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  # artifact-contracts.md
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- This reference documents artifact-contracts.md for peaks-solo.
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  Default local artifact root: `.peaks/<session-id>/` with role subdirectories `prd/`, `rd/`, `ui/`, `qa/`, `sc/`, and `txt/`.
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  Solo coordinates artifact paths and handoff completeness. Keep artifacts local by default. Do not commit, sync, or move them to a git-backed artifact repository unless explicitly authorized.
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+ ## Artifact file naming conventions
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+ Each role produces artifacts with predictable file names so cross-role references are stable:
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+ | Role | Directory | File pattern | Produced by | Consumed by |
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+ | PRD | `prd/requests/` | `<request-id>.md` | peaks-prd | peaks-ui, peaks-rd, peaks-qa, peaks-txt |
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+ | UI | `ui/` | `design-draft.md` | peaks-ui | peaks-rd (implementation), peaks-qa (visual regression) |
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+ | RD planning | `rd/` | `tech-doc.md` | peaks-rd (planning phase) | peaks-rd (implementation phase) |
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+ | RD project scan | `rd/` | `project-scan.md` | peaks-solo (pre-RD scan) | peaks-rd, peaks-ui |
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+ | RD implementation | `rd/requests/` | `<request-id>.md` | peaks-rd | peaks-qa, peaks-sc, peaks-txt |
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+ | QA test cases | `qa/test-cases/` | `<request-id>.md` | peaks-qa (pre-implementation) | peaks-rd (TDD guidance), peaks-qa (execution) |
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+ | QA test reports | `qa/test-reports/` | `<request-id>.md` | peaks-qa (post-execution) | peaks-solo (verdict), peaks-txt |
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+ | QA requests | `qa/requests/` | `<request-id>.md` | peaks-qa | peaks-txt |
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+ | SC | `sc/` | `<change-id>-impact.md`, `<slice-id>-retention.md` | peaks-sc | peaks-txt |
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+ | TXT | `txt/` | `handoff-<request-id>.md` | peaks-txt | user (final deliverable) |
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+ ## Artifact state transitions
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+ Each artifact has a lifecycle status tracked via `peaks request transition`:
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+ - **PRD**: `draft` → `confirmed-by-user` → `handed-off`
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+ - **UI**: `draft` → `direction-locked` → `handed-off`
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+ - **RD**: `draft` → `spec-locked` → `implemented` → `qa-handoff`
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+ - **QA**: `draft` → `running` → `verdict-issued` (pass | return-to-rd | blocked)
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+ - **TXT**: `draft` → `finalized`
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+ ## Cross-role artifact dependencies
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+ ```
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+ PRD (confirmed-by-user)
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+ ├── UI → design-draft.md reads: PRD artifact
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+ ├── RD → tech-doc.md reads: PRD artifact, project-scan.md
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+ ├── QA → test-cases/<id>.md reads: PRD artifact
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+ ↓ all three complete
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+ RD (implementation) reads: design-draft.md + tech-doc.md + test-cases/<id>.md
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+ ↓ implemented + qa-handoff
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+ QA (validation) reads: RD implementation artifact + test-cases/<id>.md
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+ │ writes: test-reports/<id>.md
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+ ↓ verdict
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+ TXT (handoff) reads: all artifacts from PRD through QA
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+ ```
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+ ## Artifact content requirements
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+ Each role artifact must include these sections at minimum:
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+ - **PRD**: goals, non-goals, acceptance criteria, frontend delta (pages/components affected)
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+ - **UI**: visual direction, component inventory, responsive breakpoints, accessibility notes
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+ - **RD tech-doc**: architecture decisions, component tree, data flow, API contracts, dependencies
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+ - **RD implementation**: slice specs, code changes summary, coverage evidence, CR findings
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+ - **QA test-cases**: unit tests, integration tests, UI regression tests (per acceptance criterion)
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+ - **QA test-reports**: test results, browser evidence summary, security/perf notes, verdict
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+ - **TXT**: mode, validated decisions, artifact paths, standards deltas, open questions, next action
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  ## Compaction-safe outputs
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- When used alone or when a workflow needs portable artifacts that must survive session compaction, end with a short structured capsule: mode, validated decisions, artifact paths, standards deltas, open questions, and next action. Prefer links or paths over long narrative. Do not duplicate the full workflow log when a compact capsule is enough.
