Sumi Ledger Product System
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Download DESIGN.md
Portable DESIGN.md source of truth for most agents and apps.
specification
philosophy
tokens
borders4 items
- accent width
- 2px
- character
- Ash hairlines and indigo rails create structure; persimmon appears as a marker, not a container fill.
- default width
- 1px
- style
- solid
colors14 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 140ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1)
- philosophy
- Fast confirmation only: focus sharpens, rows reveal, and state changes settle without bounce.
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 12px
- md
- 8px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 4px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 18px 44px rgba(22,22,22,0.08)
- md
- 0 10px 28px rgba(22,22,22,0.06)
- sm
- 0 1px 2px rgba(22,22,22,0.04)
spacing2 items
- base
- 4px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- No decorative motifs; if texture is needed, use a barely perceptible paper-warm tone difference only.
- card style
- Low-radius white panels with ledger dividers, compact headers, and optional indigo active rails.
- treatment
- Crisp white document surfaces over warm-gray gutters with shallow ash borders.
typography8 items
- base size
- 15px
- body font
- Inter
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap
- heading font
- IBM Plex Sans
- letter spacing
- -0.012em
- line height
- 1.56
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- scale ratio
- 1.18
rules
Use a document-first workspace: a compact left navigation, a central reading/synthesis column, and a narrow right margin for evidence, status, and compact analytics. Align content to a ledger grid where labels, values, timestamps, and deltas share baselines. Keep cards adjacent to documents rather than isolated dashboard islands. Use indigo rails for current location and selected context; use persimmon only for deltas or anomalies that require attention.
Compact-medium density for expert work: 36-44px rows, tight but breathable panels, 12-16px card padding, and small status chips. Long-form content keeps generous line height while adjacent analytics compress into ledger rows. Avoid oversized cards that make context scanning inefficient.
Start with sumi black text and spacing before adding color. Headings are compact and weighty, body text is highly readable, and metadata uses mono only in small doses. Inline metrics should be visually subordinate to prose: small capsules, tabular figures, and right-aligned values. Slate and ash hierarchy must remain accessible on white and warm-gray surfaces.
layout
Mobile <= 640px stacks navigation, document, and rail; tablet 641-1024px moves the rail below the active section; desktop >= 1025px keeps the full three-zone workspace.
Compact text-first application density with 36-44px rows, 12px control height increments, and 16-24px section spacing.
Desktop uses a 12-column shell with a 220px navigation rail, 7-column document workspace, and 300px context/analytics rail; gutters are 20-24px and internals snap to a 4px baseline grid.
On small screens, ledger rows become stacked label/value pairs, marginal signals become section headers, and primary actions remain visible at the document edge.
Negative space is measured and functional: generous around reading blocks, tighter in ledgers, and never filled with decorative texture.
guidance
- Use crisp white and warm-gray surfaces as the main identity, with sumi black text doing most of the work.
- Align labels, values, deltas, citations, and timestamps to a ledger rhythm across prose and compact panels.
- Reserve deep indigo for active navigation, focus, selected context, links, and primary action states.
- Reserve persimmon for deltas, anomalies, overdue review, and exception markers only.
- Pair every semantic color with text, shape, or placement so state remains legible without color.
- Style inputs, selects, checkboxes, buttons, menus, tabs, hover, active, disabled, loading, and focus states deliberately.
- Translate katagami and washi into restraint, cut-space, layering, and cadence rather than patterns.
- Do not use literal Japanese motifs, paper grain backgrounds, brush lettering, waves, blossoms, seals, fans, or decorative indigo patterns.
- Do not turn the workspace into a chart dashboard; analytics should be document-adjacent and compact.
- Do not use persimmon as a brand accent or general secondary color.
- Do not rely on shadows, gradients, or rounded-card sameness for hierarchy.
- Do not hide interaction states in browser defaults or low-contrast gray outlines.
