-column grid with 32px margins and 16px gutters; the main ledger spans seven columns while rails occupy two and three columns with one deliberate cross-grid excerpt. ### Whitespace Whitespace is controlled like ma: 4px row seams, 16px content joints, 48px major pauses, and a 96px quiet upper-right field keep dense copy from becoming uniform. ## Guidance ### Do - Use square, shadowless panels with intentional 1px cut-lines and a single small accent aperture for active or primary state. - Let text, line breaks, metadata proximity, and narrow context rails weave many strands of product meaning together. - Use mincho headings sparingly against gothic body copy to create a real typographic voice, not size-only hierarchy. - Make every abstract stencil or woven idea transfer into controls, rows, focus states, responsive layout, and data states. - Keep accent color desaturated and tiny; it should mark openings and registration points rather than become a broad surface. ### Don't - Do not use literal kimono, wave, fan, crane, bamboo, or red-sun motifs; the reference is structural, not illustrative. - Do not create a generic dashboard with equal cards, rounded SaaS components, heavy shadows, or colorful status-chip identity. - Do not add filler decoration in empty areas; quiet negative space is part of the language. - Do not leave form controls, tables, dialogs, or mobile states as browser defaults. - Do not use gradients or more than two accent colors unless a product state absolutely requires it. ### Accessibility Maintain WCAG AA contrast with charcoal text on mineral surfaces, provide visible focus seams, never rely on accent color alone for status, and preserve readable 16px base text across dense layouts.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Woven Stencil Ledger"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#6E8F86"
background: "#F5F2EA"
border: "#D8D2C4"
error: "#9B4D43"
info: "#587C83"
muted: "#777B74"
primary: "#2F3A37"
secondary: "#72766F"
success: "#5F7D67"
surface: "#FCFAF4"
text: "#202321"
warning: "#9A7A45"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Shippori Mincho"
fontSize: "1.728rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Shippori Mincho"
fontSize: "1.44rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Zen Kaku Gothic New"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.58
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "BIZ UDGothic"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
full: "9999px"
lg: "2px"
md: "2px"
none: "0px"
sm: "2px"
spacing:
base: "8px"
xs: "4px"
sm: "8px"
md: "12px"
lg: "16px"
xl: "24px"
2xl: "32px"
3xl: "48px"
4xl: "64px"
step-8: "96px"
components:
color-reference-accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
color-reference-background:
backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
color-reference-border:
backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
color-reference-error:
backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
color-reference-info:
backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
color-reference-muted:
backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
color-reference-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
color-reference-secondary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
color-reference-success:
backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
color-reference-surface:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
color-reference-text:
backgroundColor: "{colors.text}"
color-reference-warning:
backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
button-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
textColor: "#ffffff"
typography: "{typography.label-md}"
rounded: "{rounded.md}"
padding: "{spacing.md}"
card-surface:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
textColor: "{colors.text}"
rounded: "{rounded.md}"
padding: "{spacing.md}"
input-default:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
textColor: "{colors.text}"
rounded: "{rounded.md}"
height: "44px"
---
# Woven Stencil Ledger
## Overview
Woven Stencil Ledger is a calm, light, text-heavy product language for AYA: it treats many strands of context like a woven sheet of evidence, using katagami-like cuts, disciplined negative space, and precise dividers to make dense reading feel composed rather than busy.
### Values
- Reading before decoration: the interface earns identity through line length, proximity, and typographic texture rather than illustrative motifs.
- Stencil restraint: every opening, cut, tab, and accent aperture reveals hierarchy with minimal color and no ornamental fill.
- Layered context: metadata, source excerpts, decisions, and related strands overlap through flat planes, cut-line seams, and quiet offsets.
- Modern SaaS clarity: controls remain explicit, responsive, accessible, and fast to scan even when the screen contains a high density of copy.
### Anti-Values
- Literal Japanese motifs, wave patterns, fans, faux paper textures, red-circle iconography, or decorative bamboo styling.
