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+# Backend Architecture Guidelines
+
+This document contains comprehensive guidelines for creating robust, scalable, and maintainable backend systems.
+
+## Architecture Philosophy
+
+Build backend systems that are:
+
+- **Scalable and Resilient** - Able to handle growing loads and recover from failures
+- **Secure by Design** - Security integrated at every level, not added as an afterthought
+- **Maintainable** - Clean architecture that's easy to understand and extend
+- **Performance Optimized** - Efficient resource utilization and response times
+- **Observable** - Comprehensive logging, monitoring, and debugging capabilities
+
+## Core Architecture Principles
+
+### Clean Architecture
+
+- **Layer Separation**
+  - Controllers/Routes (API endpoints)
+  - Services (business logic)
+  - Data Access (repository pattern)
+  - Domain Models (entities)
+  - Infrastructure (external services, databases)
+
+- **Dependency Inversion**
+  - High-level modules don't depend on low-level modules
+  - Both depend on abstractions
+  - Abstractions don't depend on details
+  - Details depend upon abstractions
+
+- **Single Responsibility**
+  - Each module has one reason to change
+  - Functions do one thing well
+  - Classes encapsulate cohesive functionality
+  - Services manage specific domains
+
+- **Domain-Driven Design**
+  - Business logic in the domain layer
+  - Ubiquitous language shared with stakeholders
+  - Bounded contexts to isolate domains
+  - Aggregates to enforce invariants
+
+### API Design
+
+- **RESTful Principles**
+  - Resource-oriented endpoints
+  - Appropriate HTTP methods
+  - Proper status codes
+  - Hypermedia links where appropriate
+  - Version management
+
+- **GraphQL Considerations**
+  - Schema-first development
+  - Resolver optimization
+  - Query complexity analysis
+  - Batching and caching
+  - Authorization directives
+
+- **API Versioning**
+  - URL path versioning (`/v1/resources`)
+  - Accept header versioning
+  - Content negotiation
+  - Deprecation strategy
+  - Documentation of changes
+
+- **Contract First**
+  - OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
+  - Schema validation
+  - Consumer-driven contracts
+  - Integration tests against spec
+  - Automated documentation
+
+### Statelessness and Scaling
+
+- **Horizontal Scaling**
+  - Stateless services
+  - Load balancing
+  - Session management via tokens
+  - No server affinity
+  - Container orchestration
+
+- **Vertical Scaling**
+  - Resource allocation
+  - Performance profiling
+  - Memory optimization
+  - CPU utilization
+  - I/O efficiency
+
+- **Microservices Considerations**
+  - Service boundaries
+  - Inter-service communication
+  - API gateways
+  - Service discovery
+  - Circuit breaking
+
+- **Monolith Optimization**
+  - Modular architecture
+  - Clear boundaries
+  - Resource isolation
+  - Deployment strategies
+  - Scaling bottleneck identification
+
+## Database and Data Management
+
+### Schema Design
+
+- **Relational Database**
+  - Normalization (3NF baseline)
+  - Foreign key constraints
+  - Indexing strategy
+  - Query optimization
+  - Transaction boundaries
+
+- **NoSQL Database**
+  - Data access patterns
+  - Denormalization strategy
+  - Eventual consistency
+  - Partition keys
+  - Compound indexes
+
+- **Migration Strategy**
+  - Version control for schema
+  - Forward-only migrations
+  - Rollback planning
+  - Zero-downtime updates
+  - Data validation
+
+- **Entity Relationships**
+  - One-to-one
+  - One-to-many
+  - Many-to-many
+  - Polymorphic relationships
+  - Self-referential relationships
+
+### Data Access Patterns
+
+- **Repository Pattern**
+  - Entity-specific repositories
+  - Query abstraction
+  - Transaction support
+  - Caching integration
+  - Error handling
+
+- **Object-Relational Mapping**
+  - Entity mapping
+  - Lazy/eager loading
+  - Change tracking
+  - Query generation
+  - Performance considerations
+
+- **Query Optimization**
+  - Execution plans
+  - Index utilization
+  - N+1 query prevention
+  - Batch operations
+  - Connection pooling
+
+- **Data Caching**
+  - Cache invalidation
+  - TTL strategies
+  - Distributed caching
+  - Cache warming
+  - Stale-while-revalidate
+
+### Data Integrity and Validation
+
+- **Input Validation**
+  - Request schema validation
+  - Type checking
