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Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace

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 light, text-first knowledge workspace for teams who tend notes, specifications, and decisions with the care of a quiet craft studio: editorial clarity, durable hierarchy, and tactile restraint without literal paper skeuomorphism.
values
Readable long-form work before dashboard spectacleCalm orientation through persistent sidebar hierarchyCraft abstraction through hairlines, ruled bands, and small registration marksPlain-language states that help writers continue
anti-values
×Dark-mode-first drama and glowing productivity theater×Decorative paper textures that overpower content×Generic card grids without document hierarchy×Low-contrast beige minimalism
tokens
borders4 items
accent width
3px
character
fine warm-gray hairlines with bracket-corner accents on important documents
default width
1px
style
solid
colors12 items
accent
#B46A4B
background
#F7F2E8
border
#D8CDBB
error
#9B3F36
info
#496C86
muted
#746F65
primary
#2F3A56
secondary
#6F7A58
success
#557052
surface
#FFFDF7
text
#24221E
warning
#B88A33
motion3 items
duration
140ms
easing
cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1)
philosophy
quiet acknowledgement only: underline slides, chip fades, and shallow lifts that never distract from reading
radii5 items
full
9999px
lg
10px
md
6px
none
0
sm
3px
shadows3 items
lg
0 22px 48px rgba(47,58,86,0.12)
md
0 10px 24px rgba(47,58,86,0.08)
sm
0 1px 0 rgba(36,34,30,0.06)
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
bg pattern
subtle repeating linear rule every 32px at very low opacity
card style
flat off-white cards with one-pixel borders, square-ish radius, and occasional left accent rule
treatment
warm matte panels on parchment canvas with restrained ruled insets
typography8 items
base size
16px
body font
Source Sans 3
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,500;9..144,650&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
heading font
Fraunces
letter spacing
-0.01em
line height
1.58
mono font
IBM Plex Mono
scale ratio
1.2
rules
composition

Use a stable application shell: narrow collection rail, document sidebar, and generous reading canvas with editor utilities tucked into a quiet right column.

density

Comfortable editorial density with 16px base text, 24px section gaps, compact metadata rows, and no oversized hero cards.

hierarchy

Lead with text scale, weight, and ruled spacing; reserve color for state and location, never for decorative volume.

signature patterns
Ruled headings place a tiny mono label above a serif title with a hairline extending to the right edge.Active navigation uses a muted indigo left rule plus underlined text instead of a saturated filled pill.Knowledge cards use bracket-corner pseudo-elements and a clay or lichen status thread along the left edge.Empty states are written as short editorial prompts inside bordered note blocks with one brass registration dot.
layout
breakpoints

>=1200 full four-column shell; 768-1199 collapse context below editor; <768 convert sidebar to top index and stack document panels.

grid

Desktop uses 64px global rail, 272px workspace sidebar, flexible document canvas, and 280px context column.

whitespace

Whitespace follows manuscript rhythm: 16px between related controls, 24-32px between sections, and wider gutters around reading columns.

guidance
do
  • Write interface copy as concrete document actions and next steps.
  • Use fine borders and ruled dividers to clarify hierarchy before adding color.
  • Keep long-form reading widths between 64 and 76 characters.
  • Apply accents as slim marks, chips, or text underlines.
avoid
  • Do not add dark glossy gradients or neon glows.
  • Do not mimic literal paper fibers, torn edges, or skeuomorphic notebooks.
  • Do not fill every card with accent colors.
  • Do not hide primary document hierarchy behind icon-only controls.
katagami spec
# Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace

## Philosophy

A light, text-first knowledge workspace for teams who tend notes, specifications, and decisions with the care of a quiet craft studio: editorial clarity, durable hierarchy, and tactile restraint without literal paper skeuomorphism.