- Generic rounded-card dashboards, colorful status-chip inventories, heavy shadows, gradients, and equal-weight module walls.
- Large color fields that overpower text; accent color should appear as tiny apertures, pin marks, or focus cuts only.
### Visual Character
- Use a flat off-white mineral background with translucent ivory panels separated by 1px charcoal cut-lines and no drop shadows.
- Build the main layout as an asymmetric 12-column reading weave where one dominant text ledger breaks the grid against narrow context rails.
- Apply tiny vertical and horizontal accent apertures as 2px to 6px blue-green slits clipped into corners, tabs, and active states.
- Set dense copy in a Japanese gothic body face with mincho headings, tight tracking, high line-height, and muted charcoal typographic hierarchy.
- Layer context with inset stencil frames, offset seams, and hairline dividers that create rhythm without rounded-card softness.
## 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 | `#6E8F86` |
| background | `#F5F2EA` |
| border | `#D8D2C4` |
| error | `#9B4D43` |
| info | `#587C83` |
| muted | `#777B74` |
| primary | `#2F3A37` |
| secondary | `#72766F` |
| success | `#5F7D67` |
| surface | `#FCFAF4` |
| text | `#202321` |
| warning | `#9A7A45` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Shippori Mincho, 1.728rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Shippori Mincho, 1.44rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Zen Kaku Gothic New, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.58.
- **Label-Md**: BIZ UDGothic, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.
## Layout
### Spacing Tokens
- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `24px`
- **2xl**: `32px`
- **3xl**: `48px`
- **4xl**: `64px`
- **Step-8**: `96px`
### Breakpoints
mobile 375px single-column strand stack; tablet 768px two-column ledger plus source rail; desktop 1200px and up full asymmetric 12-column weave
### Grid
Desktop uses a 12-column grid with 32px margins and 16px gutters; the main ledger spans seven columns while rails occupy two and three columns with one deliberate cross-grid excerpt.
### Whitespace
Whitespace is controlled like ma: 4px row seams, 16px content joints, 48px major pauses, and a 96px quiet upper-right field keep dense copy from becoming uniform.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: none
- **Md**: none
- **Sm**: none
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `2px`
- **Md**: `2px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `2px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: subtle woven guide made from two low-opacity linear gradients at 1px intervals, visible only in wide negative space
- **Card Style**: rectangular flat panels with 1px cut-lines, square corners, inset divider rows, and one tiny aperture mark
- **Treatment**: shadowless mineral layers: #F5F2EA page, #FCFAF4 sheet, #F0EDE4 recessed context with transparent overlaps
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: muted sumi/stone cut-lines at #D8D2C4; active/focus states replace a short segment with #6E8F86 instead of coloring the whole edge
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid hairline with occasional double-line seams and separated sharp accent bars
## Components
### Composition
Compose screens as woven ledgers: a dominant reading column, narrow strand rails for context, and one intentional grid break where a source excerpt or decision panel crosses column seams.
### Density
Elegant density is encouraged: compact rows, high line-height, narrow metadata, and large quiet margins must coexist so text-heavy screens remain breathable.
### Hierarchy
Hierarchy comes from typographic voice, proximity, line density, divider rhythm, and aperture placement; avoid relying on saturated chips or big cards to rank content.
### Signature Patterns
- Stencil aperture tabs: active navigation, selected rows, and primary buttons expose a 2px to 6px accent slit on one sharp edge instead of filling the component.
- Woven context rails: secondary evidence strands sit in narrow columns with alternating hairline dividers and offset baselines to show relationship without visual noise.
- Cut-line ledgers: long text modules use square segmented borders, internal rule lines, and tiny registration labels to make dense notes scannable.
- Layered reveal seams: dialogs, sheets, and hover states slide by 1px to reveal a pale underlayer and a short accent seam rather than casting a shadow.
## 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-019edc17-0cd3-70c3-9c88-d01206622d2f/DESIGN.with-shadcn.md`.
The shadcn page also exposes optional machine-readable files for automation, but the human-facing handoff is DESIGN.md with shadcn.
