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Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid

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 restrained analytical language for AYA where neutral paper, manuscript grids, and a thin kintsugi-gold thread reveal provenance, repaired breaks, and meaningful relationships.
values
quiet evidence over spectaclegold as provenance threadtext-first synthesisfunctional craft referencesneutral grids before color
anti-values
×black-and-gold luxury×metallic gradients×gold warning states×rainbow charts×KPI card walls
tokens
borders4 items
default
1px solid #DDD6C9
focus
2px solid #264D73
grid
1px solid rgba(221,214,201,.75)
thread
2px solid #C2A24A
colors13 items
accent
#8A7335
background
#F6F1E8
border
#DDD6C9
danger
#B85A32
foreground
#161615
muted
#4A4945
primary
#264D73
primary_deep
#1E3F5F
secondary
#C2A24A
success
#596F43
surface
#FCFAF5
surface_muted
#F8F3EA
warning
#9A6A2E
motion4 items
duration
170ms
easing
cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)
hover
subtle row lift
thread
gold path draws from selected node to rationale
radii4 items
control
10px
grid
0px
panel
18px
pill
999px
shadows2 items
focus
0 0 0 3px rgba(38,77,115,0.20)
raised
0 1px 2px rgba(22,22,21,0.06)
spacing6 items
lg
24px
md
16px
section
44px
sm
8px
xl
32px
xs
4px
surfaces4 items
annotation
paper note with gold knot
grid
subtle ledger substrate
page
rice paper analytical field
panel
porcelain panel
typography9 items
body font
Inter
body line height
1.6
body size
16px
font mono
IBM Plex Mono, SFMono-Regular, ui-monospace, monospace
font sans
Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Inter+Tight:wght@500;600;700&display=swap
heading font
Inter Tight
label tracking
0.02em
mono font
IBM Plex Mono
rules
composition

Build light application screens around reading workspace, narrow context rail, compact data modules, ruled sections, timelines, and annotated tables.

density

Compact analytical density with legible rows and annotations; avoid equal KPI card walls.

hierarchy

Use typography, tabular rhythm, and warm grid rules before color; gold is an explanatory overlay, not basic hierarchy.

signature patterns
Gold provenance thread: a 1-2px muted-gold line connects selected evidence, source note, and resolved conclusion with small knots at endpoints.Manuscript ledger grid: tables and data panels use warm-gray hairlines, tabular numerals, and row grouping instead of heavy cards.Indigo-first selection: active rows, tabs, and focus states appear in indigo before any gold rationale layer is introduced.Persimmon exception notch: rare anomalies use a small left notch or marker plus label, never a large orange alert panel.
layout
breakpoints

Mobile stacks provenance below evidence and turns tables into grouped records; tablet keeps two zones.

density

Text-heavy but calm; tables, timelines, and small multiples replace dashboard tile walls.

grid

Desktop 12-column analytical shell with wide evidence workspace and narrow provenance rail.

whitespace

32px desktop page padding, 24px module gaps, 12-16px row interiors, 44px major sections.

guidance
do
  • Use gold only as a hairline thread for provenance and rationale.
  • Keep large surfaces neutral and paper-like.
  • Let indigo own interactive selection and focus.
  • Use tables, timelines, small multiples, and inline annotations.
avoid
  • Do not use gold as luxury fill, metallic gradient, warning color, or background.
  • Do not build walls of equal KPI cards.
  • Do not make rainbow categorical charts the default.
  • Do not rely on color alone for selection or provenance.
katagami spec
# Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid

## Philosophy

A restrained analytical language for AYA where neutral paper, manuscript grids, and a thin kintsugi-gold thread reveal provenance, repaired breaks, and meaningful relationships.

