reimagine-it — Claude Code skill for HTML redesign

---
name: reimagine-it
description: >-
  Content-Derived Design — reads existing HTML and writes a stronger standalone
  page from headings, facts, names, dates, numbers, links, emails, and colors
  already in that file. CLI: npx reimagine-it --auto -i page.html -o out.html;
  also variations, lock, and audit. Use when the user says /reimagine-it, "reimagine it", "reinvent this",
  "redesign this page", "make an infographic", wants a content-aware redesign
  or a visual leap instead of a mood board.   All 17 tokens: webpage,
  infographic, svg, 3js, simulation, artistic, cinematic, dashboard,
  photography, landing, editorial, gradient, showcase, motion, glass,
  lookbook, particles — plus leftover words as a brief. Also /reimagine-it
  audit for quality checks. The agent runs the CLI; it does not hand-author
  the page.
  Installed via npx skills add Kayforkind/reimagine-it or plugin marketplace.
  Not /better. Not a mood board. Does not ingest PDF, PPTX, or DOCX.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Kayforkind
  version: "2.15.0"
  hosts:
    - claude-code
    - cursor
    - codex
    - copilot
    - gemini-cli
    - factory-droid
    - agent-skills
keywords:
  - content-derived-design
  - redesign
  - infographic
  - svg
  - threejs
  - frontend
  - html
  - css
  - palette
  - motion
  - offline
category: Design
capabilities:
  - content-extraction
  - color-palette-generation
  - infographic-creation
  - svg-generation
  - threejs-scene-generation
  - simulation-generation
  - accessibility-audit
  - visual-verification
trigger_phrases:
  - /reimagine-it
  - reimagine it
  - reinvent this
  - redesign this page
  - make an infographic
  - content-aware redesign
  - design from content
  - redesign from source
  - palette from content
  - variations
  - lock brand
  - design health
  - audit this page
  - auto redesign
  - frontend
  - html
  - css
  - palette
  - motion
  - offline
---

# /reimagine-it

**Banks:** [references/notes.md](references/notes.md) · [references/forms.md](references/forms.md) · [references/webpage-craft.md](references/webpage-craft.md) *(only for the webpage form)* · **[references/craft-floor.md](references/craft-floor.md)** *(the interaction contract every webpage output must clear; read every run)* · **[references/review.md](references/review.md)** *(§5.d named-object accuracy + clone scan; load on every verify)* · [references/forms/](references/forms/) *(non-webpage form packs: pdf, document, slides, universal)* · [references/domains/](references/domains/) *(only when the user gave a domain token: `artistic` / `dashboard` / `photography` / `cinematic` (aka `3d`, `webgl`) / `ecommerce` / `landing` / `portfolio` / `infographic`)* · [references/modifiers/](references/modifiers/) *(only when the user gave a modifier: `glassmorphism` / `bento` / `neon` / `brutalism` / `neumorphism` / `handdrawn`)* · [references/locks/](references/locks/) *(loaded on `--ref <name>`)* · **[references/research/web-craft-2025.md](references/research/web-craft-2025.md)** *(deep source pack — Awwwards SOTY stack scan, Rauno/Emil craft floor, Lupi/Fragapane data humanism, Feixen/Weingart/Troxler print grammar, Apple AIDA cinematic, view-transitions, scroll-driven animations, kinetic type, sound, neubrutalism — read once, cite in reports)* · **[references/research/infographic-craft.md](references/research/infographic-craft.md)** *(15-source infographic pack — Cleveland–McGill, Tufte, Bertin, ISOTYPE, Minard/Snow, Cairo, Lupi, FT Visual Vocabulary, USWDS, WCAG charts, InfoAlign layouts — load when the form or domain is `infographic`)* · [examples.md](examples.md)

`/reimagine-it` is a **Content-Derived Design** engine. The shipped product reads **HTML** and writes **HTML**: extract the headings, facts, names, dates, numbers, links, emails, and colors already in the file, then generate a standalone page in one of 17 tokens (or `--auto`). Default output is offline.

Do **not** claim the CLI redesigns PDF, PPTX, DOCX, MOBI, or “any file.” If the user pointed at another format, convert or wrap it as HTML first, run the engine, and only then — if they asked and the toolchain exists — export with a host tool. Report that extra step as host conversion, not as an engine feature.

