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Katagami Rhythm Context Map

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specification

philosophy
summary
A light, text-first workspace language for AYA that turns Japanese craft references into operational structure: cut-paper rhythm, washi restraint, woven context paths, and precise negative space. The interface treats writing, summaries, annotations, and linked records as the main surface, with dashboard information kept document-adjacent rather than staged as large KPI canvases. Calm neutral fields carry long-form work; indigo behaves like a thread through active paths and focus states; muted gray-blue washes mark selection; persimmon appears only as a small unresolved or important-node signal. The language avoids literal waves, fans, sakura, cranes, faux brush type, or ornamental Japonisme, drawing instead from katagami’s disciplined repetition, stencil edges, layered apertures, and the quiet tactility of washi paper.
values
text as the primary surface for complex workspace cognitioncontext as a woven map rather than a dashboard wallJapanese craft abstraction through rhythm, restraint, edge quality, layering, and negative spacelow-saturation semantic color with one dependable indigo action and focus familydocument-adjacent analytics: inline counts, margin notes, chips, and compact contextual panelsaccessibility-first contrast and explicit state labels in dense knowledge workquiet density that supports reading, triage, synthesis, and navigation over long sessions
anti-values
×literal Japanese motifs, tourist ornament, faux-brush typography, sakura, cranes, fans, waves, or decorative pattern backdrops×oversized KPI dashboards that pull attention away from the document or workspace object×rainbow feature color-coding and saturated status fields×thin pale-gray text that sacrifices readability for minimalism×generic card grids with no relationship between navigation, context, and writing×heavy shadows, glass effects, and theatrical motion
tokens
borders4 items
accent width
2px
character
Soft sumi-gray hairlines with occasional indigo thread rails and crisp stencil-like selection edges.
default width
1px
style
solid
colors14 items
accent
#C45A2D
background
#F7F5F0
border
#D8D2C8
error
#A33A32
info
#2F4E8B
muted
#66727A
primary
#2F4E8B
secondary
#6F8498
selection
#DDE6EC
success
#4F7A5A
surface
#FFFDF8
surface_alt
#F1EEE7
text
#242A2E
warning
#B26A1F
motion3 items
duration
140ms
easing
cubic-bezier(0.2,0,0,1)
philosophy
Motion is a quiet reveal or thread tightening: context panels slide 4px, focus rings sharpen, and map nodes connect without bounce.
radii5 items
full
9999px
lg
14px
md
8px
none
0
sm
4px
shadows3 items
lg
0 18px 48px rgba(36,42,46,0.09)
md
0 8px 24px rgba(36,42,46,0.07)
sm
0 1px 2px rgba(36,42,46,0.04)
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 80, 96
surfaces3 items
bg pattern
No literal pattern; if texture is needed, use an almost imperceptible paper-grain noise under 2% opacity.
card style
Flat document-adjacent panels with 1px borders, 14px radius, 16-24px padding, and optional 2px indigo left thread for active context.
treatment
Warm washi-neutral canvas with near-white document panels, slate text, cool-gray-blue selections, and sparse persimmon markers.
typography9 items
base size
16px
body font
Source Serif 4
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Source+Serif+4:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap
heading font
Inter
letter spacing
-0.01em
line height
1.62
measure
64-76 characters for primary prose; 42-56 characters for side summaries
mono font
IBM Plex Mono
ui font
Inter
rules
composition
Use a three-layer workspace: a narrow context-map rail, a dominant reading/writing field, and a document-adjacent annotation panel. Keep dashboard elements inline with the object they describe: counts beside headings, status chips in margins, compact summaries under section titles, and source marks next to claims. Align panels to an 8px grid and create rhythm through repeated row heights, margin notes, and alternating apertures of whitespace.
density
Medium-high information density, but reading-first: dense metadata can cluster in margins and chips while prose keeps comfortable measure and leading. Avoid cramming the central document; let side panels absorb context and navigation.
hierarchy
Begin hierarchy with text weight, measure, spacing, and proximity. Use sumi/slate for main content, muted slate for metadata, indigo for active paths and primary actions, gray-blue wash for selection, and persimmon only for unresolved, blocked, or important nodes. Headings are restrained and editorial; body copy has generous line-height; mono appears only for IDs, timestamps, and compact counters.
signature patterns
Indigo thread rail: a 2px vertical or horizontal line connects active nav item, current document section, and open context panel.Stencil selection wash: selected rows or linked passages use #DDE6EC fill with a crisp 1px slate border and no saturated blocks.Marginalia chips: small outlined chips carry counts, source quality, unresolved status, and linked-object type directly beside headings or paragraphs.Persimmon pin: a 6-8px dot, tick, or corner mark flags unresolved decisions; it must be paired with text.Context apertures: nested panels reveal only the necessary slice of linked context, using cut-in borders and whitespace rather than decorative cards.
layout
breakpoints
Mobile <= 640px stacks map, document, and context as sequential sections; tablet 641-1024px keeps document plus collapsible context drawer; desktop >= 1025px shows all three layers.
density