### Values

- quiet evidence over spectacle
- gold as provenance thread
- text-first synthesis
- functional craft references
- neutral grids before color

### Anti-Values

- black-and-gold luxury
- metallic gradients
- gold warning states
- rainbow charts
- KPI card walls

### Visual Character

- Porcelain and rice-paper surfaces carry most of the interface with sumi typography, graphite metadata, and warm-gray manuscript grid rules.
- A hairline muted-gold connector appears only to trace provenance, recommendation rationale, completed chains, or resolved insight paths.
- Indigo owns interactive selection and focus, while gold explains the relationship after selection rather than competing as a primary control.
- Persimmon is a rare exception flag paired with labels and never used as celebration, decorative fill, or warning substitute.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Default**: 1px solid #DDD6C9
- **Focus**: 2px solid #264D73
- **Grid**: 1px solid rgba(221,214,201,.75)
- **Thread**: 2px solid #C2A24A

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#8A7335` |
| background | `#F6F1E8` |
| border | `#DDD6C9` |
| danger | `#B85A32` |
| foreground | `#161615` |
| muted | `#4A4945` |
| primary | `#264D73` |
| primary_deep | `#1E3F5F` |
| secondary | `#C2A24A` |
| success | `#596F43` |
| surface | `#FCFAF5` |
| surface_muted | `#F8F3EA` |
| warning | `#9A6A2E` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 170ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)
- **Hover**: subtle row lift
- **Thread**: gold path draws from selected node to rationale

### Radii

- **Control**: 10px
- **Grid**: 0px
- **Panel**: 18px
- **Pill**: 999px

### Shadows

- **Focus**: 0 0 0 3px rgba(38,77,115,0.20)
- **Raised**: 0 1px 2px rgba(22,22,21,0.06)

### Spacing

- **Lg**: 24px
- **Md**: 16px
- **Section**: 44px
- **Sm**: 8px
- **Xl**: 32px
- **Xs**: 4px

### Surfaces

- **Annotation**: paper note with gold knot
- **Grid**: subtle ledger substrate
- **Page**: rice paper analytical field
- **Panel**: porcelain panel

### Typography

- **Body Font**: Inter
- **Body Line Height**: 1.6
- **Body Size**: 16px
- **Font Mono**: IBM Plex Mono, SFMono-Regular, ui-monospace, monospace
- **Font Sans**: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Inter+Tight:wght@500;600;700&display=swap
- **Heading Font**: Inter Tight
- **Label Tracking**: 0.02em
- **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono

## Rules

### Composition

Build light application screens around reading workspace, narrow context rail, compact data modules, ruled sections, timelines, and annotated tables.

### Density

Compact analytical density with legible rows and annotations; avoid equal KPI card walls.

### Hierarchy

Use typography, tabular rhythm, and warm grid rules before color; gold is an explanatory overlay, not basic hierarchy.

### Signature Patterns

- Gold provenance thread: a 1-2px muted-gold line connects selected evidence, source note, and resolved conclusion with small knots at endpoints.
- Manuscript ledger grid: tables and data panels use warm-gray hairlines, tabular numerals, and row grouping instead of heavy cards.
- Indigo-first selection: active rows, tabs, and focus states appear in indigo before any gold rationale layer is introduced.
- Persimmon exception notch: rare anomalies use a small left notch or marker plus label, never a large orange alert panel.

## Layout

### Breakpoints

Mobile stacks provenance below evidence and turns tables into grouped records; tablet keeps two zones.

### Density

Text-heavy but calm; tables, timelines, and small multiples replace dashboard tile walls.

### Grid

Desktop 12-column analytical shell with wide evidence workspace and narrow provenance rail.

### Whitespace

32px desktop page padding, 24px module gaps, 12-16px row interiors, 44px major sections.

## Guidance

### Do

- Use gold only as a hairline thread for provenance and rationale.
- Keep large surfaces neutral and paper-like.
- Let indigo own interactive selection and focus.
- Use tables, timelines, small multiples, and inline annotations.

### Don't

- Do not use gold as luxury fill, metallic gradient, warning color, or background.
- Do not build walls of equal KPI cards.
- Do not make rainbow categorical charts the default.
- Do not rely on color alone for selection or provenance.

### Accessibility

Gold and persimmon always pair with labels, shape, line style, or position; body text and controls maintain AA contrast.