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+ When used alone or when a workflow needs portable artifacts that must survive session compaction, end with a short structured capsule. Prefer links or paths over long narrative. Do not duplicate the full workflow log when a compact capsule is enough.
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+ **Handoff capsule template:**
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+ ```markdown
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+ ## Handoff: <request-id>
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+ - **Mode:** solo | assisted | swarm | strict
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+ - **Status:** complete | blocked | return-to-rd
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+ - **Artifacts:**
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+ - PRD: .peaks/<id>/prd/requests/<rid>.md
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+ - UI: .peaks/<id>/ui/design-draft.md (or: skipped — pure backend)
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+ - RD: .peaks/<id>/rd/requests/<rid>.md | tech-doc.md
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+ - QA: .peaks/<id>/qa/test-cases/<rid>.md | test-reports/<rid>.md | requests/<rid>.md
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+ - SC: .peaks/<id>/sc/change-control/<rid>.md
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+ - **Standards delta:** CLAUDE.md: <status>; .claude/rules/: <status>
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+ - **Open questions:** <list or "none">
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+ - **Next action:** <one concrete step>
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+ ```
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+ **Skill-usage lesson template:**
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+ ```markdown
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+ ## Lesson: <one-line summary>
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+ - **Why:** <what happened that makes this worth recording>
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+ - **Affected skills:** peaks-rd, peaks-qa
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+ - **Rule:** <how future workflows should apply this>
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+ - **Stable for memory:** yes | no
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+ ```
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  ## GStack integration
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+ ## Missing artifact handling
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+ TXT depends on artifacts from other roles. When `peaks request list` returns empty or a needed artifact is missing:
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+ 1. **No artifacts at all** — emit a minimal capsule with mode, date, and "no artifacts produced yet" status. Do not fabricate paths.
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+ 2. **Partial artifacts** (e.g. PRD exists but RD/QA not yet) — emit capsule with available paths filled and missing slots marked `(not yet produced)`. The capsule is still useful for resumption.
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+ 3. **Artifact paths found but files deleted/moved** — verify with `ls <path>` before linking. If missing, mark `(path broken)` instead of linking dead paths.
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+ 4. Never block TXT completion on missing upstream artifacts. TXT records what exists, not what should exist.
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  ## Default runbook
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  The final `--apply` call requires explicit user or profile authorization. Without it, keep the capsule under `.peaks/<session-id>/txt/` and reference artifact paths from other roles instead of duplicating their content.
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+ ### Transition verification gates (MANDATORY — run the command, see the output)
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+ You cannot declare TXT complete from memory. Each gate below is a `ls` command you **MUST run** and whose output you **MUST see** before proceeding.
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+ **Gate A — After writing handoff capsule (before declaring complete):**
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+ ```bash
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+ # Expected: at least one capsule file (.md) in the txt/ directory.
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+ # Empty output → STOP, write the capsule first. Do not clear skill presence.
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+ ```
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  ## Boundaries
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  Do not choose the refactor plan or install runtime resources. Use artifacts produced by other skills and CLI reports.
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  ## Responsibilities
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- - identify when UI involvement is necessary;
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+ - identify when UI involvement is necessary (MANDATORY for any frontend/user-visible change);
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+ - detect the existing component library and CSS framework before proposing any UI changes;
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  - produce UX flow and page-state artifacts;
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+ - produce concrete design drafts (layout, colors, spacing, typography, component selection, states) before RD implementation;
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  - define interaction and visual constraints;
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  ## Mandatory per-request artifact
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- Every UI invocation that touches user-visible behavior — including bug fixes that change visible flow — must write a durable artifact at `.peaks/<session-id>/ui/requests/<request-id>.md`. Handoff to RD/QA is blocked while the artifact is missing or in `draft` state.
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+ Every UI invocation that touches user-visible behavior — including bug fixes that change visible flow — must write **two artifacts**:
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+ | 1 | `.peaks/<id>/ui/design-draft.md` | Design direction, dials, component specs, anti-template checklist |
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+ | 2 | `.peaks/<id>/ui/requests/<rid>.md` | Links to #1, records visual direction decisions, regression seeds |
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  Concrete template and rules: `references/artifact-per-request.md`.
