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Manifold design system — philosophy, principles, and patterns for UI work. Use when creating or modifying UI components, styling, theming, layout, or any visual aspect of the application.
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| name | design |
| description | Manifold design system — philosophy, principles, and patterns for UI work. Use when creating or modifying UI components, styling, theming, layout, or any visual aspect of the application. |
Use this skill when working on UI components, styling, theming, visual design, layout, or any modification to *.styles.ts, theme.css, or component appearance.
Four pillars define the visual identity:
Near-Black Canvas. The deepest dark creates depth and prestige. Accent colors pop against it. The darkness is the canvas, not the absence of design.
Dual Metal Accents. Rose gold for interactive elements, white gold for highlights and emphasis. Warm metals on cold black — sophistication through contrast.
Polished Metal Shadows. 3-tier shadow system (subtle → popover → overlay). Each level includes an inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.03) top-highlight that mimics brushed metal.
Gemstone Status Colors. Running = turquoise, waiting = amber, done = emerald, error = ruby. Precious-stone inspired, not generic.
Never hardcode hex/rgb values in component styles. Always use var(--token-name). If a token doesn't exist for your use case, check src/renderer/styles/theme.css for an existing one that fits before creating a new one.
// WRONG
color: '#ffffff',
background: '#282a36',
// CORRECT
color: 'var(--text-primary)',
background: 'var(--bg-primary)',
Surfaces layer in three depths:
--bg-primary)--bg-secondary, --bg-chrome)--bg-elevated, --bg-overlay)Never place a deeper surface above a shallower one. An elevated element must use --bg-elevated or --bg-overlay, never --bg-primary.
Every interactive element follows the same pattern:
base → hover (150ms ease) → active → focus-visible (accent ring)
background: var(--list-hover-bg), promote text to var(--text-primary)background: var(--sidebar-active-bg)box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--accent-subtle), 0 0 10px var(--accent-subtle)Shadows, gradients, spacing, border-radius, and layout are structural — they apply identically across all 32+ themes. Theme JSON only controls the color palette. Never tie structural improvements to a specific theme. Never write if (theme === 'jacob-co-dark') { ... }.
No decorative elements without purpose:
Source of truth: src/renderer/styles/theme.css
| Category | Token Prefix | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Surfaces | --bg-* | primary, secondary, sidebar, input, chrome, elevated, overlay |
| Text | --text-* | primary, secondary, muted |
| Accent | --accent* | accent, accent-hover, accent-dim, accent-subtle, accent-text |
| Status | --status-* | running, waiting, done, error |
| Boundaries | --border, --divider | border, divider, control-border, control-bg-hover |
| Shadows | --shadow-* | subtle, popover, overlay, elevated |
| Spacing | --space-* | xs (4px), sm (8px), md (14px), lg (18px), xl (28px) |
| Radius | --radius-* | xs (2px), sm (5px), md (8px), lg (10px), pill (999px) |
| Typography | --font-*, --type-* | font-sans, font-mono, type-ui (13px), type-ui-small (12px), type-ui-caption (11px), type-ui-micro (10px) |
Read theme.css for current values. Don't memorize them — they evolve with the design.
Create ComponentName.styles.ts co-located with the component:
export const myComponentStyles: Record<string, React.CSSProperties> = {
wrapper: {
display: 'flex',
flexDirection: 'column',
height: '100%',
background: 'var(--bg-primary)',
},
header: {
padding: 'var(--space-xs) var(--space-sm)',
borderBottom: '1px solid var(--border)',
background: 'var(--bg-chrome)',
},
content: {
flex: 1,
overflow: 'auto',
padding: 'var(--space-sm)',
},
}
Primary — gradient background with brightness filter on hover:
primaryButton: {
background: 'linear-gradient(135deg, var(--btn-bg), var(--btn-hover))',
color: 'var(--btn-text)',
height: 'var(--control-height)',
borderRadius: 'var(--radius-sm)',
transition: 'filter 200ms ease',
}
// hover: filter: 'brightness(1.12)'
Secondary — subtle background with border:
secondaryButton: {
background: 'var(--control-bg)',
border: '1px solid var(--control-border)',
color: 'var(--text-secondary)',
height: 'var(--control-height)',
borderRadius: 'var(--radius-sm)',
transition: 'background 200ms ease, color 200ms ease',
}
// hover: color: 'var(--text-primary)'
item: {
color: 'var(--text-secondary)',
transition: 'background 150ms ease, color 150ms ease',