### Usage Context

AYA research, synthesis, provenance review, evidence comparison, recommendations, and text-heavy analytical operations.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#8A7335"
  background: "#F6F1E8"
  border: "#DDD6C9"
  danger: "#B85A32"
  foreground: "#161615"
  muted: "#4A4945"
  primary: "#264D73"
  primary_deep: "#1E3F5F"
  secondary: "#C2A24A"
  success: "#596F43"
  surface: "#FCFAF5"
  surface_muted: "#F8F3EA"
  warning: "#9A6A2E"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Inter Tight"
    fontSize: "1.953rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Inter Tight"
    fontSize: "1.563rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "Inter"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  control: "10px"
  grid: "0px"
  panel: "18px"
  pill: "999px"
spacing:
  lg: "24px"
  md: "16px"
  section: "44px"
  sm: "8px"
  xl: "32px"
  xs: "4px"
components:
  color-reference-accent:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
  color-reference-background:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
  color-reference-border:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
  color-reference-danger:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.danger}"
  color-reference-foreground:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.foreground}"
  color-reference-muted:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
  color-reference-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
  color-reference-primary_deep:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary_deep}"
  color-reference-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
  color-reference-success:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
  color-reference-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
  color-reference-surface_muted:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface_muted}"
  color-reference-warning:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "#ffffff"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "16px"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  card-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.primary}"
    rounded: "16px"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  input-default:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.primary}"
    rounded: "16px"
    height: "44px"
---

# Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid

## Overview

A restrained analytical language for AYA where neutral paper, manuscript grids, and a thin kintsugi-gold thread reveal provenance, repaired breaks, and meaningful relationships.

### Values

- quiet evidence over spectacle
- gold as provenance thread
- text-first synthesis
- functional craft references
- neutral grids before color

### Anti-Values

- black-and-gold luxury
- metallic gradients
- gold warning states
- rainbow charts
- KPI card walls

### Visual Character

- Porcelain and rice-paper surfaces carry most of the interface with sumi typography, graphite metadata, and warm-gray manuscript grid rules.
- A hairline muted-gold connector appears only to trace provenance, recommendation rationale, completed chains, or resolved insight paths.
- Indigo owns interactive selection and focus, while gold explains the relationship after selection rather than competing as a primary control.
- Persimmon is a rare exception flag paired with labels and never used as celebration, decorative fill, or warning substitute.

## 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 | `#8A7335` |
| background | `#F6F1E8` |
| border | `#DDD6C9` |
| danger | `#B85A32` |
| foreground | `#161615` |
| muted | `#4A4945` |
| primary | `#264D73` |
| primary_deep | `#1E3F5F` |
| secondary | `#C2A24A` |
| success | `#596F43` |
| surface | `#FCFAF5` |
| surface_muted | `#F8F3EA` |
| warning | `#9A6A2E` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Inter Tight, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Inter Tight, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Inter, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.5.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.

## Layout

### Spacing Tokens

- **Lg**: `24px`
- **Md**: `16px`
- **Section**: `44px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Xl**: `32px`
- **Xs**: `4px`

### Breakpoints

Mobile stacks provenance below evidence and turns tables into grouped records; tablet keeps two zones.

### Density

Text-heavy but calm; tables, timelines, and small multiples replace dashboard tile walls.

### Grid

Desktop 12-column analytical shell with wide evidence workspace and narrow provenance rail.

### Whitespace

32px desktop page padding, 24px module gaps, 12-16px row interiors, 44px major sections.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Focus**: 0 0 0 3px rgba(38,77,115,0.20)
- **Raised**: 0 1px 2px rgba(22,22,21,0.06)

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **Control**: `10px`
- **Grid**: `0px`
- **Panel**: `18px`
- **Pill**: `999px`

### Surfaces

- **Annotation**: paper note with gold knot
- **Grid**: subtle ledger substrate
- **Page**: rice paper analytical field
- **Panel**: porcelain panel

### Borders

- **Default**: 1px solid #DDD6C9
- **Focus**: 2px solid #264D73
- **Grid**: 1px solid rgba(221,214,201,.75)
- **Thread**: 2px solid #C2A24A

## Components

### Composition

Build light application screens around reading workspace, narrow context rail, compact data modules, ruled sections, timelines, and annotated tables.