Install recommended primitives with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.
Use these primitives in shadcn apps:
- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table
Implementation rule for agents: import shadcn primitives from `@/components/ui/*`, apply the generated CSS variables first, then compose the language-specific recipes from the companion MD. Katagami remains the source of truth; shadcn names are the implementation surface.
## Do's and Don'ts
- Do Use square, shadowless panels with intentional 1px cut-lines and a single small accent aperture for active or primary state.
- Do Let text, line breaks, metadata proximity, and narrow context rails weave many strands of product meaning together.
- Do Use mincho headings sparingly against gothic body copy to create a real typographic voice, not size-only hierarchy.
- Do Make every abstract stencil or woven idea transfer into controls, rows, focus states, responsive layout, and data states.
- Do Keep accent color desaturated and tiny; it should mark openings and registration points rather than become a broad surface.
- Don't Do not use literal kimono, wave, fan, crane, bamboo, or red-sun motifs; the reference is structural, not illustrative.
- Don't Do not create a generic dashboard with equal cards, rounded SaaS components, heavy shadows, or colorful status-chip identity.
- Don't Do not add filler decoration in empty areas; quiet negative space is part of the language.
- Don't Do not leave form controls, tables, dialogs, or mobile states as browser defaults.
- Don't Do not use gradients or more than two accent colors unless a product state absolutely requires it.
### Accessibility
Maintain WCAG AA contrast with charcoal text on mineral surfaces, provide visible focus seams, never rely on accent color alone for status, and preserve readable 16px base text across dense layouts.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "woven-stencil-ledger",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Woven Stencil Ledger shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F5F2EA",
"foreground": "#202321",
"card": "#FCFAF4",
"card-foreground": "#202321",
"popover": "#FCFAF4",
"popover-foreground": "#202321",
"primary": "#2F3A37",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#72766F",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#777B74",
"muted-foreground": "#202321",
"accent": "#6E8F86",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9B4D43",
"border": "#D8D2C4",
"input": "#D8D2C4",
"ring": "#6E8F86",
"chart-1": "#2F3A37",
"chart-2": "#72766F",
"chart-3": "#6E8F86",
"chart-4": "#5F7D67",
"chart-5": "#9A7A45",
"sidebar": "#FCFAF4",
"sidebar-foreground": "#202321",
"sidebar-primary": "#2F3A37",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#587C83",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D8D2C4",
"sidebar-ring": "#6E8F86",
"radius": "2px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#2F3A37",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#6E8F86",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9B4D43",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#6E8F86",
"chart-1": "#2F3A37",
"chart-2": "#72766F",
"chart-3": "#6E8F86",
"chart-4": "#5F7D67",
"chart-5": "#9A7A45",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#2F3A37",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#6E8F86",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#6E8F86",
"radius": "2px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019edc17-0cd3-70c3-9c88-d01206622d2f",
"slug": "woven-stencil-ledger",
"componentManifest": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
}
}
}
```embodiments
at a glance
Typography
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
Components
Components rendered with this language’s tokens — colors, type, and rounded corners as specified.
Spacing
- base8px
- xs4px
- sm8px
- md12px
- lg16px
- xl24px
- 2xl32px
- 3xl48px
- 4xl64px
- step-896px
Shape
implementation kit
DESIGN.md with shadcn
Copy this when the target app uses shadcn/ui. It packages the Katagami DESIGN.md context with the install list, theme variables, component recipes, preview-shot contract, and starter TSX in one Markdown companion.