### Values

- Readable long-form work before dashboard spectacle
- Calm orientation through persistent sidebar hierarchy
- Craft abstraction through hairlines, ruled bands, and small registration marks
- Plain-language states that help writers continue

### Anti-Values

- Dark-mode-first drama and glowing productivity theater
- Decorative paper textures that overpower content
- Generic card grids without document hierarchy
- Low-contrast beige minimalism

### Visual Character

- Off-white parchment canvas with slightly warmer inset panels, implemented as layered flat surfaces rather than photographic texture.
- Fine one-pixel hairline borders, bracket corners, and ruled section dividers that create a quiet notebook construction grid.
- Ink-first editorial type hierarchy using a serif display for document titles and a humanist sans for dense workspace controls.
- Muted craft accents appear as slim left rules, small status chips, and underlined active states rather than large filled panels.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 3px
- **Character**: fine warm-gray hairlines with bracket-corner accents on important documents
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#B46A4B` |
| background | `#F7F2E8` |
| border | `#D8CDBB` |
| error | `#9B3F36` |
| info | `#496C86` |
| muted | `#746F65` |
| primary | `#2F3A56` |
| secondary | `#6F7A58` |
| success | `#557052` |
| surface | `#FFFDF7` |
| text | `#24221E` |
| warning | `#B88A33` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 140ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.1, 1)
- **Philosophy**: quiet acknowledgement only: underline slides, chip fades, and shallow lifts that never distract from reading

### Radii

- **Full**: 9999px
- **Lg**: 10px
- **Md**: 6px
- **None**: 0
- **Sm**: 3px

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 22px 48px rgba(47,58,86,0.12)
- **Md**: 0 10px 24px rgba(47,58,86,0.08)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(36,34,30,0.06)

### Spacing

- **Base**: 8px
- **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64]

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: subtle repeating linear rule every 32px at very low opacity
- **Card Style**: flat off-white cards with one-pixel borders, square-ish radius, and occasional left accent rule
- **Treatment**: warm matte panels on parchment canvas with restrained ruled insets

### Typography

- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Body Font**: Source Sans 3
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,500;9..144,650&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
- **Heading Font**: Fraunces
- **Letter Spacing**: -0.01em
- **Line Height**: 1.58
- **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono
- **Scale Ratio**: 1.2

## Rules

### Composition

Use a stable application shell: narrow collection rail, document sidebar, and generous reading canvas with editor utilities tucked into a quiet right column.

### Density

Comfortable editorial density with 16px base text, 24px section gaps, compact metadata rows, and no oversized hero cards.

### Hierarchy

Lead with text scale, weight, and ruled spacing; reserve color for state and location, never for decorative volume.

### Signature Patterns

- Ruled headings place a tiny mono label above a serif title with a hairline extending to the right edge.
- Active navigation uses a muted indigo left rule plus underlined text instead of a saturated filled pill.
- Knowledge cards use bracket-corner pseudo-elements and a clay or lichen status thread along the left edge.
- Empty states are written as short editorial prompts inside bordered note blocks with one brass registration dot.

## Layout

### Breakpoints

>=1200 full four-column shell; 768-1199 collapse context below editor; <768 convert sidebar to top index and stack document panels.

### Grid

Desktop uses 64px global rail, 272px workspace sidebar, flexible document canvas, and 280px context column.

### Whitespace

Whitespace follows manuscript rhythm: 16px between related controls, 24-32px between sections, and wider gutters around reading columns.

## Guidance

### Do

- Write interface copy as concrete document actions and next steps.
- Use fine borders and ruled dividers to clarify hierarchy before adding color.
- Keep long-form reading widths between 64 and 76 characters.
- Apply accents as slim marks, chips, or text underlines.