Reading zones remain airy; navigation and metadata are compact. Use density changes to distinguish prose, linked context, and operational controls.

grid
Desktop uses a 12-column shell: 220px context-map rail, flexible 7-8 column document workspace, and 300-340px annotation/context panel; gutters 24px; all internals align to an 8px rhythm.
responsive
On small screens, the context map becomes a horizontal breadcrumb/thread bar, marginalia chips move beneath relevant paragraphs, and context panels open as inline accordions.
whitespace
Negative space is active structure: 32px page margins on desktop, 24px between major layers, 16px between related annotations, and generous prose leading. Blank space should feel like washi restraint, not empty default UI.
guidance
do
  • Keep primary work text-first with generous line-height and precise measure.
  • Represent navigation as a context map using indigo threads, breadcrumbs, section rails, and linked-node chips.
  • Place metrics and summaries beside the document object they describe rather than in separate dashboard canvases.
  • Use katagami inspiration as repeated spacing, crisp apertures, layered cut edges, and rhythmic metadata, not as visible motifs.
  • Tokenize every color role and interaction state; use indigo consistently for action, focus, active context, and links.
  • Let persimmon remain rare: unresolved, blocked, important, or needs-review markers only.
avoid
  • Do not use literal Japanese imagery, faux brush lettering, wave patterns, fans, cranes, sakura, or tourist decoration.
  • Do not create large KPI cards, rainbow charts, or saturated dashboard panels in the core workspace.
  • Do not use low-contrast gray text or hide status behind color alone.
  • Do not scatter multiple accent colors by feature area; the calm depends on a single indigo thread.
  • Do not over-round everything into generic SaaS softness; keep edges crisp and deliberate.
  • Do not add paper texture so visibly that it competes with text.
katagami spec
# Katagami Rhythm Context Map

## Philosophy

A light, text-first workspace language for AYA that turns Japanese craft references into operational structure: cut-paper rhythm, washi restraint, woven context paths, and precise negative space. The interface treats writing, summaries, annotations, and linked records as the main surface, with dashboard information kept document-adjacent rather than staged as large KPI canvases. Calm neutral fields carry long-form work; indigo behaves like a thread through active paths and focus states; muted gray-blue washes mark selection; persimmon appears only as a small unresolved or important-node signal. The language avoids literal waves, fans, sakura, cranes, faux brush type, or ornamental Japonisme, drawing instead from katagami’s disciplined repetition, stencil edges, layered apertures, and the quiet tactility of washi paper.

### Values

- text as the primary surface for complex workspace cognition
- context as a woven map rather than a dashboard wall
- Japanese craft abstraction through rhythm, restraint, edge quality, layering, and negative space
- low-saturation semantic color with one dependable indigo action and focus family
- document-adjacent analytics: inline counts, margin notes, chips, and compact contextual panels
- accessibility-first contrast and explicit state labels in dense knowledge work
- quiet density that supports reading, triage, synthesis, and navigation over long sessions

### Anti-Values

- literal Japanese motifs, tourist ornament, faux-brush typography, sakura, cranes, fans, waves, or decorative pattern backdrops
- oversized KPI dashboards that pull attention away from the document or workspace object
- rainbow feature color-coding and saturated status fields
- thin pale-gray text that sacrifices readability for minimalism
- generic card grids with no relationship between navigation, context, and writing
- heavy shadows, glass effects, and theatrical motion

### Visual Character

- Large light-neutral reading fields with sumi/slate text and generous line-height.
- Active context paths are shown as slim indigo threads, rails, underlines, and focus rings rather than broad filled regions.
- Selected text, records, or map nodes receive muted gray-blue washes with a crisp edge like a stencil aperture.
- Margins contain compact chips, counters, annotations, source marks, and unresolved persimmon ticks.
- Layered panels overlap by alignment and border logic, not by skeuomorphic paper stacks or decorative shadows.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: Soft sumi-gray hairlines with occasional indigo thread rails and crisp stencil-like selection edges.
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#C45A2D` |
| background | `#F7F5F0` |
| border | `#D8D2C8` |
| error | `#A33A32` |
| info | `#2F4E8B` |
| muted | `#66727A` |
| primary | `#2F4E8B` |
| secondary | `#6F8498` |
| selection | `#DDE6EC` |
| success | `#4F7A5A` |
| surface | `#FFFDF8` |
| surface_alt | `#F1EEE7` |
| text | `#242A2E` |
| warning | `#B26A1F` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 140ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2,0,0,1)
- **Philosophy**: Motion is a quiet reveal or thread tightening: context panels slide 4px, focus rings sharpen, and map nodes connect without bounce.