If `local.md` exists beside this file, Read it after this skill (host chairs, org, paths). Public installs have no `local.md`.

Say once: **"Running /reimagine-it."**

## Engine — run the CLI; do not invent the page

The shipped product is the **CLI**. `/reimagine-it` is orchestration around it, not a license to hand-author HTML.

1. If the source is not HTML, wrap or extract it into HTML first. Do not claim the engine ingested PDF, PPTX, or DOCX.
2. Run the matching command and use the file it writes:

```bash
npx reimagine-it --auto -i page.html -o redesign.html
npx reimagine-it -i page.html -t infographic -o poster.html
npx reimagine-it variations -i page.html -n 3 -o review/
npx reimagine-it extract -i page.html
npx reimagine-it audit redesign.html
```

The CLI enforces the source guard mechanically: an `--output` path that resolves to the source file exits 2 without writing. Pass `--no-clobber` to also refuse replacing an existing output file — useful when an agent or CI loop must not clobber a reviewed artifact. Auto mode also holds an advisory run lock next to the artifact, so a second agent targeting the same output fails fast instead of interleaving writes; crashed runs self-heal via stale-lock detection, and `--force` overrides.

3. Open that artifact. Report from it. If `npx reimagine-it` cannot run, ship `REIMAGINED: partial` and name the exact blocker — do not substitute a model-written page.

## Categories (you choose · agent decides)

Optional tokens. **Combine freely.** You pick tokens; the agent picks questions, form (if unset), mutations, and the stretch.

| Category | You choose | Agent decides |
|----------|------------|---------------|
| *(none)* | Default. No interview. | Infer, lock, form, build. |
| **Auto** — `auto` / `--auto` | Let the tool manage the normal redesign loop. | Extract evidence → rank coherent forms → generate candidates → verify → return the strongest artifact. Source stays read-only. |
| `interview` | Talk before build. | Which questions, recommended answers, when to stop. |
| **Form family** — `code` `cli` `protocol` `demo` `prose` `product` `architecture` `experiment` | Force that form family. | How the notes land in it. |
| **Visual form** — `svg` `3js` `infographic` `canvas` `html` `webpage` `simulation` | Force a visual form. | Craft inside that medium. Token `infographic` also loads [references/domains/infographic.md](references/domains/infographic.md) (poster of an argument, not a dashboard). Token `svg` / `3js` ship **alive-micro** by default (2–4 fact-tied loops that beautify; brief `still` freezes). Token `simulation` ships a playable model of facts already in **this** source — default paused on the first fact; nested short spans are inspectable; type in the gutter. None of these are a Texas skin; leftover words are a lens. |
| **Host conversion (not CLI tokens)** — `pdf` `document` `slides` | Only if the user asked **and** local tools exist. | Convert/wrap as HTML → run the engine → optional export (Weasyprint, python-docx, python-pptx). The CLI does not read or write these formats. |
| **Domain aesthetic** — second word after `webpage`: `artistic` `dashboard` `photography` `cinematic` (`3d`, `webgl`) `ecommerce` `landing` `portfolio` `infographic` | Force a webpage aesthetic. | Load [references/domains/<domain>.md](references/domains/) and extend the [webpage-craft](references/webpage-craft.md) spine. `cinematic` upgrades the 3D floor to inline WebGL2. `infographic` is a statistical poster (common-scale encodings + ISOTYPE + data table) — not an ops dashboard. |
| **Modifier** — third word or `--style <name>`: `glassmorphism` `bento` `neon` `brutalism` `neumorphism` `handdrawn` | Layer a UI/UX modifier on top of the domain. | Load [references/modifiers/<name>.md](references/modifiers/); modifiers waive matching cut-list entries and add their own non-negotiables. |
| **Font override** — `--font "Family, Fallback, generic"` | Pin the display / body font family. | Build a full font stack; degrade gracefully when the family is not on the reader's box. Never fetch a webfont at run time unless you also pass `--allow-fetch`. |
| **Sound** — `--sound [tier]` (`ambient` / `feedback` / `full`, default `feedback`) | Turn on sound design for this run. Off by default. | Load Howler.js sprite pack; enforce earcon tier hierarchy (§ craft-floor #7); ship visible mute + volume controls; never autoplay; provide visual alternative for every cue. Downgrades to `partial` if any of those are missing. |
| **Lock / reuse** — `lock <path> [as <name>]` · `--ref <name>` · `--list-refs` | Capture a shipped output as a reusable reference, or apply one. | Extract palette + type stack + motifs + motion + 3D signatures into [references/locks/<name>.md](references/locks/); on `--ref`, load that pack as if it were a domain. |
| `--notes` | Show the four notes. | Which four. |
| `--plan-only` | No files. | Lock + notes + form + stretch. |
| `--full` | Extra plus-pass after the hero. | One mutation that serves the idea, then ship. |
| `--variants N` | Ask for N distinct outputs from the same brief instead of one. | Pick N distinct make-strange moves; write to `.../var-1/`, `.../var-2/`, ... |
| `--seed <n>` | Pin the creative variation sample so two runs produce **the same** draw. Default is fresh every run. | Use the seed to deterministically pick one option per variation axis. |
| `--variant a\|b\|c\|...` | Shorthand for a named seed (`a` = first canonical draw, `b` = second, …). | Reproduce a specific shipped draw; useful for locks (`--variant b --lock`). |
| `<brief>` | Any leftover words after known tokens. Open vocabulary — not a theme catalog. | Treat as a creative lens on register, ground, motif, pattern, type, motion. Still sniff context; brief does not replace source facts. |
| **Audit** — `audit` | Run deterministic quality checks on an HTML file. | Runs `npx reimagine-it audit` — 19 checks (`src/audit.js`) across typography, palette, motion, content, structure, and performance with no LLM and no API key. Python `scripts/audit.py` is the CI mirror. Zero failures must pass. Supports `--verbose` and `--json`. |

