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+# Design System Inspired by HashiCorp
+
+> Category: Backend & Data
+> Infrastructure automation. Enterprise-clean, black and white.
+
+## 1. Visual Theme & Atmosphere
+
+HashiCorp's website is enterprise infrastructure made tangible — a design system that must communicate the complexity of cloud infrastructure management while remaining approachable. The visual language splits between two modes: a clean white light-mode for informational sections and a dramatic dark-mode (`#15181e`, `#0d0e12`) for hero areas and product showcases, creating a day/night duality that mirrors the "build in light, deploy in dark" developer workflow.
+
+The typography is anchored by a custom brand font (HashiCorp Sans, loaded as `__hashicorpSans_96f0ca`) that carries substantial weight — literally. Headings use 600–700 weights with tight line-heights (1.17–1.19), creating dense, authoritative text blocks that communicate enterprise confidence. The hero headline at 82px weight 600 with OpenType `"kern"` enabled is not decorative — it's infrastructure-grade typography.
+
+What distinguishes HashiCorp is its multi-product color system. Each product in the portfolio has its own brand color — Terraform purple (`#7b42bc`), Vault yellow (`#ffcf25`), Waypoint teal (`#14c6cb`), Vagrant blue (`#1868f2`) — and these colors appear throughout as accent tokens via a CSS custom property system (`--mds-color-*`). This creates a design system within a design system: the parent brand is black-and-white with blue accents, while each child product injects its own chromatic identity.
+
+The component system uses the `mds` (Markdown Design System) prefix, indicating a systematic, token-driven approach where colors, spacing, and states are all managed through CSS variables. Shadows are remarkably subtle — dual-layer micro-shadows using `rgba(97, 104, 117, 0.05)` that are nearly invisible but provide just enough depth to separate interactive surfaces from the background.
+
+**Key Characteristics:**
+- Dual-mode: clean white sections + dramatic dark (`#15181e`) hero/product areas
+- Custom HashiCorp Sans font with 600–700 weights and `"kern"` feature
+- Multi-product color system via `--mds-color-*` CSS custom properties
+- Product brand colors: Terraform purple, Vault yellow, Waypoint teal, Vagrant blue
+- Uppercase letter-spaced captions (13px, weight 600, 1.3px letter-spacing)
+- Micro-shadows: dual-layer at 0.05 opacity — depth through whisper, not shout
+- Token-driven `mds` component system with semantic variable names
+- Tight border radius: 2px–8px, nothing pill-shaped or circular
+- System-ui fallback stack for secondary text
+
+## 2. Color Palette & Roles
+
+### Brand Primary
+- **Black** (`#000000`): Primary brand color, text on light surfaces, `--mds-color-hcp-brand`
+- **Dark Charcoal** (`#15181e`): Dark mode backgrounds, hero sections
+- **Near Black** (`#0d0e12`): Deepest dark mode surface, form inputs on dark
+
+### Neutral Scale
+- **Light Gray** (`#f1f2f3`): Light backgrounds, subtle surfaces
+- **Mid Gray** (`#d5d7db`): Borders, button text on dark
+- **Cool Gray** (`#b2b6bd`): Border accents (at 0.1–0.4 opacity)
+- **Dark Gray** (`#656a76`): Helper text, secondary labels, `--mds-form-helper-text-color`
+- **Charcoal** (`#3b3d45`): Secondary text on light, button borders
+- **Near White** (`#efeff1`): Primary text on dark surfaces
+
+### Product Brand Colors
+- **Terraform Purple** (`#7b42bc`): `--mds-color-terraform-button-background`
+- **Vault Yellow** (`#ffcf25`): `--mds-color-vault-button-background`
+- **Waypoint Teal** (`#14c6cb`): `--mds-color-waypoint-button-background-focus`