### Radii

- **Full**: 9999px
- **Lg**: 14px
- **Md**: 8px
- **None**: 0
- **Sm**: 4px

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 18px 48px rgba(36,42,46,0.09)
- **Md**: 0 8px 24px rgba(36,42,46,0.07)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(36,42,46,0.04)

### Spacing

- **Base**: 8px
- **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,40,48,64,80,96]

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: No literal pattern; if texture is needed, use an almost imperceptible paper-grain noise under 2% opacity.
- **Card Style**: Flat document-adjacent panels with 1px borders, 14px radius, 16-24px padding, and optional 2px indigo left thread for active context.
- **Treatment**: Warm washi-neutral canvas with near-white document panels, slate text, cool-gray-blue selections, and sparse persimmon markers.

### Typography

- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Body Font**: Source Serif 4
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Source+Serif+4:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap
- **Heading Font**: Inter
- **Letter Spacing**: -0.01em
- **Line Height**: 1.62
- **Measure**: 64-76 characters for primary prose; 42-56 characters for side summaries
- **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono
- **Ui Font**: Inter

## Rules

### Composition

Use a three-layer workspace: a narrow context-map rail, a dominant reading/writing field, and a document-adjacent annotation panel. Keep dashboard elements inline with the object they describe: counts beside headings, status chips in margins, compact summaries under section titles, and source marks next to claims. Align panels to an 8px grid and create rhythm through repeated row heights, margin notes, and alternating apertures of whitespace.

### Density

Medium-high information density, but reading-first: dense metadata can cluster in margins and chips while prose keeps comfortable measure and leading. Avoid cramming the central document; let side panels absorb context and navigation.

### Hierarchy

Begin hierarchy with text weight, measure, spacing, and proximity. Use sumi/slate for main content, muted slate for metadata, indigo for active paths and primary actions, gray-blue wash for selection, and persimmon only for unresolved, blocked, or important nodes. Headings are restrained and editorial; body copy has generous line-height; mono appears only for IDs, timestamps, and compact counters.

### Signature Patterns

- Indigo thread rail: a 2px vertical or horizontal line connects active nav item, current document section, and open context panel.
- Stencil selection wash: selected rows or linked passages use #DDE6EC fill with a crisp 1px slate border and no saturated blocks.
- Marginalia chips: small outlined chips carry counts, source quality, unresolved status, and linked-object type directly beside headings or paragraphs.
- Persimmon pin: a 6-8px dot, tick, or corner mark flags unresolved decisions; it must be paired with text.
- Context apertures: nested panels reveal only the necessary slice of linked context, using cut-in borders and whitespace rather than decorative cards.

## Layout

### Breakpoints

Mobile <= 640px stacks map, document, and context as sequential sections; tablet 641-1024px keeps document plus collapsible context drawer; desktop >= 1025px shows all three layers.

### Density

Reading zones remain airy; navigation and metadata are compact. Use density changes to distinguish prose, linked context, and operational controls.

### Grid

Desktop uses a 12-column shell: 220px context-map rail, flexible 7-8 column document workspace, and 300-340px annotation/context panel; gutters 24px; all internals align to an 8px rhythm.

### Responsive

On small screens, the context map becomes a horizontal breadcrumb/thread bar, marginalia chips move beneath relevant paragraphs, and context panels open as inline accordions.

### Whitespace

Negative space is active structure: 32px page margins on desktop, 24px between major layers, 16px between related annotations, and generous prose leading. Blank space should feel like washi restraint, not empty default UI.

## Guidance

### Do

- Keep primary work text-first with generous line-height and precise measure.
- Represent navigation as a context map using indigo threads, breadcrumbs, section rails, and linked-node chips.
- Place metrics and summaries beside the document object they describe rather than in separate dashboard canvases.
- Use katagami inspiration as repeated spacing, crisp apertures, layered cut edges, and rhythmic metadata, not as visible motifs.
- Tokenize every color role and interaction state; use indigo consistently for action, focus, active context, and links.
- Let persimmon remain rare: unresolved, blocked, important, or needs-review markers only.

### Don't

- Do not use literal Japanese imagery, faux brush lettering, wave patterns, fans, cranes, sakura, or tourist decoration.
- Do not create large KPI cards, rainbow charts, or saturated dashboard panels in the core workspace.
- Do not use low-contrast gray text or hide status behind color alone.
- Do not scatter multiple accent colors by feature area; the calm depends on a single indigo thread.
- Do not over-round everything into generic SaaS softness; keep edges crisp and deliberate.
- Do not add paper texture so visibly that it competes with text.

### Accessibility

Maintain WCAG AA contrast for body text and controls on warm neutral surfaces. Indigo focus rings are 2px with offset; persimmon warnings include labels or icons; selection washes preserve readable text contrast. Do not rely on color alone to express node status or unresolved decisions.