Combine freely. Known form / domain / modifier tokens load packs. **Every other word is kept** and followed. There is no list of allowed leftover words.

```
/reimagine-it auto
/reimagine-it webpage cinematic

/reimagine-it webpage infographic
/reimagine-it infographic
/reimagine-it infographic <any leftover words>
/reimagine-it svg
/reimagine-it audit
/reimagine-it 3js
/reimagine-it simulation
/reimagine-it webpage artistic glassmorphism --font "Playfair Display, serif"
/reimagine-it lock gold/domains/cinematic/after.html as house-cinema
/reimagine-it webpage --ref house-cinema
/reimagine-it webpage bento --variants 3
```

**Interview is off unless they picked `interview`.** Do not grill unprompted. Do not ask "what style do you want?" — not even in interview.

Every mode **must ship an artifact** (unless `--plan-only`). A list of vibes is not the deliverable.

## Hard contract

1. Read this file. Load [references/notes.md](references/notes.md) and [references/forms.md](references/forms.md).
2. Sniff context. Interview **only** if `interview` was chosen.
3. Name the **adjacent possible**: spare parts already here + one combination they did not request.
4. Pick four notes in private (device · leap · craft · effect). Answer with mutations, not mood words.
5. Route a **hero form**. Run the CLI into that form (`-t` or `--auto`). Do not hand-author a replacement page.
6. Name **one stretch** they did not know was in bounds. Build it if cheap; otherwise give the exact next command.
7. Kill list in notes.md. No "wow". No prompt-slop. No TED-over-B-roll.
8. Paid gate: code, SVG, HTML, PDF, docx, pptx, local demos are free. Ask before billed image/video/model APIs.
9. No commit/push unless asked.
10. Report `REIMAGINED: shipped | partial | blocked`.