### Density

Compact analytical density with legible rows and annotations; avoid equal KPI card walls.

### Hierarchy

Use typography, tabular rhythm, and warm grid rules before color; gold is an explanatory overlay, not basic hierarchy.

### Signature Patterns

- Gold provenance thread: a 1-2px muted-gold line connects selected evidence, source note, and resolved conclusion with small knots at endpoints.
- Manuscript ledger grid: tables and data panels use warm-gray hairlines, tabular numerals, and row grouping instead of heavy cards.
- Indigo-first selection: active rows, tabs, and focus states appear in indigo before any gold rationale layer is introduced.
- Persimmon exception notch: rare anomalies use a small left notch or marker plus label, never a large orange alert panel.

## 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-019ee038-b6b7-7a23-a3d4-dea22b535f74/DESIGN.with-shadcn.md`.

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

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

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

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

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do Use gold only as a hairline thread for provenance and rationale.
- Do Keep large surfaces neutral and paper-like.
- Do Let indigo own interactive selection and focus.
- Do Use tables, timelines, small multiples, and inline annotations.
- Don't Do not use gold as luxury fill, metallic gradient, warning color, or background.
- Don't Do not build walls of equal KPI cards.
- Don't Do not make rainbow categorical charts the default.
- Don't Do not rely on color alone for selection or provenance.

### Accessibility

Gold and persimmon always pair with labels, shape, line style, or position; body text and controls maintain AA contrast.

### Usage Context

AYA research, synthesis, provenance review, evidence comparison, recommendations, and text-heavy analytical operations.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "kintsugi-gold-thread-sumi-grid",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#F6F1E8",
      "foreground": "#161615",
      "card": "#FCFAF5",
      "card-foreground": "#161615",
      "popover": "#FCFAF5",
      "popover-foreground": "#161615",
      "primary": "#264D73",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#C2A24A",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#4A4945",
      "muted-foreground": "#161615",
      "accent": "#8A7335",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#dc2626",
      "border": "#DDD6C9",
      "input": "#DDD6C9",
      "ring": "#8A7335",
      "chart-1": "#264D73",
      "chart-2": "#C2A24A",
      "chart-3": "#8A7335",
      "chart-4": "#596F43",
      "chart-5": "#9A6A2E",
      "sidebar": "#FCFAF5",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#161615",
      "sidebar-primary": "#264D73",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#8A7335",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#DDD6C9",
      "sidebar-ring": "#8A7335",
      "radius": "0.625rem"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#264D73",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#8A7335",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#dc2626",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#8A7335",
      "chart-1": "#264D73",
      "chart-2": "#C2A24A",
      "chart-3": "#8A7335",
      "chart-4": "#596F43",
      "chart-5": "#9A6A2E",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#264D73",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#8A7335",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#8A7335",
      "radius": "0.625rem"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019ee038-b6b7-7a23-a3d4-dea22b535f74",
    "slug": "kintsugi-gold-thread-sumi-grid",
    "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": [
        "default",
        "focus",
        "grid",
        "thread"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "accent",
        "background",
        "border",
        "danger",
        "foreground",
        "muted",
        "primary",
        "primary_deep",
        "secondary",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "surface_muted",
        "warning"
      ],
      "motion": [
        "duration",
        "easing",
        "hover",
        "thread"
      ],
      "radii": [
        "control",
        "grid",
        "panel",
        "pill"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "focus",
        "raised"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "section",
        "sm",
        "xl",
        "xs"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "annotation",
        "grid",
        "page",
        "panel"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "body_font",
        "body_line_height",
        "body_size",
        "font_mono",
        "font_sans",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "label_tracking",
        "mono_font"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
in the wild

embodiments

the full element showcase
embodiment · kintsugi-gold-thread-sumi-grid
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgInter Tight · 31px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdInter Tight · 25px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdInter · 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