+- **Waypoint Teal Hover** (`#12b6bb`): `--mds-color-waypoint-button-background-hover`
+- **Vagrant Blue** (`#1868f2`): `--mds-color-vagrant-brand`
+- **Purple Accent** (`#911ced`): `--mds-color-palette-purple-300`
+- **Visited Purple** (`#a737ff`): `--mds-color-foreground-action-visited`
+
+### Semantic Colors
+- **Action Blue** (`#1060ff`): Primary action links on dark
+- **Link Blue** (`#2264d6`): Primary links on light
+- **Bright Blue** (`#2b89ff`): Active links, hover accent
+- **Amber** (`#bb5a00`): `--mds-color-palette-amber-200`, warning states
+- **Amber Light** (`#fbeabf`): `--mds-color-palette-amber-100`, warning backgrounds
+- **Vault Faint Yellow** (`#fff9cf`): `--mds-color-vault-radar-gradient-faint-stop`
+- **Orange** (`#a9722e`): `--mds-color-unified-core-orange-6`
+- **Red** (`#731e25`): `--mds-color-unified-core-red-7`, error states
+- **Navy** (`#101a59`): `--mds-color-unified-core-blue-7`
+
+### Shadows
+- **Micro Shadow** (`rgba(97, 104, 117, 0.05) 0px 1px 1px, rgba(97, 104, 117, 0.05) 0px 2px 2px`): Default card/button elevation
+- **Focus Outline**: `3px solid var(--mds-color-focus-action-external)` — systematic focus ring
+
+## 3. Typography Rules
+
+### Font Families
+- **Primary Brand**: `__hashicorpSans_96f0ca` (HashiCorp Sans), with fallback: `__hashicorpSans_Fallback_96f0ca`
+- **System UI**: `system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial`
+
+### Hierarchy
+
+| Role | Font | Size | Weight | Line Height | Letter Spacing | Notes |
+|------|------|------|--------|-------------|----------------|-------|
+| Display Hero | HashiCorp Sans | 82px (5.13rem) | 600 | 1.17 (tight) | normal | `"kern"` enabled |
+| Section Heading | HashiCorp Sans | 52px (3.25rem) | 600 | 1.19 (tight) | normal | `"kern"` enabled |
+| Feature Heading | HashiCorp Sans | 42px (2.63rem) | 700 | 1.19 (tight) | -0.42px | Negative tracking |
+| Sub-heading | HashiCorp Sans | 34px (2.13rem) | 600–700 | 1.18 (tight) | normal | Feature blocks |
+| Card Title | HashiCorp Sans | 26px (1.63rem) | 700 | 1.19 (tight) | normal | Card and panel headings |
+| Small Title | HashiCorp Sans | 19px (1.19rem) | 700 | 1.21 (tight) | normal | Compact headings |
+| Body Emphasis | HashiCorp Sans | 17px (1.06rem) | 600–700 | 1.18–1.35 | normal | Bold body text |
+| Body Large | system-ui | 20px (1.25rem) | 400–600 | 1.50 | normal | Hero descriptions |
+| Body | system-ui | 16px (1.00rem) | 400–500 | 1.63–1.69 (relaxed) | normal | Standard body text |
+| Nav Link | system-ui | 15px (0.94rem) | 500 | 1.60 (relaxed) | normal | Navigation items |
+| Small Body | system-ui | 14px (0.88rem) | 400–500 | 1.29–1.71 | normal | Secondary content |
+| Caption | system-ui | 13px (0.81rem) | 400–500 | 1.23–1.69 | normal | Metadata, footer links |
+| Uppercase Label | HashiCorp Sans | 13px (0.81rem) | 600 | 1.69 (relaxed) | 1.3px | `text-transform: uppercase` |
+
+### Principles
+- **Brand/System split**: HashiCorp Sans for headings and brand-critical text; system-ui for body, navigation, and functional text. The brand font carries the weight, system-ui carries the words.
+- **Kern always on**: All HashiCorp Sans text enables OpenType `"kern"` — letterfitting is non-negotiable.
+- **Tight headings**: Every heading uses 1.17–1.21 line-height, creating dense, stacked text blocks that feel infrastructural — solid, load-bearing.
+- **Relaxed body**: Body text uses 1.50–1.69 line-height (notably generous), creating comfortable reading rhythm beneath the dense headings.
+- **Uppercase labels as wayfinding**: 13px uppercase with 1.3px letter-spacing serves as the systematic category/section marker — always HashiCorp Sans weight 600.