- Do not scatter metrics with inconsistent alignment or number formatting.
katagami spec
# Sumi Ledger Product System ## Philosophy A calm, precise, text-first product design language for AYA Katagami workspaces that need to weave large amounts of context into readable decisions. It translates Japanese craft principles—katagami stencil discipline, washi restraint, sumi ink contrast, indigo utility, and persimmon warning—into interface behavior rather than ornament. The system feels like a modern ledger beside a living document: quiet white and warm-gray surfaces, decisive black text, compact inline metrics, aligned marginal signals, and robust interaction states that make dense enterprise work feel composed instead of heavy. ### Values - text remains the primary interface material; metrics support prose instead of replacing it - ledger alignment gives paragraphs, summaries, tables, and marginal signals a shared reading rhythm - Japanese craft influence appears as restraint, layering, cadence, and negative space, never as literal motifs - semantic state is tokenized, desaturated, and paired with labels or shape so color is never the only cue - interaction states are product-grade: visible focus, clear selection, calm loading, and reversible editing - compact density supports synthesis work without becoming dashboard clutter ### Anti-Values - tourist-Japan decoration, wave patterns, lanterns, fans, cherry blossoms, faux calligraphy, or paper textures as wallpaper - marketing gradients, glassmorphism, dramatic shadows, and oversized illustration panels - chart-first dashboards that interrupt reading flow or turn every number into a widget - pale gray text below accessible contrast in the name of minimalism - unstructured cards floating without shared baselines or tabular alignment - saturated semantic colors used as large fills instead of precise status notation ### Visual Character - Near-white document planes sit on soft warm-gray page gutters with hairline ash borders and minimal elevation. - Sumi black headings and body text create crisp readability; slate and ash support hierarchy without fading below WCAG AA. - Deep indigo marks active navigation, selected anchors, focus outlines, and primary actions with narrow rails or rings. - Persimmon is reserved for deltas, anomalies, overdue signals, and review exceptions, usually as a tiny marker paired with text. - Inline metrics appear as mono-aligned capsules, right-tabbed numbers, and marginal annotations embedded in prose. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 2px - **Character**: Ash hairlines and indigo rails create structure; persimmon appears as a marker, not a container fill. - **Default Width**: 1px - **Style**: solid ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#D86B32` | | background | `#F7F5F1` | | border | `#DAD7D0` | | error | `#B4533C` | | info | `#3E5F8A` | | muted | `#666A70` | | primary | `#223A68` | | secondary | `#49515A` | | subtle | `#8A8F96` | | success | `#4F7A5A` | | surface | `#FFFFFF` | | surface_warm | `#FBFAF7` | | text | `#161616` | | warning | `#B8842F` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 140ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1) - **Philosophy**: Fast confirmation only: focus sharpens, rows reveal, and state changes settle without bounce. ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 12px - **Md**: 8px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 4px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 18px 44px rgba(22,22,22,0.08) - **Md**: 0 10px 28px rgba(22,22,22,0.06) - **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(22,22,22,0.04) ### Spacing - **Base**: 4px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,20,24,32,40,48,64] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: No decorative motifs; if texture is needed, use a barely perceptible paper-warm tone difference only. - **Card Style**: Low-radius white panels with ledger dividers, compact headers, and optional indigo active rails. - **Treatment**: Crisp white document surfaces over warm-gray gutters with shallow ash borders. ### Typography - **Base Size**: 15px - **Body Font**: Inter - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap - **Heading Font**: IBM Plex Sans - **Letter Spacing**: -0.012em - **Line Height**: 1.56 - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Scale Ratio**: 1.18 ## Rules ### Composition Use a document-first workspace: a compact left navigation, a central reading/synthesis column, and a narrow right margin for evidence, status, and compact analytics. Align content to a ledger grid where labels, values, timestamps, and deltas share baselines. Keep cards adjacent to documents rather than isolated dashboard islands. Use indigo rails for current location and selected context; use persimmon only for deltas or anomalies that require attention. ### Density Compact-medium density for expert work: 36-44px rows, tight but breathable panels, 12-16px card padding, and small status chips. Long-form content keeps generous line height while adjacent analytics compress into ledger rows. Avoid oversized cards that make context scanning inefficient. ### Hierarchy Start with sumi black text and spacing before adding color. Headings are compact and weighty, body text is highly readable, and metadata uses mono only in small doses. Inline metrics should be visually subordinate to prose: small capsules, tabular figures, and right-aligned values. Slate and ash hierarchy must remain accessible on white and warm-gray surfaces. ### Signature Patterns - Ledger rows use a fixed label column, tabular numeric values, and a hairline divider so prose, data, and status align cleanly. - Inline summary capsules embed metrics in sentences using mono figures, ash borders, and neutral