+  - Business rule enforcement
+  - Cross-field validation
+  - Sanitization
+
+- **Output Validation**
+  - Response schema conformance
+  - Content security
+  - Sensitive data redaction
+  - Consistent formatting
+  - Pagination metadata
+
+- **Data Constraints**
+  - Database constraints
+  - Application-level validation
+  - Cross-service consistency
+  - Idempotency guarantees
+  - State transition rules
+
+- **Error Cases**
+  - Input validation errors
+  - Business rule violations
+  - Resource not found
+  - Conflict resolution
+  - Server capability limits
+
+## Security Implementation
+
+### Authentication
+
+- **User Identity**
+  - Credential storage
+  - Password policies
+  - Multi-factor authentication
+  - Account lockout
+  - Password reset
+
+- **JWT Implementation**
+  - Token structure
+  - Signing algorithms
+  - Expiration strategy
+  - Refresh mechanism
+  - Revocation strategy
+
+- **OAuth/OIDC**
+  - Authorization flows
+  - Provider integration
+  - Scope management
+  - Token validation
+  - User info endpoints
+
+- **API Authentication**
+  - API keys
+  - Client credentials
+  - Certificate-based
+  - IP whitelisting
+  - Rate limiting
+
+### Authorization
+
+- **Role-Based Access**
+  - Role definition
+  - Permission mapping
+  - Role hierarchy
+  - Default deny
+  - Least privilege
+
+- **Attribute-Based Access**
+  - Policy evaluation
+  - Context awareness
+  - Dynamic permissions
+  - Environmental conditions
+  - Temporal constraints
+
+- **Resource Ownership**
+  - Multi-tenancy
+  - User-based isolation
+  - Team/organization access
+  - Delegation model
+  - Ownership transfer
+
+- **Permission Enforcement**
+  - Controller/middleware level
+  - Service layer enforcement
+  - Data access filtering
+  - Object-level security
+  - Field-level security
+
+### Data Protection
+
+- **Encryption**
+  - Data at rest
+  - Data in transit
+  - Key management
+  - Rotation policies
+  - Algorithm selection
+
+- **PII Handling**
+  - Classification
+  - Minimization
+  - Anonymization
+  - Pseudonymization
+  - Retention policies
+
+- **Secrets Management**
+  - Environment variables
+  - Vault services
+  - Access control
+  - Audit logging
+  - Rotation strategy
+
+- **Database Security**
+  - Network isolation
+  - Access controls
+  - Query parameterization
+  - Connection security
+  - Auditing
+
+### Security Posture
+
+- **Vulnerability Management**
+  - Dependency scanning
+  - Static analysis
+  - Dynamic testing
+  - Penetration testing
+  - Responsible disclosure
+
+- **Security Headers**
+  - Content Security Policy
+  - CORS configuration
+  - XSS protection
+  - CSRF prevention
+  - Clickjacking protection
+
+- **Rate Limiting**
+  - Request throttling
+  - Account limits
+  - IP-based limiting
+  - Graduated response
+  - Breach detection
+
+- **Audit Logging**
+  - Security events
+  - Access attempts
+  - Administrative actions
+  - Data modifications
+  - System changes
+
+## Error Handling and Resilience
+
+### Error Management
+
+- **Standardized Errors**
+  - Error classification
+  - Status code mapping
+  - Error codes
+  - User messages
+  - Developer details
+
+- **Exception Handling**
+  - Try-catch patterns
+  - Async error handling
+  - Middleware interception
+  - Global error handlers
+  - Service-specific handling
+
+- **Graceful Degradation**
+  - Fallback strategies
+  - Default behaviors
+  - Partial content responses
+  - Circuit breakers
+  - Bulkhead pattern
+
+- **Retry Logic**
+  - Exponential backoff
+  - Jitter implementation
+  - Maximum attempts
+  - Idempotency guarantees
+  - Failure reporting
+
+### Resilience Patterns
+
+- **Circuit Breaker**
+  - Failure threshold
+  - Recovery timeout
+  - Half-open state
+  - Health monitoring
+  - Circuit isolation
+
+- **Bulkhead Pattern**
+  - Resource isolation
+  - Thread pools
+  - Connection limitations
+  - Request prioritization
+  - Failure containment
+
+- **Timeouts**
+  - Connection timeouts
+  - Read timeouts
+  - Write timeouts
+  - Service timeouts
+  - Cascade prevention
+
+- **Rate Limiters**
+  - Request throttling
+  - Token bucket algorithm
+  - Leaky bucket algorithm
+  - Fixed/sliding window
+  - Adaptive strategies
+
+### Recovery Strategies
+
+- **Disaster Recovery**
+  - Backup strategy
+  - Restore procedures
+  - Recovery time objectives
+  - Recovery point objectives