## Procedure

```
REIMAGINED Progress:
- [ ] 0. Mode + categories parsed (leftover words kept as brief) + context sniffed
- [ ] 0.5. Interview only if that category was chosen
- [ ] 0.75. Adjacent possible named (private)
- [ ] 0.85. Anchor list — extract 3–5 concrete nouns/proper nouns/dates/verbs from the source; every plate must map back
- [ ] 1. Four notes chosen (private)
- [ ] 2. Hero form routed (unless user forced one)
- [ ] 2.4. Variation sample picked (avoid previous draw; pin if --seed / --variant)
- [ ] 2.5. Modifiers / font override / --ref loaded if present
- [ ] 2.6. Output is standalone HTML (host conversion only if the user asked and the toolchain exists)
- [ ] 2.7. Craft floor loaded (references/craft-floor.md) — every rule enforceable before render
- [ ] 3. Hero artifact written (or N variants if --variants)
- [ ] 4. Stretch named (and built if cheap)
- [ ] 4.5. --full plus-pass if requested
- [ ] 5. Verify with evidence (functional + visual + craft-floor scan)
- [ ] 6. Report REIMAGINED: shipped | partial | blocked
```

### Auto mode — the automatic design loop

`auto` is the person-like invocation: the user gives context, not a pile of commands. Infer the best form from the source, generate up to three coherent candidate directions, run the craft-floor checks, and return the strongest standalone artifact plus the selected token, seed, evidence, and rejected candidates. Never overwrite the source. Never invent facts. If a host can render previews, show the selected artifact and make the alternatives available for comparison.

Auto is deliberately model-agnostic. An agent host may use the returned plan as structured context, delegate visual review to a subagent, or supply a model-specific renderer. The core engine remains deterministic and safe without an API key. `--auto` is an explicit CLI equivalent; plain `/reimagine-it` remains the full inferred workflow.

### 0. Token parse (open brief — do not drop words)

This skill is a creative engine. The user may type anything after `/reimagine-it`. Do not require a matching pack. Do not autocorrect unknown words into a listed domain. Do not ask "what style do you want?"

1. Split on whitespace. Consume flags and their arguments (`--seed`, `--style`, `--font`, `--ref`, `--variants`, `--sound`, `--notes`, `--plan-only`, `--full`, `--variant`, `--allow-fetch`, `--ask-format`, `--list-refs`). Handle `lock … as …` as its own command.
2. Classify remaining words that **exactly** match a known form, domain (incl. `3d` / `webgl`), or modifier.
3. **Join every leftover word, in order, as the brief.** Empty brief is allowed. Multi-word briefs are the point.
4. A known modifier still loads its pack (`neon`, `handdrawn`, …). Leftover words around it stay in the brief.

The brief is a **lens**, not new content and not a closed theme list. Apply it to ground, motif, pattern, type, and motion. Source facts stay source facts. Log it on the report `Brief:` line (or `none`).

### 0. Context sniff (do not skip)

In parallel, cheaply:

- Workspace root, `README`, `GOAL.md` if present (read; do not overwrite)
- `git status -sb` if a repo
- Open / recently viewed files if known
- User text after the slash
- Domain files the repo already points at (CONTRIBUTING, protocol docs, failing tests)
- The **target file** if the user pointed at one (prefer `.html`; if they pointed at PDF/PPTX/DOCX, wrap or extract into HTML before calling the engine)

One-sentence lock: **what this is**, **what happens to them**.

If context is empty (blank chat, empty folder) and **no** `interview`: still ship. Invent from the folder name and any README. Do not stall for a brief.

### 0.5 Interview category (skip unless chosen)

Only when they passed `interview`. You choose the category; **the agent decides the questions**.

- After the sniff, ask only what context cannot answer.
- **One question at a time.** Wait. Multiple questions at once is bewildering.
- Each question includes a **recommended answer**. They can take it, replace it, or say `just go` to skip the rest and build.
- Questions come from the note bank (device / leap / craft / effect) — not "what style" or "any preferences?"
- If the codebase can answer, Read/Grep instead of asking.
- Cap **4 questions**, then build. Do not leave the session in interview forever.

### 0.75 Adjacent possible (private)

From the parts already in this repo or thread, name **one** unused combination. That is the leap candidate. Do not dump a mood board.

Pick **one** SCAMPER letter as the mutation (Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, Reverse). Do not run all seven in chat.

### 0.85 Anchor list (private, but every plate must map to one)

From the source, extract **3–5 concrete anchors**: proper nouns (people, places, brands), dates, numbers, verbs of action, physical objects, quoted phrases. These are the units of content the design must serve.

Every plate, tile, section, chart, or hero unit in the output must **map back to at least one anchor**. If it does not, delete it — do not paint a placeholder tile with the word `blank`, `sample`, or an alt-text stand-in (see must-not).