fills; only deltas may use persimmon. - Active navigation and selected evidence use a 2px indigo rail plus a very pale indigo wash, never saturated full-panel fills. - Marginal signals sit in the right rail as tiny notches, timestamps, confidence marks, and review states aligned to document sections. - Interactive controls show hover borders, pressed inset tone, disabled opacity with label support, and a visible indigo focus ring with offset. ## Layout ### Breakpoints Mobile <= 640px stacks navigation, document, and rail; tablet 641-1024px moves the rail below the active section; desktop >= 1025px keeps the full three-zone workspace. ### Density Compact text-first application density with 36-44px rows, 12px control height increments, and 16-24px section spacing. ### Grid Desktop uses a 12-column shell with a 220px navigation rail, 7-column document workspace, and 300px context/analytics rail; gutters are 20-24px and internals snap to a 4px baseline grid. ### Responsive On small screens, ledger rows become stacked label/value pairs, marginal signals become section headers, and primary actions remain visible at the document edge. ### Whitespace Negative space is measured and functional: generous around reading blocks, tighter in ledgers, and never filled with decorative texture. ## Guidance ### Do - Use crisp white and warm-gray surfaces as the main identity, with sumi black text doing most of the work. - Align labels, values, deltas, citations, and timestamps to a ledger rhythm across prose and compact panels. - Reserve deep indigo for active navigation, focus, selected context, links, and primary action states. - Reserve persimmon for deltas, anomalies, overdue review, and exception markers only. - Pair every semantic color with text, shape, or placement so state remains legible without color. - Style inputs, selects, checkboxes, buttons, menus, tabs, hover, active, disabled, loading, and focus states deliberately. - Translate katagami and washi into restraint, cut-space, layering, and cadence rather than patterns. ### Don't - Do not use literal Japanese motifs, paper grain backgrounds, brush lettering, waves, blossoms, seals, fans, or decorative indigo patterns. - Do not turn the workspace into a chart dashboard; analytics should be document-adjacent and compact. - Do not use persimmon as a brand accent or general secondary color. - Do not rely on shadows, gradients, or rounded-card sameness for hierarchy. - Do not hide interaction states in browser defaults or low-contrast gray outlines. - Do not scatter metrics with inconsistent alignment or number formatting. ### Accessibility Sumi text on white and warm-gray surfaces exceeds WCAG AA; muted labels are kept at accessible slate values; focus uses a visible 2px indigo ring with 2px offset; semantic colors are desaturated and paired with labels, icons, or notches. ### Usage Context Best for AI research workspaces, knowledge synthesis tools, enterprise review systems, document analytics, operations ledgers, and products that need calm precision while weaving many sources of context together.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Sumi Ledger Product System"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#D86B32"
background: "#F7F5F1"
border: "#DAD7D0"
error: "#B4533C"
info: "#3E5F8A"
muted: "#666A70"
primary: "#223A68"
secondary: "#49515A"
subtle: "#8A8F96"
success: "#4F7A5A"
surface: "#FFFFFF"
surface_warm: "#FBFAF7"
text: "#161616"
warning: "#B8842F"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans"
fontSize: "1.54rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.012em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans"
fontSize: "1.305rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.012em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Inter"
fontSize: "15px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.56
letterSpacing: "-0.012em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
full: "9999px"
lg: "12px"
md: "8px"
none: "0px"
sm: "4px"
spacing:
base: "4px"
xs: "4px"
sm: "8px"
md: "12px"
lg: "16px"
xl: "20px"
2xl: "24px"
3xl: "32px"
4xl: "40px"
step-8: "48px"
step-9: "64px"
components:
color-reference-accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
color-reference-background:
backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
color-reference-border:
backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
color-reference-error:
backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
color-reference-info:
backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
color-reference-muted:
backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
color-reference-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
color-reference-secondary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
color-reference-subtle:
backgroundColor: "{colors.subtle}"
color-reference-success:
backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
color-reference-surface:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
color-reference-surface_warm:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface_warm}"
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"
---
# Sumi Ledger Product System
## Overview
A calm, precise, text-first product design language for AYA Katagami workspaces that need to weave large amounts of context into readable decisions. It translates Japanese craft principles—katagami stencil discipline, washi restraint, sumi ink contrast, indigo utility, and persimmon warning—into interface behavior rather than ornament. The system feels like a modern ledger beside a living document: quiet white and warm-gray surfaces, decisive black text, compact inline metrics, aligned marginal signals, and robust interaction states that make dense enterprise work feel composed instead of heavy.
