CATHODE

// THE HARMON LAB DESIGN SYSTEM

FLIP TO TEST THE STILL STATE →

// COLOR — emitted light

NEON FAMILY

--n-cyan#2ff3ff · primary / infra
--n-green#34f08a · success / online
--n-amber#ffcf45 · warning / telemetry
--n-orange#ff9b4d · network
--n-magenta#ff4d8d · danger / AI
--n-violet#b483ff · softdev / science alt
--n-blue#1f6dff · links / automation
--n-pink#ffbfe1 · storage / featured

SEMANTIC ROLES

--role-primarycyan · main interaction
--role-successgreen · online / granted
--role-warningamber · caution
--role-dangermagenta · error / denied
--role-infoviolet · informational
--role-activeorange · in-progress
--role-linkblue · external refs
--role-accentpink · featured / new

DOMAIN CATEGORIES

--cat-aiARTIFICIAL_INTELLIGENCE
--cat-infraINFRASTRUCTURE
--cat-softdevSOFTWARE_DEVELOPMENT
--cat-automationAUTOMATION
--cat-scienceSCIENCE_&_RESEARCH
--cat-telemetryTELEMETRY
--cat-networkVPN / DNS / proxy
--cat-storagebackups / media

NEUTRALS (cool, desaturated)

--c-void#03050e · page edges
--c-bg#060c1c · background
--c-surface-0#0e172c · base panel
--c-surface-1#1a253d · raised panel
--c-surface-2#2a3752 · hover / highest
--c-surface-3#3e4b68 · input wells
--c-text-dim#7d97b3 · labels / metadata
--c-text#b3c4d6 · body text
--c-text-bright#dde9f2 · headings

// TYPE — monospace everywhere; display for headings

DISPLAY · Orbitron 72

HEADING 1 · 48

HEADING 2 · 32

HEADING 3 · 24

Body · JetBrains Mono 16

Small · 14

LABEL · 12 widest

MICRO · 10

.t-code > const phosphor = "ON";

// SPACE & CHAMFER — 4px grid; clips not radii

sp-1
sp-2
sp-3
sp-4
sp-5
sp-6
sp-7
sp-8
clip-sm 8px
clip-md 12px
clip-lg 18px

// COMPONENTS — shadcn primitives, Cathode skin

SERVICE TILES (hover to invert)

// VOICE — terse system output, UPPERCASE, no emoji

STATUS LEXICON (one word + its color)

STANDBYCONNECTINGGRANTEDONLINEDEGRADEDDENIEDOFFLINELINK FAILURE

PUNCTUATION AS SYNTAX

  • // comment   > prompt   >> system reply   [ … ] action
  • > USERNAME
  • // HOME LAB SYSTEM ACCESS
  • >> ACCESS DENIED: Invalid credentials.