  • lg24px
  • md16px
  • section44px
  • sm8px
  • xl32px
  • xs4px

Shape

control10px
grid0px
panel18px
pill999px
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: #F6F1E8;
  --foreground: #161615;
  --card: #FCFAF5;
  --card-foreground: #161615;
  --popover: #FCFAF5;
  --popover-foreground: #161615;
  --primary: #264D73;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #C2A24A;
  --secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted: #4A4945;
  --muted-foreground: #161615;
  --accent: #8A7335;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #dc2626;
  --border: #DDD6C9;
  --input: #DDD6C9;
  --ring: #8A7335;
  --chart-1: #264D73;
  --chart-2: #C2A24A;
  --chart-3: #8A7335;
  --chart-4: #596F43;
  --chart-5: #9A6A2E;
  --sidebar: #FCFAF5;
  --sidebar-foreground: #161615;
  --sidebar-primary: #264D73;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #8A7335;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #DDD6C9;
  --sidebar-ring: #8A7335;
  --radius: 0.625rem;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #264D73;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #8A7335;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #dc2626;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #8A7335;
  --chart-1: #264D73;
  --chart-2: #C2A24A;
  --chart-3: #8A7335;
  --chart-4: #596F43;
  --chart-5: #9A6A2E;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #264D73;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #8A7335;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #8A7335;
  --radius: 0.625rem;
}
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 KintsugiGoldThreadOverSumiGridShadcnKit() {
  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">Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid</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": "kintsugi-gold-thread-sumi-grid",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#F6F1E8",
      "foreground": "#161615",
      "card": "#FCFAF5",
      "card-foreground": "#161615",
      "popover": "#FCFAF5",
      "popover-foreground": "#161615",
      "primary": "#264D73",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#C2A24A",
      "secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "muted": "#4A4945",
      "muted-foreground": "#161615",
      "accent": "#8A7335",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#dc2626",
      "border": "#DDD6C9",
      "input": "#DDD6C9",
      "ring": "#8A7335",
      "chart-1": "#264D73",
      "chart-2": "#C2A24A",
      "chart-3": "#8A7335",
      "chart-4": "#596F43",
      "chart-5": "#9A6A2E",
      "sidebar": "#FCFAF5",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#161615",
      "sidebar-primary": "#264D73",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#8A7335",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#DDD6C9",
      "sidebar-ring": "#8A7335",
      "radius": "0.625rem"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#264D73",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#8A7335",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#dc2626",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#8A7335",
      "chart-1": "#264D73",
      "chart-2": "#C2A24A",
      "chart-3": "#8A7335",
      "chart-4": "#596F43",
      "chart-5": "#9A6A2E",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#264D73",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#8A7335",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#8A7335",
      "radius": "0.625rem"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019ee038-b6b7-7a23-a3d4-dea22b535f74",
    "slug": "kintsugi-gold-thread-sumi-grid",
    "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": [
        "default",
        "focus",
        "grid",
        "thread"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "accent",
        "background",
        "border",
        "danger",
        "foreground",
        "muted",
        "primary",
        "primary_deep",
        "secondary",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "surface_muted",
        "warning"
      ],
      "motion": [
        "duration",
        "easing",
        "hover",
        "thread"
      ],
      "radii": [
        "control",
        "grid",
        "panel",
        "pill"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "focus",
        "raised"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "section",
        "sm",
        "xl",
        "xs"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "annotation",
        "grid",
        "page",
        "panel"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "body_font",
        "body_line_height",
        "body_size",
        "font_mono",
        "font_sans",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "label_tracking",
        "mono_font"
      ]
    }
  }
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid shadcn/ui Components

Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019ee038-b6b7-7a23-a3d4-dea22b535f74`
Slug: `kintsugi-gold-thread-sumi-grid`

## Intent

A restrained analytical language for AYA where neutral paper, manuscript grids, and a thin kintsugi-gold thread reveal provenance, repaired breaks, and meaningful relationships.