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  peaks request init --role ui --id <request-id> --project <repo> --apply --json
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+ # 2. ensure Playwright MCP is available for the visible browser check
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+ # if playwright-mcp.browser-validation is NOT in the list:
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  peaks mcp plan --capability playwright-mcp.browser-validation --json
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- peaks mcp apply --capability playwright-mcp.browser-validation --yes --json # one-time
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+ peaks mcp apply --capability playwright-mcp.browser-validation --yes --json
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+ # if apply fails or user denies installation:
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+ # mark browser gate as blocked with reason "playwright-mcp-unavailable"
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+ # → NEVER silently downgrade to screenshots-only, manual steps, or other tools
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+ # → NEVER route through chrome-devtools-mcp as a browser-launch substitute (it cannot launch)
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+ # 3. read project-scan for component library and CSS framework context
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+ # check .peaks/<session-id>/rd/project-scan.md (blocking if missing for existing projects)
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+ # 4. PROTOTYPE FIDELITY CHECK (MANDATORY before any design work):
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+ # Check if a Figma file, PRD screenshots, or explicit PRD visuals exist.
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+ # If YES → the prototype IS the design. Skip style-direction selection.
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+ # If NO → proceed to full-auto visual quality path.
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+ # See "Prototype fidelity gate" section for the full decision tree.
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+ # 5. drive the running page or prototype through Claude Code MCP tools
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+ # LOGIN GATE (MANDATORY checkpoint):
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+ # After browser_navigate, check for login/CAPTCHA/SSO/MFA redirect.
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+ # If detected → the visible browser is already open; WAIT for user to complete
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+ # login and explicitly say "登录好了" or equivalent. Do NOT infer login from DOM.
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+ # If user does not confirm within reasonable time → pause and ask.
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+ # Only after user confirmation, continue to:
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+ # After writing the design-draft, present a summary to the user:
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+ # - style direction and rationale
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+ # In full-auto mode: if the design-draft passes the anti-template checklist
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+ # If browser validation was blocked (no Playwright MCP), always ask user
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+ You cannot declare a phase complete from memory. Each gate below is a `ls` command you **MUST run** and whose output you **MUST see** before proceeding. If any file shows "No such file", the phase is incomplete.
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+ **Before choosing a style direction or making ANY design decisions, check whether a prototype or visual reference exists.** The full-auto visual quality path (below) is for greenfield projects without a prototype. When a prototype exists, the rule is simple: **replicate it faithfully.**
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+ 2. **PRD document screenshots** — If the PRD source (Feishu/Lark doc) contains screenshots or mockups, those ARE the visual target. Check `.peaks/<id>/prd/source/` for saved screenshots.
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+ 3. **PRD visual descriptions** — If the PRD explicitly describes layout, component placement, or visual behavior, those descriptions are constraints, not suggestions.
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+ 4. **Existing application pages** — If modifying an existing app, the existing visual language (component library, spacing patterns, color usage) is the fidelity baseline. New pages must match existing conventions.
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ - typography: pick a pair — one display/heading font + one body font from system fonts or the project's existing stack
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+ - palette: define 5 tokens — primary, surface, text-primary, text-secondary, accent. Use oklch() or hsl() with concrete values, not vague names
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+ 3. reject anti-patterns: centered stock heroes, default card grids, unmodified library defaults, AI purple-blue gradients, generic three-card feature rows, safe gray-on-white without hierarchy
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+ 3. **Design dials** — variance (conservative/moderate/bold), motion intensity (minimal/medium/rich), visual density (sparse/comfortable/dense), typography pair (heading + body), palette (primary, surface, text, accent tokens)
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+ 5. **Component specifications** — for each new or modified component: which library component it uses, which props/tokens customize it, states (loading, empty, error, hover, focus, active, disabled), responsive behavior
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+ 6. **CSS framework rules** — which CSS approach to use (component-library tokens, CSS Modules, TailwindCSS utilities if already present), explicit prohibition against mixing conflicting frameworks
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+ 7. **States and edge cases** — loading skeleton, empty state, error state, edge-case handling for each user-visible surface
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+ - If the project uses antd, design with antd's token system (`theme.token`), component variants, and `className`/`styles` APIs — do not propose TailwindCSS utility classes on antd components
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+ - If the project uses MUI, design with MUI's `sx` prop, `styled()`, and `theme` — do not propose TailwindCSS utility classes on MUI components
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+ - If the project uses shadcn/ui, design with TailwindCSS utility classes and the existing shadcn component variants — this is the expected pattern
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