### Values
- text remains the primary interface material; metrics support prose instead of replacing it
- ledger alignment gives paragraphs, summaries, tables, and marginal signals a shared reading rhythm
- Japanese craft influence appears as restraint, layering, cadence, and negative space, never as literal motifs
- semantic state is tokenized, desaturated, and paired with labels or shape so color is never the only cue
- interaction states are product-grade: visible focus, clear selection, calm loading, and reversible editing
- compact density supports synthesis work without becoming dashboard clutter
### Anti-Values
- tourist-Japan decoration, wave patterns, lanterns, fans, cherry blossoms, faux calligraphy, or paper textures as wallpaper
- marketing gradients, glassmorphism, dramatic shadows, and oversized illustration panels
- chart-first dashboards that interrupt reading flow or turn every number into a widget
- pale gray text below accessible contrast in the name of minimalism
- unstructured cards floating without shared baselines or tabular alignment
- saturated semantic colors used as large fills instead of precise status notation
### Visual Character
- Near-white document planes sit on soft warm-gray page gutters with hairline ash borders and minimal elevation.
- Sumi black headings and body text create crisp readability; slate and ash support hierarchy without fading below WCAG AA.
- Deep indigo marks active navigation, selected anchors, focus outlines, and primary actions with narrow rails or rings.
- Persimmon is reserved for deltas, anomalies, overdue signals, and review exceptions, usually as a tiny marker paired with text.
- Inline metrics appear as mono-aligned capsules, right-tabbed numbers, and marginal annotations embedded in prose.
## 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 | `#D86B32` |
| background | `#F7F5F1` |
| border | `#DAD7D0` |
| error | `#B4533C` |
| info | `#3E5F8A` |
| muted | `#666A70` |
| primary | `#223A68` |
| secondary | `#49515A` |
| subtle | `#8A8F96` |
| success | `#4F7A5A` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface_warm | `#FBFAF7` |
| text | `#161616` |
| warning | `#B8842F` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: IBM Plex Sans, 1.54rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: IBM Plex Sans, 1.305rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Inter, 15px, weight 400, line-height 1.56.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.
## Layout
### Spacing Tokens
- **Base**: `4px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `20px`
- **2xl**: `24px`
- **3xl**: `32px`
- **4xl**: `40px`
- **Step-8**: `48px`
- **Step-9**: `64px`
### Breakpoints
Mobile <= 640px stacks navigation, document, and rail; tablet 641-1024px moves the rail below the active section; desktop >= 1025px keeps the full three-zone workspace.
### Density
Compact text-first application density with 36-44px rows, 12px control height increments, and 16-24px section spacing.
### Grid
Desktop uses a 12-column shell with a 220px navigation rail, 7-column document workspace, and 300px context/analytics rail; gutters are 20-24px and internals snap to a 4px baseline grid.
### Responsive
On small screens, ledger rows become stacked label/value pairs, marginal signals become section headers, and primary actions remain visible at the document edge.
