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v1 Published 2026-10-07

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A dark interface on a near-black neutral background where an indigo accent marks the next step. Type is Inter Variable set tight at large sizes, corners are fully rounded on controls, and depth comes from soft neutral shadows.

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Licence
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Style
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Paste this into Claude Code in your project. It downloads the kit, checks its hash and asks before changing anything.

Install the "linear.app" design kit (v1) from Livery, then run it on this project.

1. mkdir -p .claude/skills/livery-linear-app
2. curl -fsSL https://livery.site/k/linear-app/v1/kit.tar.gz -o /tmp/livery-linear-app.tar.gz
3. Verify: the sha256 of /tmp/livery-linear-app.tar.gz must be 7a1299b31b587ff1198279e7785309a6dcfbf6407a845ed9b2bae1dfac6f309e. If it doesn't match, stop and tell me.
4. tar -xzf /tmp/livery-linear-app.tar.gz -C .claude/skills/livery-linear-app
5. Read .claude/skills/livery-linear-app/SKILL.md and follow it. It will audit my project and ask me before changing anything.

If any response starts with "Couldn't read this site", stop and tell me. Don't continue.
Installs to .claude/skills/livery-linear-app

Levels in this kit

  • 1TokensColour, type, spacing, radii, borders and depth.
  • 2StructureComponent recipes, containers, grids and section rhythm.
  • 3FeelMotion timing and the tone of the copy.

Agents fetch livery.site/k/linear-app/v1/SKILL.md. This version never changes.

The Design at a Glance

dark theme

Background

#08090a

Surface

#0f1011

Text

#f7f8f8

Muted

#d0d6e0

Border

#1c1d1e

Accent

#8fa6ff

light theme

Background

#ffffff

Text

#282a30

Muted

#3c4149

Border

#ebebeb

Accent

#8fa6ff

Type · Inter Variable

display56px Aa510
h140px Aa510
h224px Aa400
h320px Aa400
h416px Aa510
h515px Aa400

Radius

2px
4px
6px
8px
9px
12px
16px
pill

Spacing · 4px grid

Principles

  • Soft, neutral depth

    Lift raised elements with the measured shadow (rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px 1px).

  • Big type, quiet body

    Pair 56px headings with 13px body text in Inter Variable.

  • A steady rhythm

    Space everything on the 4px grid: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20px.

  • Rounded and approachable

    Use pill shapes for buttons and chips, and 8px corners for containers.

Never

  • Never tint shadows with colour.

    Every measured shadow is neutral; a coloured glow would read as a different product.

  • Never use positive letter-spacing on headings.

    Large type is tightened, down to -0.022em on the biggest sizes.

  • Never square off buttons.

    Measured buttons are fully rounded; square ones would break the shape language.

  • Never set button labels in all capitals.

    No measured button uses uppercase text.

  • Never mix in a second display typeface.

    Headings and body share Inter Variable; a second family would split the voice.

Reference Frames

The site with its content removed: images are flat blocks, text is soft bars. Layout, rhythm and colour stay. Scroll inside each screen.

1440px wideFull page
Desktop layout of linear.app, content removed
Phone layout of linear.app, content removed
Phone · 390pxFull page

Every File in the Kit

---
name: livery-linear-app
description: Apply the linear.app design kit (Livery v1) to this project. Use only when the user asks to apply this kit or this site's design.
---

# linear.app design kit · v1 · flow 1

**Never edit a file before step 5. Ask, don't assume.**

A dark interface on a near-black neutral background where an indigo accent marks the next step. Type is Inter Variable set tight at large sizes, corners are fully rounded on controls, and depth comes from soft neutral shadows.

Kit files (read each one only when its step needs it): `rules.md`, `tokens.json`, `fonts.json`, `icons.json`, `components.md`, `layout.md`, `motion.md`, `voice.md`, `licences.md`, `frames/`.

Levels offered:
1. Tokens: Colour, type, spacing, radii, borders and depth.
2. Structure: Component recipes, containers, grids and section rhythm.
3. Feel: Motion timing and the tone of the copy.

## 0. Prepare
- Require git. If the working tree has uncommitted changes, ask the user to commit or stash first.
- Create and switch to the branch `livery/linear-app-v1`.
- If commits from an earlier run of this kit exist (`livery(linear.app v1): …`), offer to resume after the last finished area.

## 1. Audit
Find theme files, design tokens, CSS variables, Tailwind config, fonts, the icon library and how colours are used.
Note the styling setup (Tailwind v4 or v3, CSS modules, shadcn/ui, CSS-in-JS, plain CSS).
Report colours that are scattered (hard-coded in many files) rather than centralised; offer to centralise them first.

## 2. Scan project rules
Read CLAUDE.md (root, nested, ~/.claude), AGENTS.md, .cursor/rules, .github/copilot-instructions.md, design docs, lint rules, and contrast or visual tests.
Sort each finding as hard (must keep), soft (preference) or unrelated.

## 3. Report the gap
For each area (tokens, components, layout, motion, voice), rate the gap small / medium / large in one or two lines, comparing the project with `rules.md` and `tokens.json`.

## 4. Ask
Ask which areas to apply. Warn clearly where the gap is large.
Ask what must not change (logo colours, required brand colours, legal copy).
For voice: show three of the user's own sentences rewritten with `voice.md`, then ask.

## 5. Resolve conflicts
For the chosen areas, quote each conflicting project rule with file:line. For each one offer: keep the rule / override once / override and update the rule.
For hard rules, ask a second time and repeat the rule's stated reason.

## 6. Licences
Read `licences.md`. Install fonts and icons only from their official sources (Google Fonts, Fontsource, npm), never from the source site.
For each item marked "needs a licence": use it only if the user confirms they hold a licence; otherwise use the listed free alternative.
Items marked "style only" (logos, photos, illustrations, custom icons) are recreated as style only: shape, weight and colour treatment, never copied files.
Styling the user's own login or checkout pages with these tokens is fine. Never recreate the source site's login, checkout or branding.

## 7. Apply
One area per commit, in this order: tokens → components → layout → motion → voice (only the areas this kit's levels include).
Commit message: `livery(linear.app v1): <area>`. Edits to project rule files go in the same commit.
Read the data file for an area only when you reach it. Follow `rules.md` throughout, especially its "Never" list.

## 8. Verify
Check text contrast in both themes (4.5:1 for body text, 3:1 for large text and UI). If the accent fails on the user's backgrounds, adjust its lightness rather than shipping unreadable text.
If Playwright is available, screenshot the user's pages and compare their layout and rhythm with `frames/`; fix the differences.

## 9. Keep it
Offer to add the core of `rules.md` to the project's CLAUDE.md (or AGENTS.md) so future sessions keep the design.

## 10. Summary
List what changed per area with its commit hash. To undo one area: `git revert <hash>`.