advanced implementation filesoptional machine-readable theme, CSS, TSX starter, recipes, and preview contract
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table:root {
--background: #F5F2EA;
--foreground: #202321;
--card: #FCFAF4;
--card-foreground: #202321;
--popover: #FCFAF4;
--popover-foreground: #202321;
--primary: #2F3A37;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #72766F;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #777B74;
--muted-foreground: #202321;
--accent: #6E8F86;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #9B4D43;
--border: #D8D2C4;
--input: #D8D2C4;
--ring: #6E8F86;
--chart-1: #2F3A37;
--chart-2: #72766F;
--chart-3: #6E8F86;
--chart-4: #5F7D67;
--chart-5: #9A7A45;
--sidebar: #FCFAF4;
--sidebar-foreground: #202321;
--sidebar-primary: #2F3A37;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #587C83;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #D8D2C4;
--sidebar-ring: #6E8F86;
--radius: 2px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #2F3A37;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #6E8F86;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #9B4D43;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #6E8F86;
--chart-1: #2F3A37;
--chart-2: #72766F;
--chart-3: #6E8F86;
--chart-4: #5F7D67;
--chart-5: #9A7A45;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #2F3A37;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #6E8F86;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #6E8F86;
--radius: 2px;
}
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 WovenStencilLedgerShadcnKit() {
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">Woven Stencil Ledger</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": "woven-stencil-ledger",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Woven Stencil Ledger shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F5F2EA",
"foreground": "#202321",
"card": "#FCFAF4",
"card-foreground": "#202321",
"popover": "#FCFAF4",
"popover-foreground": "#202321",
"primary": "#2F3A37",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#72766F",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#777B74",
"muted-foreground": "#202321",
"accent": "#6E8F86",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9B4D43",
"border": "#D8D2C4",
"input": "#D8D2C4",
"ring": "#6E8F86",
"chart-1": "#2F3A37",
"chart-2": "#72766F",
"chart-3": "#6E8F86",
"chart-4": "#5F7D67",
"chart-5": "#9A7A45",
"sidebar": "#FCFAF4",
"sidebar-foreground": "#202321",
"sidebar-primary": "#2F3A37",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#587C83",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D8D2C4",
"sidebar-ring": "#6E8F86",
"radius": "2px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#2F3A37",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#6E8F86",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9B4D43",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#6E8F86",
"chart-1": "#2F3A37",
"chart-2": "#72766F",
"chart-3": "#6E8F86",
"chart-4": "#5F7D67",
"chart-5": "#9A7A45",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#2F3A37",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#6E8F86",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#6E8F86",
"radius": "2px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019edc17-0cd3-70c3-9c88-d01206622d2f",
"slug": "woven-stencil-ledger",
"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"
]
}
}
}
# Woven Stencil Ledger shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019edc17-0cd3-70c3-9c88-d01206622d2f`
Slug: `woven-stencil-ledger`
## Intent
Woven Stencil Ledger is a calm, light, text-heavy product language for AYA: it treats many strands of context like a woven sheet of evidence, using katagami-like cuts, disciplined negative space, and precise dividers to make dense reading feel composed rather than busy.
## 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": "#6E8F86",
"background": "#F5F2EA",
"border": "#D8D2C4",
"error": "#9B4D43",
"info": "#587C83",
"muted": "#777B74",
"primary": "#2F3A37",
"secondary": "#72766F",
"success": "#5F7D67",
"surface": "#FCFAF4",
"text": "#202321",
"warning": "#9A7A45"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "Zen Kaku Gothic New",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=BIZ+UDGothic:wght@400;700&family=Shippori+Mincho:wght@500;600;700&family=Zen+Kaku+Gothic+New:wght@400;500;700&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Shippori Mincho",
"letter_spacing": "-0.02em",
"line_height": 1.58,
"mono_font": "BIZ UDGothic",
"scale_ratio": 1.2
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Use a flat off-white mineral background with translucent ivory panels separated by 1px charcoal cut-lines and no drop shadows.
- Build the main layout as an asymmetric 12-column reading weave where one dominant text ledger breaks the grid against narrow context rails.
- Apply tiny vertical and horizontal accent apertures as 2px to 6px blue-green slits clipped into corners, tabs, and active states.
- Set dense copy in a Japanese gothic body face with mincho headings, tight tracking, high line-height, and muted charcoal typographic hierarchy.