+  - Failover systems
+
+- **Data Consistency**
+  - Outbox pattern
+  - Saga pattern
+  - Eventual consistency
+  - Two-phase commit
+  - Compensating transactions
+
+- **Self-Healing**
+  - Health checks
+  - Automatic restarts
+  - Replication
+  - State reconciliation
+  - Data repair
+
+- **Chaos Engineering**
+  - Failure injection
+  - Load testing
+  - Network degradation
+  - Resource exhaustion
+  - Recovery validation
+
+## Performance Optimization
+
+### Response Time
+
+- **Caching Strategy**
+  - Response caching
+  - Object caching
+  - Computation caching
+  - Cache hierarchy
+  - Invalidation triggers
+
+- **Query Optimization**
+  - Indexing strategy
+  - Query planning
+  - Result limiting
+  - Join optimization
+  - Execution analysis
+
+- **Async Processing**
+  - Background jobs
+  - Message queues
+  - Scheduled tasks
+  - Event-driven architecture
+  - Long-running processes
+
+- **I/O Management**
+  - Connection pooling
+  - Batch operations
+  - Stream processing
+  - File I/O optimization
+  - Network I/O efficiency
+
+### Resource Utilization
+
+- **Memory Management**
+  - Memory profiling
+  - Leak detection
+  - Object pooling
+  - Garbage collection tuning
+  - Buffer management
+
+- **CPU Optimization**
+  - Thread allocation
+  - Worker processes
+  - Computation distribution
+  - Algorithm efficiency
+  - Hot path optimization
+
+- **Database Efficiency**
+  - Connection pooling
+  - Query optimization
+  - Read/write splitting
+  - Sharding
+  - Replication strategy
+
+- **Network Efficiency**
+  - Payload compression
+  - Request batching
+  - Keep-alive connections
+  - Response streaming
+  - Protocol selection
+
+### Scaling Strategies
+
+- **Horizontal Scaling**
+  - Stateless design
+  - Load balancing
+  - Session management
+  - Data partitioning
+  - Service discovery
+
+- **Vertical Scaling**
+  - Resource allocation
+  - Hardware optimization
+  - Application tuning
+  - Server configuration
+  - Database sizing
+
+- **Caching Layers**
+  - Client-side cache
+  - CDN integration
+  - API gateway cache
+  - Application cache
+  - Database cache
+
+- **Read/Write Splitting**
+  - Command Query Responsibility Segregation
+  - Read replicas
+  - Write sharding
+  - Cache read optimization
+  - Eventual consistency model
+
+## Observability and Monitoring
+
+### Logging
+
+- **Log Levels**
+  - Error: System failures
+  - Warn: Potential issues
+  - Info: System events
+  - Debug: Development details
+  - Trace: Detailed execution flow
+
+- **Log Structure**
+  - Timestamp
+  - Severity
+  - Service/component
+  - Correlation ID
+  - Context information
+
+- **Log Storage**
+  - Centralized collection
+  - Retention policies
+  - Access controls
+  - Search capabilities
+  - Archival strategy
+
+- **Log Analysis**
+  - Pattern detection
+  - Anomaly identification
+  - Performance insights
+  - Error investigation
+  - Audit capabilities
+
+### Metrics
+
+- **System Metrics**
+  - CPU utilization
+  - Memory usage
+  - Disk I/O
+  - Network throughput
+  - Connection count
+
+- **Application Metrics**
+  - Request rate
+  - Response time
+  - Error rate
+  - Concurrent users
+  - Business transactions
+
+- **Database Metrics**
+  - Query performance
+  - Connection utilization
+  - Index efficiency
+  - Lock contention
+  - Storage growth
+
+- **Custom Business Metrics**
+  - Conversion rates
+  - User engagement
+  - Feature usage
+  - Business KPIs
+  - Revenue indicators
+
+### Tracing
+
+- **Distributed Tracing**
+  - Trace context propagation
+  - Span collection
+  - Service mapping
+  - Latency analysis
+  - Dependency visualization
+
+- **Transaction Tracking**
+  - Request lifecycle
+  - Service boundaries
+  - Error propagation
+  - Resource utilization
+  - External calls
+
+- **Performance Profiling**
+  - Hotspot identification
+  - Method-level timing
+  - Resource consumption
+  - Lock contention
+  - I/O blocking
+
+- **User Journey Tracking**
+  - Session correlation
+  - Flow visualization
+  - Conversion funnels
+  - Abandonment points
+  - Experience metrics
+
+### Alerting
+
+- **Alert Configuration**
+  - Threshold definition
+  - Duration conditions
+  - Composite alerts
+  - Priority levels
+  - Notification channels
+
+- **Alert Management**
+  - Escalation policies
+  - On-call rotations
+  - Alert grouping
+  - Suppression rules
