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archipelago-design Create or change Archipelago UI using the shared semantic tokens, components, responsive patterns, accessibility states, and embedded/standalone host contract.
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Keep Archipelago UI consistent

Archipelago design system

Use this skill for any new or changed Archipelago UI, including app screens, Terminal, setup flows, dialogs, dashboards, and app wrappers. Read design-contract.md before implementation.

Rules

  • Find and reuse the closest shared component and pattern before creating one.
  • Use semantic --archy-* tokens and the pinned kit version. A bespoke color, font, radius, shadow, or z-index needs a documented reason.
  • Preserve the dark baseline, readable surfaces, 4px spacing rhythm, bottom action placement, 44px touch targets, visible focus, and safe-area behavior.
  • Keep terminal/editor/tmux keys inside the terminal focus boundary; generic modal Escape/arrow handlers must not consume them.
  • Implement loading, empty, offline, denied, validation-error, retry, disabled, and confirmed-success states. Status color must have text or icon support.
  • Test standalone and embedded modes. Embedded apps do not duplicate the host wallpaper or navigation and must work without a host handshake.

Workflow

  1. Read the reference screen and source; choose the matching component/pattern.
  2. Build with the shared kit and local assets, not runtime dashboard CSS or CDN fonts. Keep host RPC, signer, and credential bridges behind typed adapters.
  3. Render the gallery/preview at required viewports and inspect screenshots and keyboard behavior. Check contrast on the real composited surface.
  4. Record deliberate exceptions and update the kit only when a reusable need is demonstrated. Do not silently accept visual-diff changes.

References