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DESIGN.md from paperclipai/paperclip is a DESIGN.md file: the design rules coding agents follow in that repo.
mdr add paperclipai/paperclip/DESIGN.md@git:20261009.417db14Pins git:20261009.417db14 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 14 of 14 checks passed
- Kind
- DESIGN.md file
- Repository
- paperclipai/paperclip
- Path
DESIGN.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- git:20261009.417db14, committed Oct 9, 2026
- First version recorded
- Oct 5, 2026
- Size
- 16,155 bytes
- Repository stars
- 105,684
- License
- MIT
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What the file says
# Paperclip Design Principles **Status:** v0.3 — anchor document for design-language simplification. Governs structure, not brand. Brand values (color, type, iconography) are intentionally unspecified: they are being redesigned and will land as token values only. Nothing in `ui/` may hardcode them. Spacing/radius scales are likewise TBD pending the token audit (see Principle 3). Changes from v0.2: token layer location corrected to the repo's real source (`ui/src/index.css`); existing token tiers inventoried; snapshot-coverage scope bounded for Run 1; the issue→task copy rename moved out of the zero-visual-change run. ## What this document is for Agents and humans modifying `ui/` treat this file as the source of truth for design decisions. Storybook is the verification surface — it documents the system; it does not define it. If a change conflicts with this document, change this document first (with review) or change the code. ## Product stance …
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How to install
mdr add paperclipai/paperclip/DESIGN.md@sha256:9966cecc54a66c38The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261009.417db14, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026, about one every day.
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| git:20261009.417db14 latest | 2026-10-09 | 417db14 | 16,155 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261009.26d71d8 | 2026-10-09 | 26d71d8 | 15,486 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261008.d66acb7 | 2026-10-08 | d66acb7 | 15,049 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261005.7498705 | 2026-10-05 | 7498705 | 14,812 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261005.5901584 | 2026-10-05 | 5901584 | 13,170 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
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Source
paperclipai/paperclip · 105,684 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-22 · branch master
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_3if2o7vxtuir623r GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=paperclipai/paperclip/DESIGN.md GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/9966cecc54a66c38096271fe36d469af39105c405d9e758258f75ac48828e380
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