### Usage Context

Best for AYA-like linked workspaces, research synthesis, writing environments, knowledge maps, AI context review, and calm operational tools where many sources and decisions must stay connected to text.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Katagami Rhythm Context Map"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#C45A2D"
  background: "#F7F5F0"
  border: "#D8D2C8"
  error: "#A33A32"
  info: "#2F4E8B"
  muted: "#66727A"
  primary: "#2F4E8B"
  secondary: "#6F8498"
  selection: "#DDE6EC"
  success: "#4F7A5A"
  surface: "#FFFDF8"
  surface_alt: "#F1EEE7"
  text: "#242A2E"
  warning: "#B26A1F"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Inter"
    fontSize: "1.953rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Inter"
    fontSize: "1.563rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "Source Serif 4"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.62
    letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  full: "9999px"
  lg: "14px"
  md: "8px"
  none: "0px"
  sm: "4px"
spacing:
  base: "8px"
  xs: "4px"
  sm: "8px"
  md: "12px"
  lg: "16px"
  xl: "24px"
  2xl: "32px"
  3xl: "40px"
  4xl: "48px"
  step-8: "64px"
  step-9: "80px"
  step-10: "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-selection:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.selection}"
  color-reference-success:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
  color-reference-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
  color-reference-surface_alt:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface_alt}"
  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"
---

# Katagami Rhythm Context Map

## Overview

A light, text-first workspace language for AYA that turns Japanese craft references into operational structure: cut-paper rhythm, washi restraint, woven context paths, and precise negative space. The interface treats writing, summaries, annotations, and linked records as the main surface, with dashboard information kept document-adjacent rather than staged as large KPI canvases. Calm neutral fields carry long-form work; indigo behaves like a thread through active paths and focus states; muted gray-blue washes mark selection; persimmon appears only as a small unresolved or important-node signal. The language avoids literal waves, fans, sakura, cranes, faux brush type, or ornamental Japonisme, drawing instead from katagami’s disciplined repetition, stencil edges, layered apertures, and the quiet tactility of washi paper.

### Values

- text as the primary surface for complex workspace cognition
- context as a woven map rather than a dashboard wall
- Japanese craft abstraction through rhythm, restraint, edge quality, layering, and negative space
- low-saturation semantic color with one dependable indigo action and focus family
- document-adjacent analytics: inline counts, margin notes, chips, and compact contextual panels
- accessibility-first contrast and explicit state labels in dense knowledge work
- quiet density that supports reading, triage, synthesis, and navigation over long sessions

### Anti-Values

- literal Japanese motifs, tourist ornament, faux-brush typography, sakura, cranes, fans, waves, or decorative pattern backdrops
- oversized KPI dashboards that pull attention away from the document or workspace object
- rainbow feature color-coding and saturated status fields
- thin pale-gray text that sacrifices readability for minimalism
- generic card grids with no relationship between navigation, context, and writing
- heavy shadows, glass effects, and theatrical motion

### Visual Character

- Large light-neutral reading fields with sumi/slate text and generous line-height.
- Active context paths are shown as slim indigo threads, rails, underlines, and focus rings rather than broad filled regions.
- Selected text, records, or map nodes receive muted gray-blue washes with a crisp edge like a stencil aperture.
- Margins contain compact chips, counters, annotations, source marks, and unresolved persimmon ticks.
- Layered panels overlap by alignment and border logic, not by skeuomorphic paper stacks or decorative shadows.

## 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 | `#C45A2D` |
| background | `#F7F5F0` |
| border | `#D8D2C8` |
| error | `#A33A32` |
| info | `#2F4E8B` |
| muted | `#66727A` |
| primary | `#2F4E8B` |
| secondary | `#6F8498` |
| selection | `#DDE6EC` |
| success | `#4F7A5A` |
| surface | `#FFFDF8` |
| surface_alt | `#F1EEE7` |
| text | `#242A2E` |
| warning | `#B26A1F` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Inter, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Inter, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Source Serif 4, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.62.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.

## Layout

### Spacing Tokens

- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `24px`
- **2xl**: `32px`
- **3xl**: `40px`
- **4xl**: `48px`
- **Step-8**: `64px`
- **Step-9**: `80px`
- **Step-10**: `96px`

### Breakpoints

Mobile <= 640px stacks map, document, and context as sequential sections; tablet 641-1024px keeps document plus collapsible context drawer; desktop >= 1025px shows all three layers.

### Density

Reading zones remain airy; navigation and metadata are compact. Use density changes to distinguish prose, linked context, and operational controls.

### Grid

Desktop uses a 12-column shell: 220px context-map rail, flexible 7-8 column document workspace, and 300-340px annotation/context panel; gutters 24px; all internals align to an 8px rhythm.

### Responsive

On small screens, the context map becomes a horizontal breadcrumb/thread bar, marginalia chips move beneath relevant paragraphs, and context panels open as inline accordions.

### Whitespace

Negative space is active structure: 32px page margins on desktop, 24px between major layers, 16px between related annotations, and generous prose leading. Blank space should feel like washi restraint, not empty default UI.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 18px 48px rgba(36,42,46,0.09)
- **Md**: 0 8px 24px rgba(36,42,46,0.07)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(36,42,46,0.04)

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `14px`
- **Md**: `8px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `4px`

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: No literal pattern; if texture is needed, use an almost imperceptible paper-grain noise under 2% opacity.
- **Card Style**: Flat document-adjacent panels with 1px borders, 14px radius, 16-24px padding, and optional 2px indigo left thread for active context.
- **Treatment**: Warm washi-neutral canvas with near-white document panels, slate text, cool-gray-blue selections, and sparse persimmon markers.

