ghost-ui-skills

name	ghost-ui-skills
description	Ghost's UI design system. Use when building interfaces inspired by Ghost's aesthetic - dark mode, Inter font, 4px grid.
license	MIT
metadata	{"author":"design-skills","version":"1.0.0","source":"https://ghost.org"}

Ghost UI Skills

Opinionated constraints for building Ghost-style interfaces with AI agents.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Building dark-mode interfaces
• Creating Ghost-inspired design systems
• Implementing UIs with Inter font and 4px grid

Colors

• MUST use dark backgrounds (lightness < 20) for primary surfaces - detected lightness: 8
• MUST use #FFFFFF as page background (surface-base)
• SHOULD reduce color palette (currently 18 colors detected)
• MUST maintain text contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for accessibility

Semantic Tokens

Token	HEX	RGB	Usage
surface-base	#FFFFFF	rgb(255,255,255)	Page background
surface-raised	#DAE1EC	rgb(218,225,236)	Cards, modals, raised surfaces
surface-overlay	#0D0E10	rgb(13,14,16)	Overlays, tooltips, dropdowns
text-primary	#D8D9DC	rgb(216,217,220)	Headings, body text
text-secondary	#333437	rgb(51,52,55)	Secondary, muted text
text-tertiary	#4C4E53	rgb(76,78,83)	Additional text
border-default	#DBE0E8	rgb(219,224,232)	Subtle borders, dividers
warning	#FAB429	rgb(250,180,41)	Warning states, cautions

Typography

• MUST use Inter as primary font family
• SHOULD use single font family for consistency
• MUST use 73px / 700 for primary headings
• MUST use 26px / 500 for body text
• SHOULD reduce font weights (currently 5 detected)
• MUST use text-balance for headings and text-pretty for body text
• SHOULD use tabular-nums for numeric data
• NEVER modify letter-spacing unless explicitly requested

Text Styles

Style	Font	Size	Weight	Color	Count
heading-1	Inter	73px	700	#1E2826	1
body	Inter	26px	500	#2F2F2F	1
body-secondary	Inter	24px	semi_bold	#D8D9DC	2
body-secondary	Inter	23px	semi_bold	#E5E6E9	1
text-18px	Inter	18px	semi_bold	#C2C3C4	1
text-14px	Inter	14px	400	#7B7B7B	1
text-14px	Inter	14px	400	#7C7C7C	1
text-14px	Inter	14px	400	#787878	1
text-13px	Inter	13px	400	#313234	1
text-13px	Inter	13px	400	#333438	1

Typography Reference

Font Families:

• Inter (used 42x)

Font Sizes: 9px, 10px, 11px, 12px, 13px, 14px, 18px, 23px, 24px, 26px, 73px

Spacing

• MUST use 4px grid for spacing
• SHOULD use spacing from scale: 1px, 2px, 3px, 4px, 5px, 6px, 7px, 8px
• SHOULD use 65px as default gap between elements
• NEVER use arbitrary spacing values (use design scale)
• SHOULD maintain consistent padding within containers

Borders

• MUST use border-radius from scale: 3px, 4px, 7px, 13px, 16px
• SHOULD limit border widths to: 1px, 6px
• SHOULD use 13px as default border-radius
• NEVER use arbitrary border-radius values (use design scale)
• SHOULD use subtle borders (1px) for element separation

Border Radius Reference

Scale: 3px, 4px, 7px, 13px, 16px

Layout

• MUST design for 1920px base viewport width
• SHOULD use consistent element widths: 260px, 10px, 8px, 13px, 35px
• SHOULD maintain text-heavy layout with clear hierarchy
• NEVER use h-screen, use h-dvh for full viewport height
• MUST respect safe-area-inset for fixed elements
• SHOULD use size-* for square elements instead of w-* + h-*

Detected Layout Patterns

• Main Content: width: 1635px, height: 1080px

Components

Buttons

Variant	Background	Text	Border	Height	Radius
Ghost	transparent	#757678	none	-	-

Interactive States

Focus

• MUST use 2px outline with accent color (#5E6AD2)
• MUST use 2px outline-offset
• NEVER remove focus indicators

Hover

• Buttons (primary): lighten background by 10%
• Buttons (secondary): use #DAE1EC background
• List items: use #DAE1EC background

Disabled

• MUST use opacity: 0.5
• MUST use cursor: not-allowed

Interaction

• MUST use an AlertDialog for destructive or irreversible actions
• SHOULD use structural skeletons for loading states
• MUST show errors next to where the action happens
• NEVER block paste in input or textarea elements
• MUST add an aria-label to icon-only buttons

Animation

• NEVER add animation unless it is explicitly requested
• MUST animate only compositor props (transform, opacity)
• NEVER animate layout properties (width, height, top, left, margin, padding)
• SHOULD use ease-out on entrance animations
• NEVER exceed 200ms for interaction feedback
• SHOULD respect prefers-reduced-motion

Performance

• NEVER animate large blur() or backdrop-filter surfaces
• NEVER apply will-change outside an active animation
• NEVER use useEffect for anything that can be expressed as render logic