### Whitespace
Negative space is measured and functional: generous around reading blocks, tighter in ledgers, and never filled with decorative texture.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 18px 44px rgba(22,22,22,0.08)
- **Md**: 0 10px 28px rgba(22,22,22,0.06)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(22,22,22,0.04)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `12px`
- **Md**: `8px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `4px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: No decorative motifs; if texture is needed, use a barely perceptible paper-warm tone difference only.
- **Card Style**: Low-radius white panels with ledger dividers, compact headers, and optional indigo active rails.
- **Treatment**: Crisp white document surfaces over warm-gray gutters with shallow ash borders.
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: Ash hairlines and indigo rails create structure; persimmon appears as a marker, not a container fill.
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid
## Components
### Composition
Use a document-first workspace: a compact left navigation, a central reading/synthesis column, and a narrow right margin for evidence, status, and compact analytics. Align content to a ledger grid where labels, values, timestamps, and deltas share baselines. Keep cards adjacent to documents rather than isolated dashboard islands. Use indigo rails for current location and selected context; use persimmon only for deltas or anomalies that require attention.
### Density
Compact-medium density for expert work: 36-44px rows, tight but breathable panels, 12-16px card padding, and small status chips. Long-form content keeps generous line height while adjacent analytics compress into ledger rows. Avoid oversized cards that make context scanning inefficient.
### Hierarchy
Start with sumi black text and spacing before adding color. Headings are compact and weighty, body text is highly readable, and metadata uses mono only in small doses. Inline metrics should be visually subordinate to prose: small capsules, tabular figures, and right-aligned values. Slate and ash hierarchy must remain accessible on white and warm-gray surfaces.
### Signature Patterns
- Ledger rows use a fixed label column, tabular numeric values, and a hairline divider so prose, data, and status align cleanly.
- Inline summary capsules embed metrics in sentences using mono figures, ash borders, and neutral fills; only deltas may use persimmon.
- Active navigation and selected evidence use a 2px indigo rail plus a very pale indigo wash, never saturated full-panel fills.
- Marginal signals sit in the right rail as tiny notches, timestamps, confidence marks, and review states aligned to document sections.
- Interactive controls show hover borders, pressed inset tone, disabled opacity with label support, and a visible indigo focus ring with offset.
## 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/sumi-ledger-product-system/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 crisp white and warm-gray surfaces as the main identity, with sumi black text doing most of the work.
- Do Align labels, values, deltas, citations, and timestamps to a ledger rhythm across prose and compact panels.
- Do Reserve deep indigo for active navigation, focus, selected context, links, and primary action states.
- Do Reserve persimmon for deltas, anomalies, overdue review, and exception markers only.
- Do Pair every semantic color with text, shape, or placement so state remains legible without color.
- Do Style inputs, selects, checkboxes, buttons, menus, tabs, hover, active, disabled, loading, and focus states deliberately.
- Do Translate katagami and washi into restraint, cut-space, layering, and cadence rather than patterns.
- Don't Do not use literal Japanese motifs, paper grain backgrounds, brush lettering, waves, blossoms, seals, fans, or decorative indigo patterns.
- Don't Do not turn the workspace into a chart dashboard; analytics should be document-adjacent and compact.
- Don't Do not use persimmon as a brand accent or general secondary color.
- Don't Do not rely on shadows, gradients, or rounded-card sameness for hierarchy.
- Don't Do not hide interaction states in browser defaults or low-contrast gray outlines.
- Don't Do not scatter metrics with inconsistent alignment or number formatting.
### Accessibility
Sumi text on white and warm-gray surfaces exceeds WCAG AA; muted labels are kept at accessible slate values; focus uses a visible 2px indigo ring with 2px offset; semantic colors are desaturated and paired with labels, icons, or notches.
