Test 1: Environment Variants (Layout Only)

Environment should only set display, grid/flex, gap, max-width. No color, font, border, shadow.

distributed

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focused

Focused single-column content area

viewport-hero (promoted from atmosphere)

Centered flex content in full viewport height

dense-grid (promoted from atmosphere)

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Test 2: Entity Variants (Surface Only)

Entity should set padding, border, border-radius, background. No display/flex/grid, no font, no hover, no transition.

primary: elevated surface with border and padding
secondary: supporting surface
imperative: urgent visual weight
editorial: content-focused surface (no hover — hover is synapse territory)

Test 3: Cognition Variants (Typography Only)

Cognition should set font-size, font-weight, font-family, line-height, color. Protocol/quantum also set background/padding/border as self-contained Level 4 leaf elements.

Axiom — Bold headline statement
Discourse — Body prose for reading
Protocol — Code/technical data
Gloss — Small supporting annotation
Motive — Emphasized instruction
Quantum — Compact tag/chip

Test 4: Synapse Variants (Interaction — Self-Contained at Level 4)

Synapse is self-contained at leaf level. Sets interaction feedback plus necessary visual context for interactive elements.

navigate — Link social — Share

Test 5: State Variants (Temporal Only)

State should set opacity, filter, animation, transition. No color, no font-weight, no text-decoration (those are cognition).

stable — Verified, no visual change
evolving — Actively updating
deprecated — No longer current (opacity + grayscale only, no text-decoration)
active — Current item indicator (::after underline only, no color/font-weight)

Test 6: Atmosphere Variants (Mood Only)

Atmosphere should set background, color scheme, box-shadow. No display/grid/flex (layout is environment), no font properties.

neutral — Standard appearance
ethereal — Light, translucent
void — Deep space, minimal
vibrant — High-energy, data-rich

Test 7: Composed — Research Paper

Demonstrates correct mixin composition per hierarchy level.

Research Paper Title

Author A, Author B
This is the abstract section demonstrating entity('secondary') for surface combined with cognition('discourse') for typography — no property conflicts.

Body content with discourse typography.

const x = await model.predict(input);

† This is a footnote with gloss cognition.

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Last updated: 2026-04-11

Test 8: Composed — Dashboard

42,195
Active Users
99.9%
Uptime
CPU usage above 90%

Test 9: Composed — Product Grid

Product Alpha
High-quality product description.
$299
Premium New
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Product Beta
Another great product.
$199
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Test 10: Navigation Patterns

Pagination

Tab Navigation