## 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": "#8A7335",
  "background": "#F6F1E8",
  "border": "#DDD6C9",
  "danger": "#B85A32",
  "foreground": "#161615",
  "muted": "#4A4945",
  "primary": "#264D73",
  "primary_deep": "#1E3F5F",
  "secondary": "#C2A24A",
  "success": "#596F43",
  "surface": "#FCFAF5",
  "surface_muted": "#F8F3EA",
  "warning": "#9A6A2E"
}

Typography:

{
  "body_font": "Inter",
  "body_line_height": "1.6",
  "body_size": "16px",
  "font_mono": "IBM Plex Mono, SFMono-Regular, ui-monospace, monospace",
  "font_sans": "Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif",
  "google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Inter+Tight:wght@500;600;700&display=swap",
  "heading_font": "Inter Tight",
  "label_tracking": "0.02em",
  "mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono"
}

## Visual character to preserve

- Porcelain and rice-paper surfaces carry most of the interface with sumi typography, graphite metadata, and warm-gray manuscript grid rules.
- A hairline muted-gold connector appears only to trace provenance, recommendation rationale, completed chains, or resolved insight paths.
- Indigo owns interactive selection and focus, while gold explains the relationship after selection rather than competing as a primary control.
- Persimmon is a rare exception flag paired with labels and never used as celebration, decorative fill, or warning substitute.

## ShadSync visual profile

{
  "family": "paper-collage",
  "material": "paper",
  "contour": "default",
  "border": "solid",
  "underlay": false,
  "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/kintsugi-gold-thread-sumi-grid/registry-theme.json` variables, then use these recipes for composition and state design.
- Preserve Katagami token names as source metadata; shadcn semantic names are only the export surface.
- Do: Use gold only as a hairline thread for provenance and rationale.; Keep large surfaces neutral and paper-like.; Let indigo own interactive selection and focus.; Use tables, timelines, small multiples, and inline annotations.
- Do not: Do not use gold as luxury fill, metallic gradient, warning color, or background.; Do not build walls of equal KPI cards.; Do not make rainbow categorical charts the default.; Do not rely on color alone for selection or provenance.