Record the anchor → plate mapping privately (or in the local ledger). Cite it on the report `Anchors:` line so the user sees the design isn't drifting from the source.

Example — Texas notebook source: anchors = {`Jordan Rivers`, `Big Bend`, `1836`, `Post Office`, `west Texas sunset`}. Draw C's shader-hero → sunset; letterpress-card #01 → 1836; map plate → Big Bend; caption → Rivers; kicker → Post Office. Every unit serves an anchor.

### 1. Four notes (private)

From [references/notes.md](references/notes.md): one Device, one **Leap** (vastness + accommodation, moral beauty, big ideas, small self), one Craft, one Effect. Mutations name a cut, plate, magnet, withheld title, first-run beat, API shape, or demo — not "cinematic."

Do not dump the bank in chat.

### 2. Form router

Follow [references/forms.md](references/forms.md) unless a category forced the family.

**Webpage / HTML / infographic** → load [references/webpage-craft.md](references/webpage-craft.md) before writing the file. If the user added a **domain** (second word), also load the matching pack in [references/domains/](references/domains/). Token `infographic` — as a visual form *or* as a domain — always loads [references/domains/infographic.md](references/domains/infographic.md) and [references/research/infographic-craft.md](references/research/infographic-craft.md). Lock **structure** (list / sequence / hierarchy / compare / values / relation) from this source before drawing marks. If they added a **modifier** (third word or `--style`), also load the matching pack in [references/modifiers/](references/modifiers/). Leftover words are the brief (step 0) — follow them; do not require a pack file. If they passed `--ref <name>`, load [references/locks/<name>.md](references/locks/) instead of (or in addition to) a domain — treat locks as domain packs.

**SVG** → load [references/forms/svg.md](references/forms/svg.md). Marks in the field, type in the gutter. No label on a path. **Alive-micro default:** 2–4 loops on marks (weenie-breathe + one fact-loop + hover pairing). Brief `still` / `no-motion` / `print` freezes loops. Leftover words are a lens. **Do not clone the Texas gold weenie onto a different source.**

**3js** → load [references/forms/3js.md](references/forms/3js.md). Reserved HUD strip. Silhouettes from **this** source. Not a primitive demo. **Alive-micro default:** idle life on 2–3 meshes (weenie-turn, flow along a source curve, sun-breath) plus camera ease / wide-drift. Brief `still` pins the camera and freezes meshes. Leftover words are a lens. **Do not clone the Texas gold room onto a different source.**

**simulation** → load [references/forms/simulation.md](references/forms/simulation.md). Playable model of **this** source's sequence (years, days, handshake steps — whatever it times with). Type in the gutter. Marks on the field. Nested short spans are inspectable. Default paused on the first fact. Leftover words are a lens. **Do not clone the Texas 1836–1995 clock onto a different source.**

**PDF / document / slides** → **host conversion only.** Prefer: extract or wrap as HTML, run `npx reimagine-it`, ship HTML. Load [references/forms/](references/forms/) only if the user explicitly asked for that format **and** Weasyprint / python-docx / python-pptx (etc.) is on the machine. Do not present those packs as CLI tokens.

**Any webpage output** — with or without a domain / modifier / lock — must land **hero-scale inline SVG doing real work, three moving elements at any moment, and 3D that reads in a still** (rotation ≥ 12° + shadow blur ≥ 24px, or `translateZ` ≥ 30px + real shadow, or inline WebGL2). If a screenshot cannot prove all three, the redesign did not earn the form. **Exception — `infographic`:** the poster stays orthographic (paper drop-shadow only; no `rotateX` on the board).

**Non-HTML export** — optional, never the default claim. If the user asked for PDF/PPTX/DOCX and the toolchain exists, follow the matching form pack. Otherwise ship HTML and name the missing tool.

**Form follows the leap:**

- Capability in this codebase → implement **here** (plus a tiny proof: test, CLI, fail-demo).
- Seeing-tool (infographic, weenie, canvas, explainer HTML, one-shot deck/PDF) → `<workspace>/reimagined/<yyyy-mm-dd>-<slug>/`.
- Never hide a product feature inside `reimagined/` as a souvenir.

