Loops UI Skills

Opinionated constraints for building Loops-style interfaces with AI agents.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Building light-mode interfaces
• Creating Loops-inspired design systems
• Implementing UIs with Inter font and 4px grid

Colors

• SHOULD use light backgrounds for primary surfaces
• MUST use #FFFFFF as page background (surface-base)
• SHOULD reduce color palette (currently 17 colors detected)
• MUST maintain text contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for accessibility

Semantic Tokens

Token	HEX	RGB	Usage
surface-base	#FFFFFF	rgb(255,255,255)	Page background
surface-raised	#ECECEC	rgb(236,236,236)	Cards, modals, raised surfaces
text-primary	#CCCCCE	rgb(204,204,206)	Headings, body text
text-secondary	#AAAAAE	rgb(170,170,174)	Secondary, muted text
text-tertiary	#85B1A4	rgb(133,177,164)	Additional text
border-default	#F4F5F6	rgb(244,245,246)	Subtle borders, dividers
destructive	#D77B5F	rgb(215,123,95)	Error states, delete actions

Typography

• MUST use Inter as primary font family
• SHOULD use single font family for consistency
• MUST use 39px / 700 for primary headings
• MUST use 22px / 700 for body text
• SHOULD reduce font weights (currently 4 detected)
• MUST use text-balance for headings and text-pretty for body text
• SHOULD use tabular-nums for numeric data
• NEVER modify letter-spacing unless explicitly requested

Text Styles

Style	Font	Size	Weight	Color	Count
heading-1	Inter	39px	700	#2B2A29	1
body	Inter	22px	700	#423029	1
text-18px	Inter	18px	400	#626262	1
text-17px	Inter	17px	400	#93908E	1
text-17px	Inter	17px	500	#525252	1
text-16px	Inter	16px	500	#525252	1
text-15px	Inter	15px	500	#544542	1
text-15px	Inter	15px	400	#6D6D6D	1
text-14px	Inter	14px	400	#CCCCCE	1
text-14px	Inter	14px	300	#CCCCCE	1

Typography Reference

Font Families:

• Inter (used 86x)

Font Sizes: 7px, 8px, 9px, 10px, 11px, 12px, 13px, 14px, 15px, 16px, 17px, 18px, 22px, 39px

Spacing

• MUST use 4px grid for spacing
• SHOULD use spacing from scale: 1px, 2px, 3px, 4px, 5px, 6px, 8px, 9px
• SHOULD use 5px as default gap between elements
• NEVER use arbitrary spacing values (use design scale)
• SHOULD maintain consistent padding within containers

Borders

• MUST use border-radius from scale: 0px, 1px, 2px, 3px, 4px, 6px, 7px, 9px, 10px, 26px
• SHOULD use 26px+ radius for pill-shaped elements
• MUST use 1px border width consistently
• SHOULD use 1px as default border-radius
• NEVER use arbitrary border-radius values (use design scale)
• SHOULD use subtle borders (1px) for element separation

Border Radius Reference

Scale: 0px, 1px, 2px, 3px, 4px, 6px, 7px, 9px, 10px, 26px

Layout

• MUST design for 1920px base viewport width
• SHOULD use consistent element widths: 13px, 27px, 50px, 12px, 7px
• SHOULD maintain text-heavy layout with clear hierarchy
• NEVER use h-screen, use h-dvh for full viewport height
• MUST respect safe-area-inset for fixed elements
• SHOULD use size-* for square elements instead of w-* + h-*

Detected Layout Patterns

• Main Content: width: 1920px, height: 1030px
• Main Content: width: 994px, height: 568px
• Header: height: 52px

Components

Buttons

Variant	Background	Text	Border	Height	Radius
Ghost	transparent	#AAAAAE	none	-	-

Interactive States

Focus

• MUST use 2px outline with accent color (#5E6AD2)
• MUST use 2px outline-offset
• NEVER remove focus indicators

Hover

• Buttons (primary): lighten background by 10%
• Buttons (secondary): use #ECECEC background
• List items: use #ECECEC background

Disabled

• MUST use opacity: 0.5
• MUST use cursor: not-allowed

Interaction

• MUST use an AlertDialog for destructive or irreversible actions
• SHOULD use structural skeletons for loading states
• MUST show errors next to where the action happens
• NEVER block paste in input or textarea elements
• MUST add an aria-label to icon-only buttons

Animation

• NEVER add animation unless it is explicitly requested
• MUST animate only compositor props (transform, opacity)
• NEVER animate layout properties (width, height, top, left, margin, padding)
• SHOULD use ease-out on entrance animations
• NEVER exceed 200ms for interaction feedback
• SHOULD respect prefers-reduced-motion

Performance

• NEVER animate large blur() or backdrop-filter surfaces
• NEVER apply will-change outside an active animation
• NEVER use useEffect for anything that can be expressed as render logic