Tighten the craft floor

910 words to 682, same 35 rule markers, no guidance dropped.

- Two sections instead of three. "Absolute bans" and "detector-blind
  reflexes" split the same list by whether our scanner happens to catch
  it, which is a fact about our tooling and tells the model nothing about
  the design. Merged into one Refuse list, grouped as page scaffolds and
  surface habits, which is a distinction the model can act on.
- Folded three duplicates: text-overflow was already in the Type check,
  the uniform section reveal was the other half of the Motion check, and
  card-everything was already inside the card-grid ban.
- Cut explanation the model does not need. It knows what gradient text
  is and what group-hover does; it needs the refusal, not the mechanism.
  The gemini block goes from four sentences to three short ones, and the
  motion palette line drops the CSS tutorial for "reach past transform
  and opacity."
- The authority note moves to the header so no item has to hedge.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

skill/reference/craft-floor.md

@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
 # Craft floor
 
-Apply this only after analysis and direction are settled. Build without announcing the checklist. A pinned brief or the committed visual world beats every line below; your own reflex does not. <!-- rule:skill-craft-floor -->
+Load this after the direction is settled, and build without announcing the checklist. A pinned brief or the committed visual world overrides anything here; your own habit does not. <!-- rule:skill-craft-floor -->
 
-## Floor
+## Verify
 
-- **Contrast:** body and placeholder text ≥4.5:1; large text ≥3:1. On colored surfaces, tint secondary text from that hue or the foreground instead of using gray. <!-- rule:skill-color-verify-contrast -->
-- **Depth:** shadows describe light with offset and soft blur; zero-offset colored halos are decoration. <!-- rule:skill-color-no-glow-halo -->
-- **Spacing:** tight groups, generous separation, no cramped containers; space above a heading exceeds space below. Verify computed values. <!-- rule:skill-layout-spacing-rhythm -->
-- **Type:** body measure 65–75ch; display max 6rem and tracking floor -0.04em; balance headings; use clear scale/weight contrast; test overflow at every breakpoint. <!-- rule:skill-typo-floor -->
-- **Motion:** author one coherent moment instead of scattered effects. Use exponential ease-out and an already-visible default. Premium motion may add focus, depth, masks, light, or material change through blur/filter, backdrop-filter, clip-path/masks, or shadow when smooth; do not rely on transform/opacity alone. <!-- rule:skill-motion-floor --> <!-- rule:skill-motion-materials-palette -->
-- **Shipping:** real content, working controls, responsive composition, keyboard focus, and the states users hit: hover, disabled, loading, error, and empty. <!-- rule:skill-floor-shipping -->
-- **Copy:** use the product's language; controls name their action, errors name the problem and recovery. <!-- rule:skill-copy-design-material -->
-- **Coverage:** every brief requirement must exist and be findable within seconds. <!-- rule:skill-floor-brief-coverage -->
+Each of these is a check on the built result, not an intention.
 
-## Absolute bans
+- **Contrast:** body and placeholder text ≥4.5:1, large text ≥3:1. On colored surfaces tint secondary text from that hue or the foreground; never gray. <!-- rule:skill-color-verify-contrast -->
+- **Depth:** shadows carry an offset and a soft blur. A zero-offset colored halo is decoration. <!-- rule:skill-color-no-glow-halo -->
+- **Spacing:** tight groups, generous separation, more space above a heading than below it. Read the computed values. <!-- rule:skill-layout-spacing-rhythm -->
+- **Type:** body measure 65–75ch, display max 6rem, tracking floor -0.04em, balanced headings, obvious scale and weight steps. Run the real copy at every breakpoint and fix what overflows. <!-- rule:skill-typo-floor --> <!-- rule:skill-ban-text-overflow -->
+- **Motion:** one authored moment, not scattered effects and not one identical entrance on every section. Exponential ease-out from an already-visible default. Reach past transform and opacity: blur, backdrop-filter, clip-path, mask, and shadow belong to the palette when they stay smooth. <!-- rule:skill-motion-floor --> <!-- rule:skill-motion-materials-palette --> <!-- rule:skill-motion-no-section-fade -->
+- **States:** hover, disabled, loading, error, empty. Plus real content, working controls, responsive composition, keyboard focus. <!-- rule:skill-floor-shipping -->
+- **Copy:** the product's own language. Controls name their action; errors name the problem and the recovery. <!-- rule:skill-copy-design-material -->
+- **Coverage:** every brief requirement present and findable within seconds. <!-- rule:skill-floor-brief-coverage -->
 