### Usage Context
Best for AI research workspaces, knowledge synthesis tools, enterprise review systems, document analytics, operations ledgers, and products that need calm precision while weaving many sources of context together.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "sumi-ledger-product-system",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Sumi Ledger Product System shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F7F5F1",
"foreground": "#161616",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#161616",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#161616",
"primary": "#223A68",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#49515A",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#666A70",
"muted-foreground": "#161616",
"accent": "#D86B32",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B4533C",
"border": "#DAD7D0",
"input": "#DAD7D0",
"ring": "#D86B32",
"chart-1": "#223A68",
"chart-2": "#49515A",
"chart-3": "#D86B32",
"chart-4": "#4F7A5A",
"chart-5": "#B8842F",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#161616",
"sidebar-primary": "#223A68",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#3E5F8A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#DAD7D0",
"sidebar-ring": "#D86B32",
"radius": "8px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#223A68",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#D86B32",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B4533C",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#D86B32",
"chart-1": "#223A68",
"chart-2": "#49515A",
"chart-3": "#D86B32",
"chart-4": "#4F7A5A",
"chart-5": "#B8842F",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#223A68",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#D86B32",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#D86B32",
"radius": "8px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "sumi-ledger-product-system",
"slug": "sumi-ledger-product-system",
"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",
"subtle",
"success",
"surface",
"surface_warm",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
}
}
}
```embodiments
at a glance
Typography
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
Components
Components rendered with this language’s tokens — colors, type, and rounded corners as specified.
Spacing
- base4px
- xs4px
- sm8px
- md12px
- lg16px
- xl20px
- 2xl24px
- 3xl32px
- 4xl40px
- step-848px
- step-964px
Shape
implementation kit
DESIGN.md with shadcn
Copy this when the target app uses shadcn/ui. It packages the Katagami DESIGN.md context with the install list, theme variables, component recipes, preview-shot contract, and starter TSX in one Markdown companion.
advanced implementation filesoptional machine-readable theme, CSS, TSX starter, recipes, and preview contract
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table:root {
--background: #F7F5F1;
--foreground: #161616;
--card: #FFFFFF;
--card-foreground: #161616;
--popover: #FFFFFF;
--popover-foreground: #161616;
--primary: #223A68;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #49515A;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #666A70;
--muted-foreground: #161616;
--accent: #D86B32;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B4533C;
--border: #DAD7D0;
--input: #DAD7D0;
--ring: #D86B32;
--chart-1: #223A68;
--chart-2: #49515A;
--chart-3: #D86B32;
--chart-4: #4F7A5A;
--chart-5: #B8842F;
--sidebar: #FFFFFF;
--sidebar-foreground: #161616;
--sidebar-primary: #223A68;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #3E5F8A;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #DAD7D0;
--sidebar-ring: #D86B32;
--radius: 8px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #223A68;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #D86B32;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B4533C;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #D86B32;
--chart-1: #223A68;
--chart-2: #49515A;
--chart-3: #D86B32;
--chart-4: #4F7A5A;
--chart-5: #B8842F;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #223A68;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #D86B32;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #D86B32;
--radius: 8px;
}
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 SumiLedgerProductSystemShadcnKit() {
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">Sumi Ledger Product System</h2>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
with the language-specific component recipes.
</p>
</div>
<Button>Apply theme</Button>
</div>
<Tabs defaultValue="components">
<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
</Tabs>
<Card>
<CardHeader>
<CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
<CardDescription>
Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
from components.md and preview-shots.json.