### 2.4 Creative variation (never repeat)

`/reimagine-it` must not return the same output twice for the same source unless the caller pinned a seed with `--seed <n>` (or picked a named `--variant`). Every fresh run samples a new combination along the axes below so the same brief produces a real range of draws instead of one canned "official" answer:

| Axis | Options (agent picks; content narrows the set) |
|------|-------|
| **Reader register** | The lens the whole page speaks through — governs pacing, voice, and how the other axes combine. `dashboard-live` (Bloomberg / product-page cadence), `editorial-drift` (magazine feature, deliberate pauses), `field-guide-quiet` (Colossal / Feixen still confidence), `cinematic-shader` (Cartier / Lando Norris — full-bleed shader hero, sound-optional), `neubrutalist-blunt` (thick borders, hard shadow, saturated palette, no gradients), `poster-jazz-improv` (Troxler — single type size, non-l-to-r reading, high asymmetry), `data-humanist` (Lupi / Fragapane — the identity IS the data, custom visual alphabet from the source). |
| **Ground / palette weighting** | The content-derived palette usually contains ~4 hues (e.g. Texas notebook → navy · cream · red · gold). Each draw picks a *different anchor hue for the ground*: `deep-night` (navy ground, warm accent), `parchment` (cream ground, red accent), `void` (near-black ground, single-hue accent), `raw-paper` (off-white ground, ink accent), `field-blue` (mid-blue ground, cream accent), `shader-glow` (fullbleed animated gradient/shader as ground, ink on top). |
| **Hero move** | `kpi-skyline`, `illustrated-map`, `kinetic-type-headline`, `inline-shader-hero` (WebGL2 full-bleed with scroll-driven uniforms), `oversized-numeral`, `letterpress-plate`, `photograph-strip`, `weenie-object`, `variable-font-morph-hero` (scroll-driven `wght`/`wdth` axis pulse; letter-spacing buffer reserved), `sticky-evidence-pin` (BBC-Lost-Tablet pattern — artifact stays fixed while narrative scrolls), `oversized-quote-with-drop-cap`, `priestley-timeline` (dates on a common year scale), `isotype-unit-count` (N copies of a same-size pictogram), `portrait-grid-poster` (hero encoding + supporting grid). |
| **Infographic structure** (when form or domain is `infographic`) | Sniff **this** source first (AntV-style router, not their templates): `list` (unordered peers), `sequence` (steps / dated beats), `hierarchy` (tree), `compare` (two+ groups), `values` (magnitudes), `relation` (nodes+edges the source actually names). Then pick InfoAlign scenery: `grid`, `star`, `portrait`, `landscape`, `portrait-grid`, `spiral` (spiral only if the metaphor is a spiral). Gold Texas is sequence+compare on portrait-grid; gold Jules is sequence+star around the cone. Do not default to either. |
| **Plate style** | For a 3-item section: `dashboard-tile`, `editorial-dropcap`, `letterpress-card` (numbered, with stamp), `line-art-token`, `photograph-plate`, `bento-cell`, `index-card-stack`, `custom-data-glyph` (Fragapane-style organic mark derived from a datapoint — leaves, braids, snakes, whatever the content demands), `poster-tile-one-size` (Troxler — every info at one type size, composition alone carries hierarchy). |
| **Motion budget** | `dashboard-live` (counters + pulses), `editorial-drift` (petals / dust / paper), `kinetic-type-sway` (headline sways), `shader-loop` (fullbleed shader), `still-with-one-loop` (one animated element), `no-motion`, `scroll-driven-axis-morph` (variable font `wght`/`wdth` bound to `animation-timeline: scroll(root)`), `sticky-highlight-reveal` (BBC / Pudding — pinned evidence with contextual line lighting), `view-transition-morph` (`@view-transition { navigation: auto; }` for multi-page packs — zero-JS native crossfade). **When the hero form is `svg` or `3js`:** force `alive-micro` (2–4 fact-tied loops + hover pairing) unless the brief says `still` / `no-motion` / `print`. **When the hero form is `simulation`:** the motion *is* the clock (day-scale then years); default paused on the first year; do not sample webpage motion onto it. Do not sample a webpage-only motion (`shader-loop`, `view-transition-morph`) onto a weenie, a Three.js field, or a clock. |
| **Type accent** | `sans+mono`, `serif+italic`, `small-caps`, `mixed-italic`, `display-cut` (oversized cuts), `blackletter+grotesk`, `custom-display+workhorse-sans` (M/M Paris pattern — one bespoke display voice + one neutral sans body — Editorial New + Neue Montreal, or Söhne + Signifier, etc.), `variable-single-family` (one variable font family, three axes doing the hierarchy work — GT Standard / Recursive). |
| **3D signature** | `card-fan` (rotateY ±14°), `letterpress-deboss` (inset shadow), `floating-hero` (translateZ 40px), `depth-strata` (three z-layers), `parallax-scroll`, `no-3D-just-shadow`, `matcap-hero` (Bruno Simon technique — matcap texture on a real Three.js mesh for fake-but-convincing shading with zero light math), `alcove-scenes` (Cartier — a handful of self-contained 3D scenes each keyed to a section, hidden gestures reward exploration). |

