admin-design

name	admin-design
description	Minimal, high-clarity admin UI design for this repo. Use when redesigning /admin pages (translation manager, dashboards, tables, forms), defining admin design tokens, or improving admin UX/keyboard workflows without changing core functionality.

Admin Design

Goals

• Minimal, low-distraction UI for internal tools.
• High information density without clutter.
• Clear hierarchy and obvious primary actions.
• Fast scanning and keyboard-first workflows.
• Core 2.0 inspired admin shell (collapsible sidebar + header, soft cards).
• Header stays minimal: workspace label + Sign Out only (no avatar, no user details).
• Preserve existing functionality and data flows.

Workflow

1. Audit the current page structure and required features before proposing layout changes.
2. Pick a layout pattern from references/layout-patterns.md.
3. Apply the admin tokens from references/design-tokens.md (mirrors .admin-root in client/src/index.css).
4. Keep interaction behavior consistent with references/interaction-guidelines.md.
5. Only introduce new components if they reduce clicks or improve clarity.
6. Validate that every existing action still works (save, suggest, publish, notes, voice, Manglish).

References

• references/design-tokens.md
• references/layout-patterns.md
• references/interaction-guidelines.md
• references/component-patterns.md