+
+## 4. Component Stylings
+
+### Buttons
+
+**Primary Dark**
+- Background: `#15181e`
+- Text: `#d5d7db`
+- Padding: 9px 9px 9px 15px (asymmetric, more left padding)
+- Radius: 5px
+- Border: `1px solid rgba(178, 182, 189, 0.4)`
+- Shadow: `rgba(97, 104, 117, 0.05) 0px 1px 1px, rgba(97, 104, 117, 0.05) 0px 2px 2px`
+- Focus: `3px solid var(--mds-color-focus-action-external)`
+- Hover: uses `--mds-color-surface-interactive` token
+
+**Secondary White**
+- Background: `#ffffff`
+- Text: `#3b3d45`
+- Padding: 8px 12px
+- Radius: 4px
+- Hover: `--mds-color-surface-interactive` + low-shadow elevation
+- Focus: `3px solid transparent` outline
+- Clean, minimal appearance
+
+**Product-Colored Buttons**
+- Terraform: background `#7b42bc`
+- Vault: background `#ffcf25` (dark text)
+- Waypoint: background `#14c6cb`, hover `#12b6bb`
+- Each product button follows the same structural pattern but uses its brand color
+
+### Badges / Pills
+- Background: `#42225b` (deep purple)
+- Text: `#efeff1`
+- Padding: 3px 7px
+- Radius: 5px
+- Border: `1px solid rgb(180, 87, 255)`
+- Font: 16px
+
+### Inputs
+
+**Text Input (Dark Mode)**
+- Background: `#0d0e12`
+- Text: `#efeff1`
+- Border: `1px solid rgb(97, 104, 117)`
+- Padding: 11px
+- Radius: 5px
+- Focus: `3px solid var(--mds-color-focus-action-external)` outline
+
+**Checkbox**
+- Background: `#0d0e12`
+- Border: `1px solid rgb(97, 104, 117)`
+- Radius: 3px
+
+### Links
+- **Action Blue on Light**: `#2264d6`, hover → blue-600 variable, underline on hover
+- **Action Blue on Dark**: `#1060ff` or `#2b89ff`, underline on hover
+- **White on Dark**: `#ffffff`, transparent underline → visible underline on hover
+- **Neutral on Light**: `#3b3d45`, transparent underline → visible underline on hover
+- **Light on Dark**: `#efeff1`, similar hover pattern
+- All links use `var(--wpl-blue-600)` as hover color
+
+### Cards & Containers
+- Light mode: white background, micro-shadow elevation
+- Dark mode: `#15181e` or darker surfaces
+- Radius: 8px for cards and containers
+- Product showcase cards with gradient borders or accent lighting
+
+### Navigation
+- Clean horizontal nav with mega-menu dropdowns
+- HashiCorp logo left-aligned
+- system-ui 15px weight 500 for links
+- Product categories organized by lifecycle management group
+- "Get started" and "Contact us" CTAs in header
+- Dark mode variant for hero sections
+
+## 5. Layout Principles
+
+### Spacing System
+- Base unit: 8px
+- Scale: 2px, 3px, 4px, 6px, 7px, 8px, 9px, 11px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 32px, 40px, 48px
+
+### Grid & Container
+- Max content width: ~1150px (xl breakpoint)
+- Full-width dark hero sections with contained content
+- Card grids: 2–3 column layouts
+- Generous horizontal padding at desktop scale
+
+### Breakpoints
+| Name | Width | Key Changes |
+|------|-------|-------------|
+| Mobile Small | <375px | Tight single column |
+| Mobile | 375–480px | Standard mobile |
+| Small Tablet | 480–600px | Minor adjustments |
+| Tablet | 600–768px | 2-column grids begin |
+| Small Desktop | 768–992px | Full nav visible |
+| Desktop | 992–1120px | Standard layout |
+| Large Desktop | 1120–1440px | Max-width content |
+| Ultra-wide | >1440px | Centered, generous margins |
+
+### Whitespace Philosophy
+- **Enterprise breathing room**: Generous vertical spacing between sections (48px–80px+) communicates stability and seriousness.
+- **Dense headings, spacious body**: Tight line-height headings sit above relaxed body text, creating visual "weight at the top" of each section.
+- **Dark as canvas**: Dark hero sections use extra vertical padding to let 3D illustrations and gradients breathe.
+
+### Border Radius Scale
+- Minimal (2px): Links, small inline elements
+- Subtle (3px): Checkboxes, small inputs
+- Standard (4px): Secondary buttons
+- Comfortable (5px): Primary buttons, badges, inputs
+- Card (8px): Cards, containers, images
+
+## 6. Depth & Elevation
+
+| Level | Treatment | Use |
+|-------|-----------|-----|
+| Flat (Level 0) | No shadow | Default surfaces, text blocks |
+| Whisper (Level 1) | `rgba(97, 104, 117, 0.05) 0px 1px 1px, rgba(97, 104, 117, 0.05) 0px 2px 2px` | Cards, buttons, interactive surfaces |
+| Focus (Level 2) | `3px solid var(--mds-color-focus-action-external)` outline | Focus rings — color-matched to context |
+
+**Shadow Philosophy**: HashiCorp uses arguably the subtlest shadow system in modern web design. The dual-layer shadows at 5% opacity are nearly invisible — they exist not to create visual depth but to signal interactivity. If you can see the shadow, it's too strong. This restraint communicates the enterprise value of stability — nothing floats, nothing is uncertain.