### Don't

- Do not add dark glossy gradients or neon glows.
- Do not mimic literal paper fibers, torn edges, or skeuomorphic notebooks.
- Do not fill every card with accent colors.
- Do not hide primary document hierarchy behind icon-only controls.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#B46A4B"
  background: "#F7F2E8"
  border: "#D8CDBB"
  error: "#9B3F36"
  info: "#496C86"
  muted: "#746F65"
  primary: "#2F3A56"
  secondary: "#6F7A58"
  success: "#557052"
  surface: "#FFFDF7"
  text: "#24221E"
  warning: "#B88A33"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Fraunces"
    fontSize: "1.728rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Fraunces"
    fontSize: "1.44rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "Source Sans 3"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.58
    letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  full: "9999px"
  lg: "10px"
  md: "6px"
  none: "0px"
  sm: "3px"
spacing:
  base: "8px"
  xs: "4px"
  sm: "8px"
  md: "12px"
  lg: "16px"
  xl: "24px"
  2xl: "32px"
  3xl: "48px"
  4xl: "64px"
components:
  color-reference-accent:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
  color-reference-background:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
  color-reference-border:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
  color-reference-error:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
  color-reference-info:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
  color-reference-muted:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
  color-reference-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
  color-reference-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
  color-reference-success:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
  color-reference-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
  color-reference-text:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.text}"
  color-reference-warning:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "#ffffff"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  card-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.text}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  input-default:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.text}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    height: "44px"
---

# Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace

## Overview

A light, text-first knowledge workspace for teams who tend notes, specifications, and decisions with the care of a quiet craft studio: editorial clarity, durable hierarchy, and tactile restraint without literal paper skeuomorphism.

### Values

- Readable long-form work before dashboard spectacle
- Calm orientation through persistent sidebar hierarchy
- Craft abstraction through hairlines, ruled bands, and small registration marks
- Plain-language states that help writers continue

### Anti-Values

- Dark-mode-first drama and glowing productivity theater
- Decorative paper textures that overpower content
- Generic card grids without document hierarchy
- Low-contrast beige minimalism

### Visual Character

- Off-white parchment canvas with slightly warmer inset panels, implemented as layered flat surfaces rather than photographic texture.
- Fine one-pixel hairline borders, bracket corners, and ruled section dividers that create a quiet notebook construction grid.
- Ink-first editorial type hierarchy using a serif display for document titles and a humanist sans for dense workspace controls.
- Muted craft accents appear as slim left rules, small status chips, and underlined active states rather than large filled panels.

## 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 | `#B46A4B` |
| background | `#F7F2E8` |
| border | `#D8CDBB` |
| error | `#9B3F36` |
| info | `#496C86` |
| muted | `#746F65` |
| primary | `#2F3A56` |
| secondary | `#6F7A58` |
| success | `#557052` |
| surface | `#FFFDF7` |
| text | `#24221E` |
| warning | `#B88A33` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Fraunces, 1.728rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Fraunces, 1.44rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Source Sans 3, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.58.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.

## Layout

### Spacing Tokens

- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `24px`
- **2xl**: `32px`
- **3xl**: `48px`
- **4xl**: `64px`

### Breakpoints

>=1200 full four-column shell; 768-1199 collapse context below editor; <768 convert sidebar to top index and stack document panels.

### Grid

Desktop uses 64px global rail, 272px workspace sidebar, flexible document canvas, and 280px context column.

### Whitespace

Whitespace follows manuscript rhythm: 16px between related controls, 24-32px between sections, and wider gutters around reading columns.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 22px 48px rgba(47,58,86,0.12)
- **Md**: 0 10px 24px rgba(47,58,86,0.08)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(36,34,30,0.06)

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `10px`
- **Md**: `6px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `3px`

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: subtle repeating linear rule every 32px at very low opacity
- **Card Style**: flat off-white cards with one-pixel borders, square-ish radius, and occasional left accent rule
- **Treatment**: warm matte panels on parchment canvas with restrained ruled insets

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 3px
- **Character**: fine warm-gray hairlines with bracket-corner accents on important documents
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

## Components

### Composition

Use a stable application shell: narrow collection rail, document sidebar, and generous reading canvas with editor utilities tucked into a quiet right column.

### Density

Comfortable editorial density with 16px base text, 24px section gaps, compact metadata rows, and no oversized hero cards.