+  - Maintenance windows
+
+- **Alert Response**
+  - Playbooks
+  - Automated remediation
+  - Incident classification
+  - Resolution tracking
+  - Post-mortem analysis
+
+- **Business Alerting**
+  - KPI thresholds
+  - Trend deviations
+  - Conversion drops
+  - Revenue impacts
+  - Customer experience degradation
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+### Test Types
+
+- **Unit Testing**
+  - Function/method testing
+  - Component isolation
+  - Mock dependencies
+  - State verification
+  - Edge case coverage
+
+- **Integration Testing**
+  - Service interaction
+  - API contracts
+  - Database integration
+  - External service mocking
+  - Environment setup
+
+- **System Testing**
+  - End-to-end workflows
+  - Real environment
+  - Data flow validation
+  - UI integration
+  - Cross-service functionality
+
+- **Performance Testing**
+  - Load testing
+  - Stress testing
+  - Endurance testing
+  - Spike testing
+  - Scalability testing
+
+### Test Implementation
+
+- **Test-Driven Development**
+  - Write tests first
+  - Red-green-refactor cycle
+  - Continuous test execution
+  - Test coverage goals
+  - Regression prevention
+
+- **Behavior-Driven Development**
+  - Specification by example
+  - Shared understanding
+  - Business-centric language
+  - Acceptance criteria
+  - Feature validation
+
+- **Test Organization**
+  - Test hierarchy
+  - Descriptive naming
+  - Setup and teardown
+  - Shared fixtures
+  - Test isolation
+
+- **Test Automation**
+  - CI/CD integration
+  - Parallel execution
+  - Selective testing
+  - Test reporting
+  - Failure analysis
+
+### Test Data Management
+
+- **Test Data Creation**
+  - Factories/builders
+  - Realistic data
+  - Randomization
+  - Edge cases
+  - Invalid data
+
+- **Database Fixtures**
+  - Known state setup
+  - Test isolation
+  - Transactional tests
+  - Cleanup procedures
+  - Data versioning
+
+- **Mocking and Stubbing**
+  - External dependencies
+  - Service virtualization
+  - Response simulation
+  - Behavior verification
+  - State verification
+
+- **Property-Based Testing**
+  - Generative testing
+  - Invariant checking
+  - Random inputs
+  - Edge case discovery
+  - Shrinking to minimal examples
+
+## Deployment and Operations
+
+### CI/CD Pipeline
+
+- **Continuous Integration**
+  - Automated builds
+  - Test execution
+  - Static analysis
+  - Security scanning
+  - Artifact generation
+
+- **Continuous Delivery**
+  - Environment promotion
+  - Configuration management
+  - Deployment approval
+  - Release notes
+  - Rollback capability
+
+- **Automated Testing**
+  - Unit test suite
+  - Integration tests
+  - E2E testing
+  - Performance verification
+  - Security validation
+
+- **Code Quality Gates**
+  - Test coverage
+  - Static analysis
+  - Duplicate detection
+  - Complexity metrics
+  - Vulnerability scanning
+
+### Infrastructure as Code
+
+- **Environment Definition**
+  - Infrastructure templates
+  - Configuration scripts
+  - Network setup
+  - Resource allocation
+  - Security groups
+
+- **Configuration Management**
+  - Environment variables
+  - Feature flags
+  - Secrets handling
+  - Parameter stores
+  - Configuration versioning
+
+- **Deployment Strategies**
+  - Blue/green deployment
+  - Canary releases
+  - Feature flagging
+  - A/B testing
+  - Rolling updates
+
+- **Containerization**
+  - Image building
+  - Registry management
+  - Orchestration
+  - Scaling policies
+  - Service discovery
+
+### Operation Management
+
+- **Incident Response**
+  - Alert triage
+  - Escalation procedures
+  - Communication channels
+  - Resolution tracking
+  - Post-incident review
+
+- **Runbooks**
+  - Common operations
+  - Troubleshooting guides
+  - Recovery procedures
+  - Maintenance tasks
+  - Emergency protocols
+
+- **Capacity Planning**
+  - Resource monitoring
+  - Growth forecasting
+  - Scaling thresholds
+  - Cost optimization
+  - Performance benchmarks
+
+- **Change Management**
+  - Change requests
+  - Risk assessment
+  - Approval workflow
+  - Implementation plans
+  - Verification procedures
+
+## Code Organization
+
+### Project Structure
+
+- **Directory Organization**
+  - Feature-based grouping
+  - Layer-based separation
+  - Config isolation
+  - Test proximity
+  - Documentation location
+
+- **Module System**
+  - Clear dependencies
+  - Interface definitions