- Layer context with inset stencil frames, offset seams, and hairline dividers that create rhythm without rounded-card softness.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": true,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": false,
"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/woven-stencil-ledger/registry-theme.json` variables, then use these recipes for composition and state design.
- Preserve Katagami token names as source metadata; shadcn semantic names are only the export surface.
- Do: Use square, shadowless panels with intentional 1px cut-lines and a single small accent aperture for active or primary state.; Let text, line breaks, metadata proximity, and narrow context rails weave many strands of product meaning together.; Use mincho headings sparingly against gothic body copy to create a real typographic voice, not size-only hierarchy.; Make every abstract stencil or woven idea transfer into controls, rows, focus states, responsive layout, and data states.; Keep accent color desaturated and tiny; it should mark openings and registration points rather than become a broad surface.
- Do not: Do not use literal kimono, wave, fan, crane, bamboo, or red-sun motifs; the reference is structural, not illustrative.; Do not create a generic dashboard with equal cards, rounded SaaS components, heavy shadows, or colorful status-chip identity.; Do not add filler decoration in empty areas; quiet negative space is part of the language.; Do not leave form controls, tables, dialogs, or mobile states as browser defaults.; Do not use gradients or more than two accent colors unless a product state absolutely requires it.
## 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 WovenStencilLedgerShadcnKit() {
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">Woven Stencil Ledger</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 single-column strand stack; tablet 768px two-column ledger plus source rail; desktop 1200px and up full asymmetric 12-column weave",
"grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column grid with 32px margins and 16px gutters; the main ledger spans seven columns while rails occupy two and three columns with one deliberate cross-grid excerpt.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace is controlled like ma: 4px row seams, 16px content joints, 48px major pauses, and a 96px quiet upper-right field keep dense copy from becoming uniform."
}
{
"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-019edc17-0cd3-70c3-9c88-d01206622d2f",
"name": "Woven Stencil Ledger",
"slug": "woven-stencil-ledger"
},
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"identityNotes": [
"Use a flat off-white mineral background with translucent ivory panels separated by 1px charcoal cut-lines and no drop shadows.",
"Build the main layout as an asymmetric 12-column reading weave where one dominant text ledger breaks the grid against narrow context rails.",
"Apply tiny vertical and horizontal accent apertures as 2px to 6px blue-green slits clipped into corners, tabs, and active states.",
"Set dense copy in a Japanese gothic body face with mincho headings, tight tracking, high line-height, and muted charcoal typographic hierarchy.",
"Layer context with inset stencil frames, offset seams, and hairline dividers that create rhythm without rounded-card softness."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": true,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": false,
"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": "Woven Stencil Ledger launch room",
"description": "A product team workspace where navigation, filters, metrics, and dense rows carry the language's visible structure.",
"primaryAction": "Apply theme",
"secondaryAction": "Review states",
"stats": [
{
"label": "components",
"value": "16",
"tone": "accent"
},
{
"label": "states",
"value": "ready"
},
{
"label": "density",
"value": "balanced",
"tone": "warning"
}
],
"rows": [
{
"label": "Primary flow",
"value": "mapped",
"status": "active"
},
{
"label": "Token coverage",
"value": "semantic",
"status": "synced"
},
{
"label": "Responsive proof",
"value": "queued",
"status": "review"
}
],
"statuses": [
"Active",
"Synced",
"Draft"
]
}
},
{
"id": "detail-editor",
"title": "Detail editor",
"viewport": "tablet",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"dialog",
"sheet"
],
"composition": "A focused editing flow with form fields, validation, confirmation, and a contextual side panel.",
"mustShow": [
"focus ring",
"error or destructive state",