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: Soft sumi-gray hairlines with occasional indigo thread rails and crisp stencil-like selection edges.
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

## Components

### Composition

Use a three-layer workspace: a narrow context-map rail, a dominant reading/writing field, and a document-adjacent annotation panel. Keep dashboard elements inline with the object they describe: counts beside headings, status chips in margins, compact summaries under section titles, and source marks next to claims. Align panels to an 8px grid and create rhythm through repeated row heights, margin notes, and alternating apertures of whitespace.

### Density

Medium-high information density, but reading-first: dense metadata can cluster in margins and chips while prose keeps comfortable measure and leading. Avoid cramming the central document; let side panels absorb context and navigation.

### Hierarchy

Begin hierarchy with text weight, measure, spacing, and proximity. Use sumi/slate for main content, muted slate for metadata, indigo for active paths and primary actions, gray-blue wash for selection, and persimmon only for unresolved, blocked, or important nodes. Headings are restrained and editorial; body copy has generous line-height; mono appears only for IDs, timestamps, and compact counters.

### Signature Patterns

- Indigo thread rail: a 2px vertical or horizontal line connects active nav item, current document section, and open context panel.
- Stencil selection wash: selected rows or linked passages use #DDE6EC fill with a crisp 1px slate border and no saturated blocks.
- Marginalia chips: small outlined chips carry counts, source quality, unresolved status, and linked-object type directly beside headings or paragraphs.
- Persimmon pin: a 6-8px dot, tick, or corner mark flags unresolved decisions; it must be paired with text.
- Context apertures: nested panels reveal only the necessary slice of linked context, using cut-in borders and whitespace rather than decorative cards.

## 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-019edd5a-7c3e-7ea3-b5e0-b8b1fcb08829/DESIGN.with-shadcn.md`.

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

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

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

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

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do Keep primary work text-first with generous line-height and precise measure.
- Do Represent navigation as a context map using indigo threads, breadcrumbs, section rails, and linked-node chips.
- Do Place metrics and summaries beside the document object they describe rather than in separate dashboard canvases.
- Do Use katagami inspiration as repeated spacing, crisp apertures, layered cut edges, and rhythmic metadata, not as visible motifs.
- Do Tokenize every color role and interaction state; use indigo consistently for action, focus, active context, and links.
- Do Let persimmon remain rare: unresolved, blocked, important, or needs-review markers only.
- Don't Do not use literal Japanese imagery, faux brush lettering, wave patterns, fans, cranes, sakura, or tourist decoration.
- Don't Do not create large KPI cards, rainbow charts, or saturated dashboard panels in the core workspace.
- Don't Do not use low-contrast gray text or hide status behind color alone.
- Don't Do not scatter multiple accent colors by feature area; the calm depends on a single indigo thread.
- Don't Do not over-round everything into generic SaaS softness; keep edges crisp and deliberate.
- Don't Do not add paper texture so visibly that it competes with text.

### Accessibility

Maintain WCAG AA contrast for body text and controls on warm neutral surfaces. Indigo focus rings are 2px with offset; persimmon warnings include labels or icons; selection washes preserve readable text contrast. Do not rely on color alone to express node status or unresolved decisions.

### Usage Context

Best for AYA-like linked workspaces, research synthesis, writing environments, knowledge maps, AI context review, and calm operational tools where many sources and decisions must stay connected to text.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "katagami-rhythm-context-map",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Katagami Rhythm Context Map shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#F7F5F0",
      "foreground": "#242A2E",
      "card": "#FFFDF8",
      "card-foreground": "#242A2E",
      "popover": "#FFFDF8",
      "popover-foreground": "#242A2E",
      "primary": "#2F4E8B",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#6F8498",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#66727A",
      "muted-foreground": "#242A2E",
      "accent": "#C45A2D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A33A32",
      "border": "#D8D2C8",
      "input": "#D8D2C8",
      "ring": "#C45A2D",
      "chart-1": "#2F4E8B",
      "chart-2": "#6F8498",
      "chart-3": "#C45A2D",
      "chart-4": "#4F7A5A",
      "chart-5": "#B26A1F",
      "sidebar": "#FFFDF8",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#242A2E",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2F4E8B",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#2F4E8B",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#D8D2C8",
      "sidebar-ring": "#C45A2D",
      "radius": "8px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#2F4E8B",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#C45A2D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A33A32",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#C45A2D",
      "chart-1": "#2F4E8B",
      "chart-2": "#6F8498",
      "chart-3": "#C45A2D",
      "chart-4": "#4F7A5A",
      "chart-5": "#B26A1F",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2F4E8B",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#C45A2D",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#C45A2D",
      "radius": "8px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019edd5a-7c3e-7ea3-b5e0-b8b1fcb08829",
    "slug": "katagami-rhythm-context-map",
    "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",
        "selection",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "surface_alt",
        "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",
        "measure",
        "mono_font",
        "ui_font"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
in the wild

embodiments

the full element showcase
embodiment · katagami-rhythm-context-map
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgInter · 31px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdInter · 25px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdSource Serif 4 · 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
  • 3xl40px
  • 4xl48px
  • step-864px
  • step-980px
  • step-1096px