+
+## 7. Do's and Don'ts
+
+### Do
+- Use HashiCorp Sans for headings and brand text, system-ui for body and UI text
+- Enable `"kern"` on all HashiCorp Sans text
+- Use product brand colors ONLY for their respective products (Terraform = purple, Vault = yellow, etc.)
+- Apply uppercase labels at 13px weight 600 with 1.3px letter-spacing for section markers
+- Keep shadows at the "whisper" level (0.05 opacity dual-layer)
+- Use the `--mds-color-*` token system for consistent color application
+- Maintain the tight-heading / relaxed-body rhythm (1.17–1.21 vs 1.50–1.69 line-heights)
+- Use `3px solid` focus outlines for accessibility
+
+### Don't
+- Don't use product brand colors outside their product context (no Terraform purple on Vault content)
+- Don't increase shadow opacity above 0.1 — the whisper level is intentional
+- Don't use pill-shaped buttons (>8px radius) — the sharp, minimal radius is structural
+- Don't skip the `"kern"` feature on headings — the font requires it
+- Don't use HashiCorp Sans for small body text — it's designed for 17px+ heading use
+- Don't mix product colors in the same component — each product has one color
+- Don't use pure black (`#000000`) for dark backgrounds — use `#15181e` or `#0d0e12`
+- Don't forget the asymmetric button padding — 9px 9px 9px 15px is intentional
+
+## 8. Responsive Behavior
+
+### Breakpoints
+| Name | Width | Key Changes |
+|------|-------|-------------|
+| Mobile | <768px | Single column, hamburger nav, stacked CTAs |
+| Tablet | 768–992px | 2-column grids, nav begins expanding |
+| Desktop | 992–1150px | Full layout, mega-menu nav |
+| Large | >1150px | Max-width centered, generous margins |
+
+### Collapsing Strategy
+- Hero: 82px → 52px → 42px heading sizes
+- Navigation: mega-menu → hamburger
+- Product cards: 3-column → 2-column → stacked
+- Dark sections maintain full-width but compress padding
+- Buttons: inline → full-width stacked on mobile
+
+## 9. Agent Prompt Guide
+
+### Quick Color Reference
+- Light bg: `#ffffff`, `#f1f2f3`
+- Dark bg: `#15181e`, `#0d0e12`
+- Text light: `#000000`, `#3b3d45`
+- Text dark: `#efeff1`, `#d5d7db`
+- Links: `#2264d6` (light), `#1060ff` (dark), `#2b89ff` (active)
+- Helper text: `#656a76`
+- Borders: `rgba(178, 182, 189, 0.4)`, `rgb(97, 104, 117)`
+- Focus: `3px solid` product-appropriate color
+
+### Example Component Prompts
+- "Create a hero on dark background (#15181e). Headline at 82px HashiCorp Sans weight 600, line-height 1.17, kern enabled, white text. Sub-text at 20px system-ui weight 400, line-height 1.50, #d5d7db text. Two buttons: primary dark (#15181e, 5px radius, 9px 15px padding) and secondary white (#ffffff, 4px radius, 8px 12px padding)."
+- "Design a product card: white background, 8px radius, dual-layer shadow at rgba(97,104,117,0.05). Title at 26px HashiCorp Sans weight 700, body at 16px system-ui weight 400 line-height 1.63."
+- "Build an uppercase section label: 13px HashiCorp Sans weight 600, line-height 1.69, letter-spacing 1.3px, text-transform uppercase, #656a76 color."
+- "Create a product-specific CTA button: Terraform → #7b42bc background, Vault → #ffcf25 with dark text, Waypoint → #14c6cb. All: 5px radius, 500 weight text, 16px system-ui."
+- "Design a dark form: #0d0e12 input background, #efeff1 text, 1px solid rgb(97,104,117) border, 5px radius, 11px padding. Focus: 3px solid accent-color outline."
+
+### Iteration Guide
+1. Always start with the mode decision: light (white) for informational, dark (#15181e) for hero/product
+2. HashiCorp Sans for headings only (17px+), system-ui for everything else
+3. Shadows are at whisper level (0.05 opacity) — if visible, reduce
+4. Product colors are sacred — each product owns exactly one color
+5. Focus rings are always 3px solid, color-matched to product context
+6. Uppercase labels are the systematic wayfinding pattern — 13px, 600, 1.3px tracking