</CardDescription>
</CardHeader>
<CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
<Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
<Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
</CardContent>
<CardFooter className="justify-between">
<Badge>Ready</Badge>
<Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
</CardFooter>
</Card>
</section>
);
}
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "sumi-ledger-product-system",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Sumi Ledger Product System shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F7F5F1",
"foreground": "#161616",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#161616",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#161616",
"primary": "#223A68",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#49515A",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#666A70",
"muted-foreground": "#161616",
"accent": "#D86B32",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B4533C",
"border": "#DAD7D0",
"input": "#DAD7D0",
"ring": "#D86B32",
"chart-1": "#223A68",
"chart-2": "#49515A",
"chart-3": "#D86B32",
"chart-4": "#4F7A5A",
"chart-5": "#B8842F",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#161616",
"sidebar-primary": "#223A68",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#3E5F8A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#DAD7D0",
"sidebar-ring": "#D86B32",
"radius": "8px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#223A68",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#D86B32",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B4533C",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#D86B32",
"chart-1": "#223A68",
"chart-2": "#49515A",
"chart-3": "#D86B32",
"chart-4": "#4F7A5A",
"chart-5": "#B8842F",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#223A68",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#D86B32",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#D86B32",
"radius": "8px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "sumi-ledger-product-system",
"slug": "sumi-ledger-product-system",
"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",
"subtle",
"success",
"surface",
"surface_warm",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
}
}
}
# Sumi Ledger Product System shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `sumi-ledger-product-system`
Slug: `sumi-ledger-product-system`
## Intent
A calm, precise, text-first product design language for AYA Katagami workspaces that need to weave large amounts of context into readable decisions. It translates Japanese craft principles—katagami stencil discipline, washi restraint, sumi ink contrast, indigo utility, and persimmon warning—into interface behavior rather than ornament. The system feels like a modern ledger beside a living document: quiet white and warm-gray surfaces, decisive black text, compact inline metrics, aligned marginal signals, and robust interaction states that make dense enterprise work feel composed instead of heavy.
## 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": "#D86B32",
"background": "#F7F5F1",
"border": "#DAD7D0",
"error": "#B4533C",
"info": "#3E5F8A",
"muted": "#666A70",
"primary": "#223A68",
"secondary": "#49515A",
"subtle": "#8A8F96",
"success": "#4F7A5A",
"surface": "#FFFFFF",
"surface_warm": "#FBFAF7",
"text": "#161616",
"warning": "#B8842F"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "15px",
"body_font": "Inter",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap",
"heading_font": "IBM Plex Sans",
"letter_spacing": "-0.012em",
"line_height": 1.56,
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"scale_ratio": 1.18
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Near-white document planes sit on soft warm-gray page gutters with hairline ash borders and minimal elevation.
- Sumi black headings and body text create crisp readability; slate and ash support hierarchy without fading below WCAG AA.
- Deep indigo marks active navigation, selected anchors, focus outlines, and primary actions with narrow rails or rings.
- Persimmon is reserved for deltas, anomalies, overdue signals, and review exceptions, usually as a tiny marker paired with text.
- Inline metrics appear as mono-aligned capsules, right-tabbed numbers, and marginal annotations embedded in prose.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": true,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "dense",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
}
## Signature component recipes
### Button
Use `Button` for primary, secondary, outline, and ghost actions. Primary actions must expose the language's strongest contrast pair, while secondary and ghost actions should preserve the surface treatment instead of falling back to default neutral SaaS styling.
### Card
Use `Card`, `CardHeader`, `CardContent`, `CardFooter`, and `CardAction` as the main composition frame. Cards should demonstrate the language's surface, border, hierarchy, and density rules rather than appearing as generic rounded rectangles.
### Input and Textarea
Use `Input` and `Textarea` with visible focus rings, field labels, validation states, and the language's rhythm. Forms should show real product content, not placeholder-only controls.
### Select, Tabs, and Table
Use `Select`, `Tabs`, and `Table` to prove navigation, filtering, and dense data states. The table should show row rhythm, separators, hover/focus states, and an empty or status state when the language calls for it.
### Dialog and Sheet
Use `Dialog` for centered decisions and `Sheet` for contextual editing. Both should inherit the language's spacing, border, overlay, and motion rules.
## Preview shots
- `application-shell`: dashboard or workspace shell with navigation, cards, forms, and state badges.
- `detail-editor`: focused editing flow using input, textarea, select, switch/checkbox, dialog or sheet, and action buttons.
- `data-operations`: table-heavy operational view with tabs, dropdown menu affordances, badges, and destructive/empty states.
- Each preview shot must include a renderable `scene` payload with concrete headline, description, actions, and rows/fields/stats for the UI preview.