Shape

full9999px
lg14px
md8px
none0px
sm4px
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: #F7F5F0;
  --foreground: #242A2E;
  --card: #FFFDF8;
  --card-foreground: #242A2E;
  --popover: #FFFDF8;
  --popover-foreground: #242A2E;
  --primary: #2F4E8B;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #6F8498;
  --secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted: #66727A;
  --muted-foreground: #242A2E;
  --accent: #C45A2D;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #A33A32;
  --border: #D8D2C8;
  --input: #D8D2C8;
  --ring: #C45A2D;
  --chart-1: #2F4E8B;
  --chart-2: #6F8498;
  --chart-3: #C45A2D;
  --chart-4: #4F7A5A;
  --chart-5: #B26A1F;
  --sidebar: #FFFDF8;
  --sidebar-foreground: #242A2E;
  --sidebar-primary: #2F4E8B;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #2F4E8B;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #D8D2C8;
  --sidebar-ring: #C45A2D;
  --radius: 8px;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #2F4E8B;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #C45A2D;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #A33A32;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #C45A2D;
  --chart-1: #2F4E8B;
  --chart-2: #6F8498;
  --chart-3: #C45A2D;
  --chart-4: #4F7A5A;
  --chart-5: #B26A1F;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #2F4E8B;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #C45A2D;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #C45A2D;
  --radius: 8px;
}
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 KatagamiRhythmContextMapShadcnKit() {
  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">Katagami Rhythm Context Map</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": "katagami-rhythm-context-map",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Katagami Rhythm Context Map shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#F7F5F0",
      "foreground": "#242A2E",
      "card": "#FFFDF8",
      "card-foreground": "#242A2E",
      "popover": "#FFFDF8",
      "popover-foreground": "#242A2E",
      "primary": "#2F4E8B",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#6F8498",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#66727A",
      "muted-foreground": "#242A2E",
      "accent": "#C45A2D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A33A32",
      "border": "#D8D2C8",
      "input": "#D8D2C8",
      "ring": "#C45A2D",
      "chart-1": "#2F4E8B",
      "chart-2": "#6F8498",
      "chart-3": "#C45A2D",
      "chart-4": "#4F7A5A",
      "chart-5": "#B26A1F",
      "sidebar": "#FFFDF8",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#242A2E",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2F4E8B",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#2F4E8B",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#D8D2C8",
      "sidebar-ring": "#C45A2D",
      "radius": "8px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#2F4E8B",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#C45A2D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#A33A32",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#C45A2D",
      "chart-1": "#2F4E8B",
      "chart-2": "#6F8498",
      "chart-3": "#C45A2D",
      "chart-4": "#4F7A5A",
      "chart-5": "#B26A1F",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#2F4E8B",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#C45A2D",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#C45A2D",
      "radius": "8px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019edd5a-7c3e-7ea3-b5e0-b8b1fcb08829",
    "slug": "katagami-rhythm-context-map",
    "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",
        "selection",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "surface_alt",
        "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",
        "measure",
        "mono_font",
        "ui_font"
      ]
    }
  }
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Katagami Rhythm Context Map shadcn/ui Components

Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019edd5a-7c3e-7ea3-b5e0-b8b1fcb08829`
Slug: `katagami-rhythm-context-map`

## Intent

A light, text-first workspace language for AYA that turns Japanese craft references into operational structure: cut-paper rhythm, washi restraint, woven context paths, and precise negative space. The interface treats writing, summaries, annotations, and linked records as the main surface, with dashboard information kept document-adjacent rather than staged as large KPI canvases. Calm neutral fields carry long-form work; indigo behaves like a thread through active paths and focus states; muted gray-blue washes mark selection; persimmon appears only as a small unresolved or important-node signal. The language avoids literal waves, fans, sakura, cranes, faux brush type, or ornamental Japonisme, drawing instead from katagami’s disciplined repetition, stencil edges, layered apertures, and the quiet tactility of washi paper.