### Hierarchy

Lead with text scale, weight, and ruled spacing; reserve color for state and location, never for decorative volume.

### Signature Patterns

- Ruled headings place a tiny mono label above a serif title with a hairline extending to the right edge.
- Active navigation uses a muted indigo left rule plus underlined text instead of a saturated filled pill.
- Knowledge cards use bracket-corner pseudo-elements and a clay or lichen status thread along the left edge.
- Empty states are written as short editorial prompts inside bordered note blocks with one brass registration dot.

## 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-019edc96-e95a-77d0-aa75-7553422989fd/DESIGN.with-shadcn.md`.

The shadcn page also exposes optional machine-readable files for automation, but the human-facing handoff is DESIGN.md with shadcn.

Install recommended primitives with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.

Use these primitives in shadcn apps:
- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table

Implementation rule for agents: import shadcn primitives from `@/components/ui/*`, apply the generated CSS variables first, then compose the language-specific recipes from the companion MD. Katagami remains the source of truth; shadcn names are the implementation surface.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do Write interface copy as concrete document actions and next steps.
- Do Use fine borders and ruled dividers to clarify hierarchy before adding color.
- Do Keep long-form reading widths between 64 and 76 characters.
- Do Apply accents as slim marks, chips, or text underlines.
- Don't Do not add dark glossy gradients or neon glows.
- Don't Do not mimic literal paper fibers, torn edges, or skeuomorphic notebooks.
- Don't Do not fill every card with accent colors.
- Don't Do not hide primary document hierarchy behind icon-only controls.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "quiet-craft-knowledge-workspace",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#F7F2E8",
      "foreground": "#24221E",
      "card": "#FFFDF7",
      "card-foreground": "#24221E",
      "popover": "#FFFDF7",
      "popover-foreground": "#24221E",
      "primary": "#2F3A56",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#6F7A58",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#746F65",
      "muted-foreground": "#24221E",
      "accent": "#B46A4B",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#9B3F36",
      "border": "#D8CDBB",
      "input": "#D8CDBB",
      "ring": "#B46A4B",
      "chart-1": "#2F3A56",
      "chart-2": "#6F7A58",
      "chart-3": "#B46A4B",
      "chart-4": "#557052",
      "chart-5": "#B88A33",
      "sidebar": "#FFFDF7",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#24221E",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2F3A56",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#496C86",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#D8CDBB",
      "sidebar-ring": "#B46A4B",
      "radius": "6px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#2F3A56",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#B46A4B",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#9B3F36",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#B46A4B",
      "chart-1": "#2F3A56",
      "chart-2": "#6F7A58",
      "chart-3": "#B46A4B",
      "chart-4": "#557052",
      "chart-5": "#B88A33",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2F3A56",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#B46A4B",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#B46A4B",
      "radius": "6px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019edc96-e95a-77d0-aa75-7553422989fd",
    "slug": "quiet-craft-knowledge-workspace",
    "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

Design Language Preview

Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace

Color Palette

primary
secondary
accent
background
surface
text
muted
border
error
success
warning
info

Typography

h1

Heading One

h2

Heading Two

h3

Heading Three

h4

Heading Four

body

Body text demonstrates the reading experience. Good typography is invisible — it lets the content speak without drawing attention to the letterforms themselves.

caption

Caption text for supplementary information and metadata.

code
const theme = applyTokens(designLanguage);
render(<App theme={theme} />);

Buttons

Form Controls

Navigation

tabs
Overview content area with contextual information about the design language.
segmented control
dropdown menu

Feedback & Status

badges
NewDefaultActivePendingErrorOutline
alerts
Info: A new version is available.
Success: Changes saved successfully.
Warning: Storage is almost full.
Error: Failed to process request.
progress
66% complete
tooltip
avatar
AKJDML

Containers & Overlays

card

Card Title

Cards group related content and actions. This example shows a basic content card with a title and description.