+  - Circular dependency prevention
+  - Encapsulation
+  - Public APIs
+
+- **Naming Conventions**
+  - Consistent patterns
+  - Descriptive names
+  - Purpose indication
+  - Abbreviation avoidance
+  - Version indicators
+
+- **Configuration Management**
+  - Environment separation
+  - Defaults and overrides
+  - Validation
+  - Documentation
+  - Secret handling
+
+### Coding Standards
+
+- **Style Guidelines**
+  - Formatting rules
+  - Naming conventions
+  - Comment practices
+  - Module organization
+  - Code documentation
+
+- **Code Quality**
+  - Complexity limits
+  - Function size
+  - Class responsibility
+  - Coupling metrics
+  - Duplication prevention
+
+- **Documentation**
+  - API documentation
+  - Implementation notes
+  - Architecture documentation
+  - Decision records
+  - Operation guides
+
+- **Version Control**
+  - Commit messages
+  - Branch strategy
+  - Pull request process
+  - Code review standards
+  - Merge requirements
+
+## Implementation Examples
+
+### Express.js API Implementation
+
+```typescript
+// src/controllers/userController.ts
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
+import { UserService } from '../services/userService';
+import { CreateUserDto, UpdateUserDto } from '../dtos/userDtos';
+
+export class UserController {
+  constructor(private userService: UserService) {}
+
+  async getUsers(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const users = await this.userService.findAll();
+      res.status(200).json(users);
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getUserById(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const id = parseInt(req.params.id);
+      const user = await this.userService.findById(id);
+      
+      if (!user) {
+        res.status(404).json({ message: 'User not found' });
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      res.status(200).json(user);
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async createUser(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const userData: CreateUserDto = req.body;
+      const newUser = await this.userService.create(userData);
+      res.status(201).json(newUser);
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async updateUser(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const id = parseInt(req.params.id);
+      const userData: UpdateUserDto = req.body;
+      const updatedUser = await this.userService.update(id, userData);
+      
+      if (!updatedUser) {
+        res.status(404).json({ message: 'User not found' });
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      res.status(200).json(updatedUser);
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async deleteUser(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const id = parseInt(req.params.id);
+      const deleted = await this.userService.delete(id);
+      
+      if (!deleted) {
+        res.status(404).json({ message: 'User not found' });
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      res.status(204).send();
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error);
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Service Layer Implementation
+
+```typescript
+// src/services/userService.ts
+import { User } from '../models/user';
+import { UserRepository } from '../repositories/userRepository';
+import { CreateUserDto, UpdateUserDto } from '../dtos/userDtos';
+import { NotFoundError, ValidationError } from '../utils/errors';
+
+export class UserService {
+  constructor(private userRepository: UserRepository) {}
+
+  async findAll(): Promise<User[]> {
+    return this.userRepository.findAll();
+  }
+
+  async findById(id: number): Promise<User | null> {
+    return this.userRepository.findById(id);
+  }
+
+  async create(userData: CreateUserDto): Promise<User> {
+    // Validate data
+    this.validateUserData(userData);
+    
+    // Check if email already exists
+    const existingUser = await this.userRepository.findByEmail(userData.email);
+    if (existingUser) {
+      throw new ValidationError('Email already registered');
+    }
+    
+    // Create new user
+    return this.userRepository.create(userData);
+  }
+
+  async update(id: number, userData: UpdateUserDto): Promise<User | null> {
+    // Validate data
+    this.validateUserData(userData, false);
+    
+    // Check if user exists
+    const user = await this.userRepository.findById(id);