## 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 KintsugiGoldThreadOverSumiGridShadcnKit() {
  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">Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid</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 stacks provenance below evidence and turns tables into grouped records; tablet keeps two zones.",
  "density": "Text-heavy but calm; tables, timelines, and small multiples replace dashboard tile walls.",
  "grid": "Desktop 12-column analytical shell with wide evidence workspace and narrow provenance rail.",
  "whitespace": "32px desktop page padding, 24px module gaps, 12-16px row interiors, 44px major sections."
}
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-019ee038-b6b7-7a23-a3d4-dea22b535f74",
    "name": "Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid",
    "slug": "kintsugi-gold-thread-sumi-grid"
  },
  "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": [
    "Porcelain and rice-paper surfaces carry most of the interface with sumi typography, graphite metadata, and warm-gray manuscript grid rules.",
    "A hairline muted-gold connector appears only to trace provenance, recommendation rationale, completed chains, or resolved insight paths.",
    "Indigo owns interactive selection and focus, while gold explains the relationship after selection rather than competing as a primary control.",
    "Persimmon is a rare exception flag paired with labels and never used as celebration, decorative fill, or warning substitute."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "paper-collage",
    "material": "paper",
    "contour": "default",
    "border": "solid",
    "underlay": false,
    "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": "Kintsugi Gold Thread over Sumi Grid launch room",
        "description": "A product team workspace where navigation, filters, metrics, and dense rows carry the language's visible structure.",
        "primaryAction": "Apply theme",
        "secondaryAction": "Review states",
        "stats": [
          {
            "label": "components",
            "value": "16",
            "tone": "accent"
          },
          {
            "label": "states",
            "value": "ready"
          },
          {
            "label": "density",
            "value": "balanced",
            "tone": "warning"
          }
        ],
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Primary flow",
            "value": "mapped",
            "status": "active"
          },
          {
            "label": "Token coverage",
            "value": "semantic",
            "status": "synced"
          },
          {
            "label": "Responsive proof",
            "value": "queued",
            "status": "review"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Active",
          "Synced",
          "Draft"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "detail-editor",
      "title": "Detail editor",
      "viewport": "tablet",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "card",
        "input",
        "textarea",
        "select",
        "checkbox",
        "switch",
        "slider",
        "dialog",
        "sheet"
      ],
      "composition": "A focused editing flow with form fields, validation, confirmation, and a contextual side panel.",
      "mustShow": [
        "focus ring",
        "error or destructive state",
        "dialog or sheet treatment",
        "written guidance content"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "unstyled browser controls",
        "floating cards inside cards",
        "missing labels"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "editing flow",
        "headline": "Language recipe editor",
        "description": "A focused form proving labels, validation, toggles, panel rhythm, and action hierarchy.",
        "primaryAction": "Save recipe",
        "secondaryAction": "Open sheet",
        "fields": [
          {
            "label": "Component family",
            "value": "Narrative cards"
          },
          {
            "label": "State treatment",
            "value": "Visible focus + validation"
          },
          {
            "label": "Motion",
            "value": "Small lift, no opacity-only fade"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Focus",
          "Invalid",
          "Confirmed"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "data-operations",
      "title": "Data operations",
      "viewport": "mobile",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "tabs",
        "badge",
        "dropdown-menu",
        "table",
        "tooltip",
        "separator"
      ],
      "composition": "A compact operational view proving row rhythm, stacked actions, menu states, badges, and empty/destructive states.",
      "mustShow": [
        "responsive reflow",
        "dense row styling",
        "menu affordance",
        "status badge system"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "desktop-only tables",
        "text overflow",
        "default shadcn spacing without Katagami character"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "operations",
        "headline": "Compact review queue",
        "description": "A narrow viewport scene with rows, menus, tooltips, badges, and destructive affordances.",
        "primaryAction": "Resolve",
        "secondaryAction": "Filter",
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Button hierarchy",
            "value": "approved",
            "status": "ok"
          },
          {
            "label": "Table rhythm",
            "value": "needs pass",
            "status": "watch"
          },
          {
            "label": "Empty state",
            "value": "designed",
            "status": "done"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Queued",
          "Blocked",
          "Done"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "componentRecipes": [
    {
      "primitive": "button",
      "intent": "Prove action hierarchy, focus, disabled, and destructive states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "card",
      "intent": "Carry the language surface, border, elevation, and density rules."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "input",
      "intent": "Show labels, focus rings, validation, and spacing rhythm."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "textarea",
      "intent": "Show longer guidance, validation copy, and writing density."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "select",
      "intent": "Show filtering, selection contrast, and menu trigger styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dialog",
      "intent": "Show centered decision states and overlay treatment."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "sheet",
      "intent": "Show contextual side panels and responsive editing."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tabs",
      "intent": "Show navigational structure and active/inactive contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "badge",
      "intent": "Show compact status vocabulary and semantic colors."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "separator",
      "intent": "Show section rhythm without generic gray dividers."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "checkbox",
      "intent": "Show binary selection with visible focus and checked states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "switch",
      "intent": "Show settings toggles and on/off contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "slider",
      "intent": "Show numeric adjustment with track/thumb styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tooltip",
      "intent": "Show concise explanation styling above compact controls."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dropdown-menu",
      "intent": "Show action menus, destructive items, and grouped choices."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "table",
      "intent": "Show dense operational data, separators, row states, and responsive behavior."
    }
  ],
  "qualityRules": {
    "do": [
      "Use gold only as a hairline thread for provenance and rationale.",
      "Keep large surfaces neutral and paper-like.",
      "Let indigo own interactive selection and focus.",
      "Use tables, timelines, small multiples, and inline annotations."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not use gold as luxury fill, metallic gradient, warning color, or background.",
      "Do not build walls of equal KPI cards.",
      "Do not make rainbow categorical charts the default.",
      "Do not rely on color alone for selection or provenance."
    ]
  }
}