## Implementation contract
- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/sumi-ledger-product-system/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 crisp white and warm-gray surfaces as the main identity, with sumi black text doing most of the work.; Align labels, values, deltas, citations, and timestamps to a ledger rhythm across prose and compact panels.; Reserve deep indigo for active navigation, focus, selected context, links, and primary action states.; Reserve persimmon for deltas, anomalies, overdue review, and exception markers only.; Pair every semantic color with text, shape, or placement so state remains legible without color.; Style inputs, selects, checkboxes, buttons, menus, tabs, hover, active, disabled, loading, and focus states deliberately.; Translate katagami and washi into restraint, cut-space, layering, and cadence rather than patterns.
- Do not: Do not use literal Japanese motifs, paper grain backgrounds, brush lettering, waves, blossoms, seals, fans, or decorative indigo patterns.; Do not turn the workspace into a chart dashboard; analytics should be document-adjacent and compact.; Do not use persimmon as a brand accent or general secondary color.; Do not rely on shadows, gradients, or rounded-card sameness for hierarchy.; Do not hide interaction states in browser defaults or low-contrast gray outlines.; Do not scatter metrics with inconsistent alignment or number formatting.
## 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 SumiLedgerProductSystemShadcnKit() {
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">Sumi Ledger Product System</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 navigation, document, and rail; tablet 641-1024px moves the rail below the active section; desktop >= 1025px keeps the full three-zone workspace.",
"density": "Compact text-first application density with 36-44px rows, 12px control height increments, and 16-24px section spacing.",
"grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column shell with a 220px navigation rail, 7-column document workspace, and 300px context/analytics rail; gutters are 20-24px and internals snap to a 4px baseline grid.",
"responsive": "On small screens, ledger rows become stacked label/value pairs, marginal signals become section headers, and primary actions remain visible at the document edge.",
"whitespace": "Negative space is measured and functional: generous around reading blocks, tighter in ledgers, and never filled with decorative texture."
}
{
"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": "sumi-ledger-product-system",
"name": "Sumi Ledger Product System",
"slug": "sumi-ledger-product-system"
},
"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": [
"Near-white document planes sit on soft warm-gray page gutters with hairline ash borders and minimal elevation.",
"Sumi black headings and body text create crisp readability; slate and ash support hierarchy without fading below WCAG AA.",
"Deep indigo marks active navigation, selected anchors, focus outlines, and primary actions with narrow rails or rings.",
"Persimmon is reserved for deltas, anomalies, overdue signals, and review exceptions, usually as a tiny marker paired with text.",
"Inline metrics appear as mono-aligned capsules, right-tabbed numbers, and marginal annotations embedded in prose."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": true,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "dense",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
},
"shots": [
{
"id": "application-shell",
"title": "Application shell",
"viewport": "desktop",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"select",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"table"
],
"composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
"mustShow": [
"primary and secondary actions",
"card hierarchy",
"filterable state",
"table or list density"
],
"avoid": [
"component inventory walls",
"placeholder-only content",
"generic rounded SaaS chrome"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "workspace spread",
"headline": "Sumi Ledger Product System 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 crisp white and warm-gray surfaces as the main identity, with sumi black text doing most of the work.",
"Align labels, values, deltas, citations, and timestamps to a ledger rhythm across prose and compact panels.",
"Reserve deep indigo for active navigation, focus, selected context, links, and primary action states.",
"Reserve persimmon for deltas, anomalies, overdue review, and exception markers only.",
"Pair every semantic color with text, shape, or placement so state remains legible without color.",
"Style inputs, selects, checkboxes, buttons, menus, tabs, hover, active, disabled, loading, and focus states deliberately.",
"Translate katagami and washi into restraint, cut-space, layering, and cadence rather than patterns."
],
"dont": [
"Do not use literal Japanese motifs, paper grain backgrounds, brush lettering, waves, blossoms, seals, fans, or decorative indigo patterns.",
"Do not turn the workspace into a chart dashboard; analytics should be document-adjacent and compact.",
"Do not use persimmon as a brand accent or general secondary color.",
"Do not rely on shadows, gradients, or rounded-card sameness for hierarchy.",
"Do not hide interaction states in browser defaults or low-contrast gray outlines.",
"Do not scatter metrics with inconsistent alignment or number formatting."
]
}
}