Rules:

1. **Never repeat the previous draw's exact combination.** Track it in memory or the local ledger for the session.
2. **Content narrows the set** — do not pick `card-fan` for a printed field guide, do not pick `letterpress-deboss` for a WebGL cinematic. The content decides which sub-space is coherent; variation happens inside it. The leftover brief may reweight that sub-space (ground, pattern, type, motion) without adding facts.
3. **The reader register governs coherence.** Once you pick a register, the other axes must fit its grammar. A `cinematic-shader` register needs `inline-shader-hero` + `shader-loop` motion + `matcap-hero` or `alcove-scenes` 3D; a `poster-jazz-improv` register needs `poster-tile-one-size` plates + `no-3D-just-shadow` + high asymmetry. Do not glue incompatible axes. **`svg` / `3js` forms ignore webpage motion samples** — they use `alive-micro` from the form pack. **`simulation` ignores them too** — it uses the clock in [forms/simulation.md](references/forms/simulation.md).
4. **`--seed <n>` pins the sample deterministically.** Given the same source + same seed, the output must be byte-equivalent so users can reproduce a specific draw for locks or PRs.
5. **`--variant a` / `--variant b` / …** are named seeds. `a` is the first canonical draw, `b` the second, etc. Ship them under `after.html`, `after-2.html`, `after-3.html` when a gold pack demonstrates the variance.
6. **Show the sample** in the report `Draw:` line so the user knows which combination was picked (e.g. `Draw: cinematic-shader · shader-glow · inline-shader-hero · custom-data-glyph · scroll-driven-axis-morph · variable-single-family · matcap-hero`).

Gold demonstration (`gold/webpage/`): Draw A `after.html` (dashboard-live · deep-night), Draw B `after-2.html` (editorial-drift · parchment), Draw C `after-3.html` (cinematic-shader · shader-glow — the raised bar from v2.2 research). `twins.png` proves the range at a glance.

Gold infographic (`gold/domains/infographic/after.html`, v2.3): **one** Texas-notebook draw. Live runs derive palette, pattern, glyphs, **and composition** from **this** source (plus leftover brief). Cloning that gold’s scenery *or* its poster chrome onto a different source is a fail.

Gold Jules (`gold/jules/`): **one** parlor draw. Default webpage is the parlor you walk into (full-bleed counter + cone), not a stationery slip. Artistic is a painting of this shop's materials (not gold's cream/coral sine waves). Photography is still-lifes of marble / freezer / walk-up (not a VOL/ISSUE folio clone). Infographic is a star around the cone. SVG is stacked scoops. 3js camera sits on the counter. Simulation is the flavor board. Proof that a second source must not look like the first.

Gold forms (`gold/forms/`): **one** Texas-notebook draw each. Live `svg` / `3js` / `simulation` runs derive weenie, meshes, clock unit, geography, palette, **and composition** from **this** source. Do not reuse weenie-left / schematic-center / gutter-right / timeline-bottom, `The years run`, or an `All three` place HUD.

### 2.5 Modifiers · font · lock (extend the pack)

- **Modifiers** are additive and composable. `glassmorphism` waives the spine's "blur / glassmorphism as the design" cut-list entry and...