Three deliberately differentiated takes on the dashboard so we can
lock the visual register before the UI work starts (P1-23 onwards).
v1 — Operator console (Linear/Datadog dark register).
Dense table, monospace numerics, restrained colour, pulsing
status dot only when a job is running. The natural fit for
the audience and the most defensible choice.
v2 — Editorial calm (Stripe/Notion light register).
Serif hero headline that humanises the data, cards with
breathing room in a 2-up grid, demoted "quiet hosts" strip,
subtle rust accent. Reads as trustworthy infrastructure.
v3 — Print spec (Tufte/aerospace monospace register).
Pure monospace, near-monochrome, status as typeset glyphs
(●▶▲○✗) so the screen survives greyscale. "Requires
attention" block groups problem hosts at the top; activity
tail reads like a real log. Most polarising; highest
craft ceiling.
Each file is self-contained (Tailwind via CDN + Google Fonts) and
includes a philosophy preamble + the dashboard hero + a component
vocabulary section so we can read the system, not just one screen.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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