}
// hover:
{
background: 'var(--list-hover-bg)',
color: 'var(--text-primary)',
}
// active:
{
background: 'var(--sidebar-active-bg)',
color: 'var(--text-primary)',
boxShadow: 'inset 0 0 0 1px var(--sidebar-active-border)',
}
// focus-visible:
{
outline: 'none',
boxShadow: '0 0 0 2px var(--accent-subtle), 0 0 10px var(--accent-subtle)',
}
Reuse primitives from workbench-style-primitives.ts:
overlay: {
background: 'var(--overlay-backdrop)',
backdropFilter: 'blur(12px)',
WebkitBackdropFilter: 'blur(12px)',
zIndex: 1000,
}
panel: {
background: 'var(--bg-overlay)',
border: '1px solid var(--overlay-border)',
borderRadius: 'var(--radius-md)',
boxShadow: 'var(--shadow-overlay)',
}
header: {
minHeight: 'var(--dialog-header-height)',
background: 'var(--bg-chrome)',
borderBottom: '1px solid var(--border)',
}
footer: {
background: 'var(--bg-chrome)',
borderTop: '1px solid var(--border)',
justifyContent: 'flex-end',
gap: 'var(--space-sm)',
}
Dot — 8px circle:
statusDot: {
width: 8,
height: 8,
borderRadius: '50%',
background: 'var(--status-running)', // or waiting, done, error
flexShrink: 0,
}
Border-left — on list items:
agentRow: {
borderLeft: '2px solid var(--status-running)',
// changes per status: --status-waiting, --status-done, --status-error
}
Badge — small label:
badge: {
background: 'var(--accent-subtle)',
color: 'var(--accent)',
padding: '1px 6px',
borderRadius: 'var(--radius-xs)',
fontSize: 'var(--type-ui-caption)',
}
card: {
background: 'var(--bg-elevated)',
border: '1px solid var(--border)',
borderRadius: 'var(--radius-sm)',
boxShadow: 'var(--shadow-elevated)',
padding: 'var(--space-sm)',
transition: 'transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s',
}
// hover:
{
transform: 'translateY(-0.5px)',
boxShadow: 'var(--shadow-popover)',
}
Existing keyframes in theme.css — reuse these, don't invent new ones:
spin — 0.6s linear infinite (loading spinners)shimmer — skeleton loaderstoast-slide-up — notification entranceTiming conventions:
New animations must feel restrained. Luxury means restraint, not spectacle. No bouncing, no spring physics, no gratuitous entrance animations.
| Don't | Do Instead |
|---|---|
| Hardcode hex/rgb in styles | Use var(--token-name) |
| Create new CSS tokens without checking | Search theme.css for existing tokens first |
| Use CSS modules, styled-components, emotion | Use *.styles.ts with React.CSSProperties |
Use --bg-primary for elevated elements | Use --bg-elevated or --bg-overlay |
| Add bouncy/spring/entrance animations | Use 150-200ms ease transitions |
| Write theme-conditional logic | Make structural styling theme-agnostic |
| File | Read When |
|---|---|
src/renderer/styles/theme.css | Starting any UI work — source of truth for all tokens |
src/renderer/components/*.styles.ts | Creating a new component — follow the established pattern |
src/renderer/components/workbench-style-primitives.ts | Building modals, dialogs, popovers |
src/shared/themes/adapter.ts | Understanding how theme colors are derived |
src/renderer/styles/dockview-theme.css | Working with the panel/tab system |
src/shared/themes/data/*.json | Adding or modifying themes |
Use whenever running tests in this project — verifying a fix, validating a PR, running the suite after changes, or checking a single file. Covers which command to use, how the `better-sqlite3` ABI rebuild fits in, and how to target individual files.
Detect documentation pages whose covered code has drifted and open one doc-sync PR per stale page. Use when running the documentation wiki's self-firing lint (scheduled or on demand), or when asked to sync the architecture docs with the code.
Create GitHub issues from agent findings, bugs, regressions, UX problems, or follow-up work. Use when the user asks to create, file, or draft a GitHub issue and the result should be a structured issue body plus a `gh issue create` command.
Sweep the GitHub issue queue and deliver one reviewable PR per labeled issue. Use when running the autonomous issue pipeline's self-firing sweep (scheduled or on demand), or when asked to process issues labeled `llm-github-issue`.
Watch a video that Manifold has pre-staged. Manifold's main process downloads the video, extracts auto-scaled frames with ffmpeg, and produces a timestamped transcript (native captions or gpt-4o-transcribe). This skill receives the report path and tells Claude to read each frame.
Create GitHub pull requests for completed fixes or features. Use when the user asks to prepare, push, or open a PR and the result should include a meaningful remote branch name, commit, and PR title tied to the actual bug fix or main change rather than an agent or worktree name.