-Match and refuse. If you are about to write one of these, rewrite the element with different structure.
+## Refuse
 
-- **Side-stripe borders.** `border-left` or `border-right` above 1px as a colored accent on cards, list items, callouts, or alerts. Never intentional. Use full borders, background tints, leading numbers or icons, or nothing. <!-- rule:skill-ban-side-stripe-borders -->
-- **Gradient text.** `background-clip: text` over a gradient. Decorative, never meaningful. One solid color; emphasis through weight or size. <!-- rule:skill-ban-gradient-text -->
-- **Glassmorphism as default.** Blur and glass panels used as decoration. Rare and purposeful, or nothing. <!-- rule:skill-ban-glassmorphism-default -->
-- **The hero-metric template.** Big number, small label, supporting stats, accent treatment. <!-- rule:skill-ban-hero-metric -->
-- **Identical card grids.** Same-sized cards carrying icon plus heading plus text, repeated as the page structure. Cards are the lazy answer; nested cards are always wrong. <!-- rule:skill-ban-identical-card-grids --> <!-- rule:skill-layout-cards-lazy -->
-- **A tiny tracked uppercase eyebrow above every section.** Small all-caps with wide tracking ("ABOUT", "PROCESS", "PRICING") shows up on most generations regardless of brief, which is what makes it a tell. One named kicker as a deliberate system is voice; an eyebrow on every section is AI grammar. <!-- rule:skill-ban-eyebrow-on-every-section -->
-- **Numbered section markers as scaffolding (01 / 02 / 03).** The eyebrow trope one tier deeper. Numbers earn their place when the section really is a sequence and the order carries information the reader needs. <!-- rule:skill-ban-numbered-section-markers -->
-- **Text that overflows its container.** Long heading words plus large clamp scales plus narrow grids overflow on tablet and mobile. Test the real copy at every breakpoint, then reduce the clamp max or rewrite the line. The viewport is part of the design. <!-- rule:skill-ban-text-overflow -->
+These are the shapes you reach for when you are not deciding. Recognizing one means rewriting the element, not softening it.
 
-## Detector-blind reflexes
+Page scaffolds:
 
-No scanner catches these, and they are where an otherwise competent build still reads as generated. Inspect the rendered result for them.
+- Same-size cards of icon plus heading plus text as the page structure. Cards are the lazy container; nested cards are always wrong. <!-- rule:skill-ban-identical-card-grids --> <!-- rule:skill-layout-cards-lazy -->
+- The hero-metric template: big number, small label, supporting stats, accent. <!-- rule:skill-ban-hero-metric -->
+- A tracked uppercase eyebrow over every section. One named kicker is a system; an eyebrow everywhere is grammar you did not choose. <!-- rule:skill-ban-eyebrow-on-every-section -->
+- Section numbers (01 / 02 / 03) unless the sequence itself carries information the reader needs. <!-- rule:skill-ban-numbered-section-markers -->
+- A modal for a task that needs neither interruption nor protected focus. <!-- rule:skill-reflex-modal-by-reflex -->
 
-- Monospace used to signal "technical" or "developer" rather than to show code, data, or measurement. <!-- rule:skill-reflex-mono-as-technical -->
-- Light or dark chosen by category habit instead of the real use scene: who uses this, where, under what ambient light. <!-- rule:skill-reflex-theme-by-habit -->
-- Decorative sparklines, meaningless progress rings, and rounded rectangles with soft shadows standing in for content. <!-- rule:skill-reflex-decorative-chrome -->
-- A modal reached for when the task needs neither interruption nor protected focus. <!-- rule:skill-reflex-modal-by-reflex -->
-- One uniform entrance animation applied to every section. Staggering items within a single list is legitimate; the reflex is the identical reveal, not motion itself. <!-- rule:skill-motion-no-section-fade -->
+Surface habits:
 