accordion

Design tokens are the atomic values of a design system — colors, spacing, typography, and other values stored as key-value pairs.

dialog
separator

Data Display

table
NameStatusCategoryScore
Neo BrutalismPublishedMaximalist94
Aero GlassDraftSpatial87
Signal UIReviewEnterprise91
stat cards
Languages
42
+12%
Elements
3,150
+8%
Usage
18.4k
+23%
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgFraunces · 28px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdFraunces · 23px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdSource Sans 3 · 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
lg10px
md6px
none0px
sm3px
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.
primaryaccentsurfacemutedwarningerror
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: #F7F2E8;
  --foreground: #24221E;
  --card: #FFFDF7;
  --card-foreground: #24221E;
  --popover: #FFFDF7;
  --popover-foreground: #24221E;
  --primary: #2F3A56;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #6F7A58;
  --secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted: #746F65;
  --muted-foreground: #24221E;
  --accent: #B46A4B;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #9B3F36;
  --border: #D8CDBB;
  --input: #D8CDBB;
  --ring: #B46A4B;
  --chart-1: #2F3A56;
  --chart-2: #6F7A58;
  --chart-3: #B46A4B;
  --chart-4: #557052;
  --chart-5: #B88A33;
  --sidebar: #FFFDF7;
  --sidebar-foreground: #24221E;
  --sidebar-primary: #2F3A56;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #496C86;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #D8CDBB;
  --sidebar-ring: #B46A4B;
  --radius: 6px;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #2F3A56;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #B46A4B;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #9B3F36;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #B46A4B;
  --chart-1: #2F3A56;
  --chart-2: #6F7A58;
  --chart-3: #B46A4B;
  --chart-4: #557052;
  --chart-5: #B88A33;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #2F3A56;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #B46A4B;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #B46A4B;
  --radius: 6px;
}
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 QuietCraftKnowledgeWorkspaceShadcnKit() {
  return (
    <section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
        <div>
          <Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
          <h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace</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": "quiet-craft-knowledge-workspace",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#F7F2E8",
      "foreground": "#24221E",
      "card": "#FFFDF7",
      "card-foreground": "#24221E",
      "popover": "#FFFDF7",
      "popover-foreground": "#24221E",
      "primary": "#2F3A56",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#6F7A58",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#746F65",
      "muted-foreground": "#24221E",
      "accent": "#B46A4B",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#9B3F36",
      "border": "#D8CDBB",
      "input": "#D8CDBB",
      "ring": "#B46A4B",
      "chart-1": "#2F3A56",
      "chart-2": "#6F7A58",
      "chart-3": "#B46A4B",
      "chart-4": "#557052",
      "chart-5": "#B88A33",
      "sidebar": "#FFFDF7",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#24221E",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2F3A56",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#496C86",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#D8CDBB",
      "sidebar-ring": "#B46A4B",
      "radius": "6px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#2F3A56",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#B46A4B",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#9B3F36",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#B46A4B",
      "chart-1": "#2F3A56",
      "chart-2": "#6F7A58",
      "chart-3": "#B46A4B",
      "chart-4": "#557052",
      "chart-5": "#B88A33",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2F3A56",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#B46A4B",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#B46A4B",
      "radius": "6px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019edc96-e95a-77d0-aa75-7553422989fd",
    "slug": "quiet-craft-knowledge-workspace",
    "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
# Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace shadcn/ui Components

Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019edc96-e95a-77d0-aa75-7553422989fd`
Slug: `quiet-craft-knowledge-workspace`

## Intent

A light, text-first knowledge workspace for teams who tend notes, specifications, and decisions with the care of a quiet craft studio: editorial clarity, durable hierarchy, and tactile restraint without literal paper skeuomorphism.