## 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": "#C45A2D",
  "background": "#F7F5F0",
  "border": "#D8D2C8",
  "error": "#A33A32",
  "info": "#2F4E8B",
  "muted": "#66727A",
  "primary": "#2F4E8B",
  "secondary": "#6F8498",
  "selection": "#DDE6EC",
  "success": "#4F7A5A",
  "surface": "#FFFDF8",
  "surface_alt": "#F1EEE7",
  "text": "#242A2E",
  "warning": "#B26A1F"
}

Typography:

{
  "base_size": "16px",
  "body_font": "Source Serif 4",
  "google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Source+Serif+4:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap",
  "heading_font": "Inter",
  "letter_spacing": "-0.01em",
  "line_height": 1.62,
  "measure": "64-76 characters for primary prose; 42-56 characters for side summaries",
  "mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
  "ui_font": "Inter"
}

## Visual character to preserve

- Large light-neutral reading fields with sumi/slate text and generous line-height.
- Active context paths are shown as slim indigo threads, rails, underlines, and focus rings rather than broad filled regions.
- Selected text, records, or map nodes receive muted gray-blue washes with a crisp edge like a stencil aperture.
- Margins contain compact chips, counters, annotations, source marks, and unresolved persimmon ticks.
- Layered panels overlap by alignment and border logic, not by skeuomorphic paper stacks or decorative shadows.

## ShadSync visual profile

{
  "family": "paper-collage",
  "material": "paper",
  "contour": "default",
  "border": "solid",
  "underlay": true,
  "grain": true,
  "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/katagami-rhythm-context-map/registry-theme.json` variables, then use these recipes for composition and state design.
- Preserve Katagami token names as source metadata; shadcn semantic names are only the export surface.
- Do: Keep primary work text-first with generous line-height and precise measure.; Represent navigation as a context map using indigo threads, breadcrumbs, section rails, and linked-node chips.; Place metrics and summaries beside the document object they describe rather than in separate dashboard canvases.; Use katagami inspiration as repeated spacing, crisp apertures, layered cut edges, and rhythmic metadata, not as visible motifs.; Tokenize every color role and interaction state; use indigo consistently for action, focus, active context, and links.; Let persimmon remain rare: unresolved, blocked, important, or needs-review markers only.
- Do not: Do not use literal Japanese imagery, faux brush lettering, wave patterns, fans, cranes, sakura, or tourist decoration.; Do not create large KPI cards, rainbow charts, or saturated dashboard panels in the core workspace.; Do not use low-contrast gray text or hide status behind color alone.; Do not scatter multiple accent colors by feature area; the calm depends on a single indigo thread.; Do not over-round everything into generic SaaS softness; keep edges crisp and deliberate.; Do not add paper texture so visibly that it competes with text.

## 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 KatagamiRhythmContextMapShadcnKit() {
  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">Katagami Rhythm Context Map</h2>
          <p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
            Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
            with the language-specific component recipes.
          </p>
        </div>
        <Button>Apply theme</Button>
      </div>

      <Tabs defaultValue="components">
        <TabsList>
          <TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
        </TabsList>
      </Tabs>