-Run the mechanical detector once over the changed web UI, and only when this session has no automatic hook: `node {{scripts_path}}/detect.mjs --json <changed targets>`. Never add a second detector pass, and never run it during concept selection. <!-- rule:skill-detector-finish-mode -->
+- Gradient text. Emphasis comes from weight or size. <!-- rule:skill-ban-gradient-text -->
+- Glass and blur as decoration rather than as a specific effect. <!-- rule:skill-ban-glassmorphism-default -->
+- A colored `border-left` or `border-right` above 1px on cards, list items, callouts, or alerts. <!-- rule:skill-ban-side-stripe-borders -->
+- Sparklines, progress rings, and soft-shadowed rounded rectangles standing in for content. <!-- rule:skill-reflex-decorative-chrome -->
+- Monospace as a costume for "technical" rather than for code, data, or measurement. <!-- rule:skill-reflex-mono-as-technical -->
+- Light or dark picked by category. Pick it from the use scene: who, where, under what ambient light. <!-- rule:skill-reflex-theme-by-habit -->
+
+When this session has no automatic hook, run the mechanical detector once over the finished web UI: `node {{scripts_path}}/detect.mjs --json <changed targets>`. Never during concept selection, and never twice. <!-- rule:skill-detector-finish-mode -->
 
 <codex>
-- Display tracking stops at -0.04em; -0.02 to -0.03em is usually enough. <!-- rule:skill-typo-codex-tracking-repeat -->
-- Declare elevation once: border or shadow, not both as decoration. A 1px border paired with a soft shadow past 16px blur is the ghost-card tell. Keep container radii modest, 12–16px on cards; reserve pills for small controls. <!-- rule:skill-codex-elevation-radius --> <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-ghost-card --> <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-over-round -->
-- Use real illustration or none. Hand-drawn SVG scenes, `loose-sketch` / `doodle` class names, and `feTurbulence` paper-grain filters read as amateurish rather than whimsical. <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-sketchy-svg -->
-- Treat backgrounds as surfaces and add texture only from the subject's world. `repeating-linear-gradient` stripes and two-axis CSS grid overlays are decoration unless the surface really is a canvas, map, blueprint, or measurement tool. <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-stripes --> <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-grid-backgrounds -->
-- Claims, evidence, and configuration come from supplied truth; label illustrative behavior and unresolved values honestly. Naming a concept and then layering an ironic modifier is not a claim. <!-- rule:skill-codex-material-honesty --> <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-x-theater -->
+- Tracking stops at -0.04em. -0.02 to -0.03em usually reads better. <!-- rule:skill-typo-codex-tracking-repeat -->
+- Declare elevation once, border or shadow. A 1px border under a wide soft shadow is the ghost card. Card radii stay at 12–16px; pills are for small controls. <!-- rule:skill-codex-elevation-radius --> <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-ghost-card --> <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-over-round -->
+- Real illustration or none. Sketch-style SVG scenes, `loose-sketch` / `doodle` class names, and `feTurbulence` grain read as amateur. <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-sketchy-svg -->
+- Backgrounds are surfaces, textured only from the subject's world. `repeating-linear-gradient` stripes and two-axis grid overlays need an actual canvas, map, blueprint, or measuring tool under them. <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-stripes --> <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-grid-backgrounds -->
+- Claims and configuration come from supplied truth; label illustrative values honestly. Naming a concept and then ironizing it is not a claim. <!-- rule:skill-codex-material-honesty --> <!-- rule:skill-ban-codex-x-theater -->
 </codex>
 
 <gemini>
-Never animate `<img>` elements on hover, directly or through a parent. That includes Tailwind's `.group:hover .group-hover\:scale` / `:rotate` / `:translate` reaching a child image. The image is not an action target, so the motion carries nothing. Give the card itself feedback instead. <!-- rule:skill-interaction-gemini-no-image-hover -->
+Never animate an image on hover, directly or through its parent. It is not an action target. Give the container the feedback. <!-- rule:skill-interaction-gemini-no-image-hover -->
 </gemini>