## 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": "#B46A4B",
  "background": "#F7F2E8",
  "border": "#D8CDBB",
  "error": "#9B3F36",
  "info": "#496C86",
  "muted": "#746F65",
  "primary": "#2F3A56",
  "secondary": "#6F7A58",
  "success": "#557052",
  "surface": "#FFFDF7",
  "text": "#24221E",
  "warning": "#B88A33"
}

Typography:

{
  "base_size": "16px",
  "body_font": "Source Sans 3",
  "google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,500;9..144,650&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap",
  "heading_font": "Fraunces",
  "letter_spacing": "-0.01em",
  "line_height": 1.58,
  "mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
  "scale_ratio": 1.2
}

## Visual character to preserve

- Off-white parchment canvas with slightly warmer inset panels, implemented as layered flat surfaces rather than photographic texture.
- Fine one-pixel hairline borders, bracket corners, and ruled section dividers that create a quiet notebook construction grid.
- Ink-first editorial type hierarchy using a serif display for document titles and a humanist sans for dense workspace controls.
- Muted craft accents appear as slim left rules, small status chips, and underlined active states rather than large filled panels.

## ShadSync visual profile

{
  "family": "editorial",
  "material": "flat",
  "contour": "pebble",
  "border": "solid",
  "underlay": true,
  "grain": true,
  "stickerBadges": false,
  "motion": "lift",
  "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/quiet-craft-knowledge-workspace/registry-theme.json` variables, then use these recipes for composition and state design.
- Preserve Katagami token names as source metadata; shadcn semantic names are only the export surface.
- Do: Write interface copy as concrete document actions and next steps.; Use fine borders and ruled dividers to clarify hierarchy before adding color.; Keep long-form reading widths between 64 and 76 characters.; Apply accents as slim marks, chips, or text underlines.
- Do not: Do not add dark glossy gradients or neon glows.; Do not mimic literal paper fibers, torn edges, or skeuomorphic notebooks.; Do not fill every card with accent colors.; Do not hide primary document hierarchy behind icon-only controls.