      <Card>
        <CardHeader>
          <CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
          <CardDescription>
            Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
            from components.md and preview-shots.json.
          </CardDescription>
        </CardHeader>
        <CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
          <Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
          <Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
        </CardContent>
        <CardFooter className="justify-between">
          <Badge>Ready</Badge>
          <Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
        </CardFooter>
      </Card>
    </section>
  );
}
```

## Layout notes

{
  "breakpoints": "Mobile <= 640px stacks map, document, and context as sequential sections; tablet 641-1024px keeps document plus collapsible context drawer; desktop >= 1025px shows all three layers.",
  "density": "Reading zones remain airy; navigation and metadata are compact. Use density changes to distinguish prose, linked context, and operational controls.",
  "grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column shell: 220px context-map rail, flexible 7-8 column document workspace, and 300-340px annotation/context panel; gutters 24px; all internals align to an 8px rhythm.",
  "responsive": "On small screens, the context map becomes a horizontal breadcrumb/thread bar, marginalia chips move beneath relevant paragraphs, and context panels open as inline accordions.",
  "whitespace": "Negative space is active structure: 32px page margins on desktop, 24px between major layers, 16px between related annotations, and generous prose leading. Blank space should feel like washi restraint, not empty default UI."
}
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-019edd5a-7c3e-7ea3-b5e0-b8b1fcb08829",
    "name": "Katagami Rhythm Context Map",
    "slug": "katagami-rhythm-context-map"
  },
  "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": [
    "Large light-neutral reading fields with sumi/slate text and generous line-height.",
    "Active context paths are shown as slim indigo threads, rails, underlines, and focus rings rather than broad filled regions.",
    "Selected text, records, or map nodes receive muted gray-blue washes with a crisp edge like a stencil aperture.",
    "Margins contain compact chips, counters, annotations, source marks, and unresolved persimmon ticks.",
    "Layered panels overlap by alignment and border logic, not by skeuomorphic paper stacks or decorative shadows."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "paper-collage",
    "material": "paper",
    "contour": "default",
    "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": "Katagami Rhythm Context Map launch room",
        "description": "A product team workspace where navigation, filters, metrics, and dense rows carry the language's visible structure.",
        "primaryAction": "Apply theme",
        "secondaryAction": "Review states",
        "stats": [
          {
            "label": "components",
            "value": "16",
            "tone": "accent"
          },
          {
            "label": "states",
            "value": "ready"
          },
          {
            "label": "density",
            "value": "balanced",
            "tone": "warning"
          }
        ],
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Primary flow",
            "value": "mapped",
            "status": "active"
          },
          {
            "label": "Token coverage",
            "value": "semantic",
            "status": "synced"
          },
          {
            "label": "Responsive proof",
            "value": "queued",
            "status": "review"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Active",
          "Synced",
          "Draft"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "detail-editor",
      "title": "Detail editor",
      "viewport": "tablet",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "card",
        "input",
        "textarea",
        "select",
        "checkbox",
        "switch",
        "slider",
        "dialog",
        "sheet"
      ],
      "composition": "A focused editing flow with form fields, validation, confirmation, and a contextual side panel.",
      "mustShow": [
        "focus ring",
        "error or destructive state",
        "dialog or sheet treatment",
        "written guidance content"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "unstyled browser controls",
        "floating cards inside cards",
        "missing labels"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "editing flow",
        "headline": "Language recipe editor",
        "description": "A focused form proving labels, validation, toggles, panel rhythm, and action hierarchy.",
        "primaryAction": "Save recipe",
        "secondaryAction": "Open sheet",
        "fields": [
          {
            "label": "Component family",
            "value": "Narrative cards"
          },
          {
            "label": "State treatment",
            "value": "Visible focus + validation"
          },
          {
            "label": "Motion",
            "value": "Small lift, no opacity-only fade"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Focus",
          "Invalid",
          "Confirmed"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "data-operations",
      "title": "Data operations",
      "viewport": "mobile",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "tabs",
        "badge",
        "dropdown-menu",
        "table",
        "tooltip",
        "separator"
      ],
      "composition": "A compact operational view proving row rhythm, stacked actions, menu states, badges, and empty/destructive states.",
      "mustShow": [
        "responsive reflow",
        "dense row styling",
        "menu affordance",
        "status badge system"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "desktop-only tables",
        "text overflow",
        "default shadcn spacing without Katagami character"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "operations",
        "headline": "Compact review queue",
        "description": "A narrow viewport scene with rows, menus, tooltips, badges, and destructive affordances.",
        "primaryAction": "Resolve",
        "secondaryAction": "Filter",
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Button hierarchy",
            "value": "approved",
            "status": "ok"
          },
          {
            "label": "Table rhythm",
            "value": "needs pass",
            "status": "watch"
          },
          {
            "label": "Empty state",
            "value": "designed",
            "status": "done"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Queued",
          "Blocked",
          "Done"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "componentRecipes": [
    {
      "primitive": "button",
      "intent": "Prove action hierarchy, focus, disabled, and destructive states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "card",
      "intent": "Carry the language surface, border, elevation, and density rules."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "input",
      "intent": "Show labels, focus rings, validation, and spacing rhythm."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "textarea",
      "intent": "Show longer guidance, validation copy, and writing density."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "select",
      "intent": "Show filtering, selection contrast, and menu trigger styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dialog",
      "intent": "Show centered decision states and overlay treatment."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "sheet",
      "intent": "Show contextual side panels and responsive editing."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tabs",
      "intent": "Show navigational structure and active/inactive contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "badge",
      "intent": "Show compact status vocabulary and semantic colors."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "separator",
      "intent": "Show section rhythm without generic gray dividers."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "checkbox",
      "intent": "Show binary selection with visible focus and checked states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "switch",
      "intent": "Show settings toggles and on/off contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "slider",
      "intent": "Show numeric adjustment with track/thumb styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tooltip",
      "intent": "Show concise explanation styling above compact controls."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dropdown-menu",
      "intent": "Show action menus, destructive items, and grouped choices."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "table",
      "intent": "Show dense operational data, separators, row states, and responsive behavior."
    }
  ],
  "qualityRules": {
    "do": [
      "Keep primary work text-first with generous line-height and precise measure.",
      "Represent navigation as a context map using indigo threads, breadcrumbs, section rails, and linked-node chips.",
      "Place metrics and summaries beside the document object they describe rather than in separate dashboard canvases.",
      "Use katagami inspiration as repeated spacing, crisp apertures, layered cut edges, and rhythmic metadata, not as visible motifs.",
      "Tokenize every color role and interaction state; use indigo consistently for action, focus, active context, and links.",
      "Let persimmon remain rare: unresolved, blocked, important, or needs-review markers only."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not use literal Japanese imagery, faux brush lettering, wave patterns, fans, cranes, sakura, or tourist decoration.",
      "Do not create large KPI cards, rainbow charts, or saturated dashboard panels in the core workspace.",
      "Do not use low-contrast gray text or hide status behind color alone.",
      "Do not scatter multiple accent colors by feature area; the calm depends on a single indigo thread.",
      "Do not over-round everything into generic SaaS softness; keep edges crisp and deliberate.",
      "Do not add paper texture so visibly that it competes with text."
    ]
  }
}
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