"dialog or sheet treatment",
"written guidance content"
],
"avoid": [
"unstyled browser controls",
"floating cards inside cards",
"missing labels"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "editing flow",
"headline": "Language recipe editor",
"description": "A focused form proving labels, validation, toggles, panel rhythm, and action hierarchy.",
"primaryAction": "Save recipe",
"secondaryAction": "Open sheet",
"fields": [
{
"label": "Component family",
"value": "Narrative cards"
},
{
"label": "State treatment",
"value": "Visible focus + validation"
},
{
"label": "Motion",
"value": "Small lift, no opacity-only fade"
}
],
"statuses": [
"Focus",
"Invalid",
"Confirmed"
]
}
},
{
"id": "data-operations",
"title": "Data operations",
"viewport": "mobile",
"primitives": [
"button",
"tabs",
"badge",
"dropdown-menu",
"table",
"tooltip",
"separator"
],
"composition": "A compact operational view proving row rhythm, stacked actions, menu states, badges, and empty/destructive states.",
"mustShow": [
"responsive reflow",
"dense row styling",
"menu affordance",
"status badge system"
],
"avoid": [
"desktop-only tables",
"text overflow",
"default shadcn spacing without Katagami character"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "operations",
"headline": "Compact review queue",
"description": "A narrow viewport scene with rows, menus, tooltips, badges, and destructive affordances.",
"primaryAction": "Resolve",
"secondaryAction": "Filter",
"rows": [
{
"label": "Button hierarchy",
"value": "approved",
"status": "ok"
},
{
"label": "Table rhythm",
"value": "needs pass",
"status": "watch"
},
{
"label": "Empty state",
"value": "designed",
"status": "done"
}
],
"statuses": [
"Queued",
"Blocked",
"Done"
]
}
}
],
"componentRecipes": [
{
"primitive": "button",
"intent": "Prove action hierarchy, focus, disabled, and destructive states."
},
{
"primitive": "card",
"intent": "Carry the language surface, border, elevation, and density rules."
},
{
"primitive": "input",
"intent": "Show labels, focus rings, validation, and spacing rhythm."
},
{
"primitive": "textarea",
"intent": "Show longer guidance, validation copy, and writing density."
},
{
"primitive": "select",
"intent": "Show filtering, selection contrast, and menu trigger styling."
},
{
"primitive": "dialog",
"intent": "Show centered decision states and overlay treatment."
},
{
"primitive": "sheet",
"intent": "Show contextual side panels and responsive editing."
},
{
"primitive": "tabs",
"intent": "Show navigational structure and active/inactive contrast."
},
{
"primitive": "badge",
"intent": "Show compact status vocabulary and semantic colors."
},
{
"primitive": "separator",
"intent": "Show section rhythm without generic gray dividers."
},
{
"primitive": "checkbox",
"intent": "Show binary selection with visible focus and checked states."
},
{
"primitive": "switch",
"intent": "Show settings toggles and on/off contrast."
},
{
"primitive": "slider",
"intent": "Show numeric adjustment with track/thumb styling."
},
{
"primitive": "tooltip",
"intent": "Show concise explanation styling above compact controls."
},
{
"primitive": "dropdown-menu",
"intent": "Show action menus, destructive items, and grouped choices."
},
{
"primitive": "table",
"intent": "Show dense operational data, separators, row states, and responsive behavior."
}
],
"qualityRules": {
"do": [
"Use square, shadowless panels with intentional 1px cut-lines and a single small accent aperture for active or primary state.",
"Let text, line breaks, metadata proximity, and narrow context rails weave many strands of product meaning together.",
"Use mincho headings sparingly against gothic body copy to create a real typographic voice, not size-only hierarchy.",
"Make every abstract stencil or woven idea transfer into controls, rows, focus states, responsive layout, and data states.",
"Keep accent color desaturated and tiny; it should mark openings and registration points rather than become a broad surface."
],
"dont": [
"Do not use literal kimono, wave, fan, crane, bamboo, or red-sun motifs; the reference is structural, not illustrative.",
"Do not create a generic dashboard with equal cards, rounded SaaS components, heavy shadows, or colorful status-chip identity.",
"Do not add filler decoration in empty areas; quiet negative space is part of the language.",
"Do not leave form controls, tables, dialogs, or mobile states as browser defaults.",
"Do not use gradients or more than two accent colors unless a product state absolutely requires it."
]
}
}