## 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 QuietCraftKnowledgeWorkspaceShadcnKit() {
  return (
    <section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
        <div>
          <Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
          <h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace</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": ">=1200 full four-column shell; 768-1199 collapse context below editor; <768 convert sidebar to top index and stack document panels.",
  "grid": "Desktop uses 64px global rail, 272px workspace sidebar, flexible document canvas, and 280px context column.",
  "whitespace": "Whitespace follows manuscript rhythm: 16px between related controls, 24-32px between sections, and wider gutters around reading columns."
}
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-019edc96-e95a-77d0-aa75-7553422989fd",
    "name": "Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace",
    "slug": "quiet-craft-knowledge-workspace"
  },
  "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": [
    "Off-white parchment canvas with slightly warmer inset panels, implemented as layered flat surfaces rather than photographic texture.",
    "Fine one-pixel hairline borders, bracket corners, and ruled section dividers that create a quiet notebook construction grid.",
    "Ink-first editorial type hierarchy using a serif display for document titles and a humanist sans for dense workspace controls.",
    "Muted craft accents appear as slim left rules, small status chips, and underlined active states rather than large filled panels."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "editorial",
    "material": "flat",
    "contour": "pebble",
    "border": "solid",
    "underlay": true,
    "grain": true,
    "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": "Quiet Craft Knowledge Workspace launch room",
        "description": "A product team workspace where navigation, filters, metrics, and dense rows carry the language's visible structure.",
        "primaryAction": "Apply theme",
        "secondaryAction": "Review states",
        "stats": [
          {
            "label": "components",
            "value": "16",
            "tone": "accent"
          },
          {
            "label": "states",
            "value": "ready"
          },
          {
            "label": "density",
            "value": "balanced",
            "tone": "warning"
          }
        ],
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Primary flow",
            "value": "mapped",
            "status": "active"
          },
          {
            "label": "Token coverage",
            "value": "semantic",
            "status": "synced"
          },
          {
            "label": "Responsive proof",
            "value": "queued",
            "status": "review"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Active",
          "Synced",
          "Draft"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "detail-editor",
      "title": "Detail editor",
      "viewport": "tablet",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "card",
        "input",
        "textarea",
        "select",
        "checkbox",
        "switch",
        "slider",
        "dialog",
        "sheet"
      ],
      "composition": "A focused editing flow with form fields, validation, confirmation, and a contextual side panel.",
      "mustShow": [
        "focus ring",
        "error or destructive state",
        "dialog or sheet treatment",
        "written guidance content"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "unstyled browser controls",
        "floating cards inside cards",
        "missing labels"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "editing flow",
        "headline": "Language recipe editor",
        "description": "A focused form proving labels, validation, toggles, panel rhythm, and action hierarchy.",
        "primaryAction": "Save recipe",
        "secondaryAction": "Open sheet",
        "fields": [
          {
            "label": "Component family",
            "value": "Narrative cards"
          },
          {
            "label": "State treatment",
            "value": "Visible focus + validation"
          },
          {
            "label": "Motion",
            "value": "Small lift, no opacity-only fade"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Focus",
          "Invalid",
          "Confirmed"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "data-operations",
      "title": "Data operations",
      "viewport": "mobile",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "tabs",
        "badge",
        "dropdown-menu",
        "table",
        "tooltip",
        "separator"
      ],
      "composition": "A compact operational view proving row rhythm, stacked actions, menu states, badges, and empty/destructive states.",
      "mustShow": [
        "responsive reflow",
        "dense row styling",
        "menu affordance",
        "status badge system"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "desktop-only tables",
        "text overflow",
        "default shadcn spacing without Katagami character"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "operations",
        "headline": "Compact review queue",
        "description": "A narrow viewport scene with rows, menus, tooltips, badges, and destructive affordances.",
        "primaryAction": "Resolve",
        "secondaryAction": "Filter",
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Button hierarchy",
            "value": "approved",
            "status": "ok"
          },
          {
            "label": "Table rhythm",
            "value": "needs pass",
            "status": "watch"
          },
          {
            "label": "Empty state",
            "value": "designed",
            "status": "done"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Queued",
          "Blocked",
          "Done"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "componentRecipes": [
    {
      "primitive": "button",
      "intent": "Prove action hierarchy, focus, disabled, and destructive states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "card",
      "intent": "Carry the language surface, border, elevation, and density rules."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "input",
      "intent": "Show labels, focus rings, validation, and spacing rhythm."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "textarea",
      "intent": "Show longer guidance, validation copy, and writing density."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "select",
      "intent": "Show filtering, selection contrast, and menu trigger styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dialog",
      "intent": "Show centered decision states and overlay treatment."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "sheet",
      "intent": "Show contextual side panels and responsive editing."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tabs",
      "intent": "Show navigational structure and active/inactive contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "badge",
      "intent": "Show compact status vocabulary and semantic colors."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "separator",
      "intent": "Show section rhythm without generic gray dividers."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "checkbox",
      "intent": "Show binary selection with visible focus and checked states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "switch",
      "intent": "Show settings toggles and on/off contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "slider",
      "intent": "Show numeric adjustment with track/thumb styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tooltip",
      "intent": "Show concise explanation styling above compact controls."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dropdown-menu",
      "intent": "Show action menus, destructive items, and grouped choices."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "table",
      "intent": "Show dense operational data, separators, row states, and responsive behavior."
    }
  ],
  "qualityRules": {
    "do": [
      "Write interface copy as concrete document actions and next steps.",
      "Use fine borders and ruled dividers to clarify hierarchy before adding color.",
      "Keep long-form reading widths between 64 and 76 characters.",
      "Apply accents as slim marks, chips, or text underlines."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not add dark glossy gradients or neon glows.",
      "Do not mimic literal paper fibers, torn edges, or skeuomorphic notebooks.",
      "Do not fill every card with accent colors.",
      "Do not hide primary document hierarchy behind icon-only controls."
    ]
  }
}
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