+    if (!user) {
+      throw new NotFoundError('User not found');
+    }
+    
+    // Check email uniqueness if changing email
+    if (userData.email && userData.email !== user.email) {
+      const existingUser = await this.userRepository.findByEmail(userData.email);
+      if (existingUser) {
+        throw new ValidationError('Email already registered');
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Update user
+    return this.userRepository.update(id, userData);
+  }
+
+  async delete(id: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.userRepository.delete(id);
+  }
+
+  private validateUserData(data: CreateUserDto | UpdateUserDto, isCreating = true): void {
+    const errors: string[] = [];
+    
+    if (isCreating && !data.email) {
+      errors.push('Email is required');
+    }
+    
+    if (data.email && !this.isValidEmail(data.email)) {
+      errors.push('Invalid email format');
+    }
+    
+    if (isCreating && !data.password) {
+      errors.push('Password is required');
+    }
+    
+    if (data.password && data.password.length < 8) {
+      errors.push('Password must be at least 8 characters long');
+    }
+    
+    if (errors.length > 0) {
+      throw new ValidationError(errors.join(', '));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private isValidEmail(email: string): boolean {
+    const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
+    return emailRegex.test(email);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+... (remaining content omitted for brevity) ...
+
+### Bolt Design System
+
+```plaintext
+# Bolt Design System
+
+This document contains comprehensive design guidelines for creating beautiful, consistent, and production-ready user interfaces.
+
+## Design Philosophy
+
+Create interfaces that are:
+
+- **Professional and Beautiful** - Clean, modern aesthetics with attention to detail
+- **Production-Ready** - Fully featured and implementation-ready for real-world use
+- **Unique** - Distinctive visual style that avoids generic or cookie-cutter designs
+- **Consistent** - Cohesive visual language across all components and screens
+- **Accessible** - Usable by everyone, regardless of abilities or circumstances
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+# Bolt Design System
+
+This document contains comprehensive design guidelines for creating beautiful, consistent, and production-ready user interfaces.
+
+## Design Philosophy
+
+Create interfaces that are:
+
+- **Professional and Beautiful** - Clean, modern aesthetics with attention to detail
+- **Production-Ready** - Fully featured and implementation-ready for real-world use
+- **Unique** - Distinctive visual style that avoids generic or cookie-cutter designs
+- **Consistent** - Cohesive visual language across all components and screens
+- **Accessible** - Usable by everyone, regardless of abilities or circumstances
+
+## Core Principles
+
+### Human-Centered Design
+- Intuitive interfaces that minimize cognitive load
+- Progressive disclosure of complex functionality 
+- Contextual assistance when and where needed
+- Meaningful feedback throughout user journeys
+- Focus on user goals rather than system capabilities
+
+### Content-First Approach
+- Content determines layout structure
+- Strong information hierarchy guides attention
+- Intentional whitespace improves readability
+- Visual rhythm creates natural flow
+- Respect natural reading patterns
+
+## Visual Language
+
+### Modern Minimalism
+- Include only essential elements
+- Use purposeful negative space
+- Create focused interactions
+- Apply deliberate contrast
+- Maintain visual clarity
+
+### Foundational Harmony
+- Balance compositions with visual weight
+- Establish rhythm through spacing and repetition
+- Create proportional relationships between elements
+- Align to grid for structural consistency
+- Maintain spatial relationships across contexts
+
+### Subtle Sophistication
+- Add refined details that reward attention
+- Implement elegant transitions between states
+- Design thoughtful animations that guide users
+- Polish micro-interactions for delight
+- Ensure quality craftsmanship in every element
+
+## Color System
+
+### Primary Palette
+
+- **Azure Blue** (#0066FF)
+  - Primary actions and buttons
+  - Key interactive elements
+  - Focus states and selections
+  - Brand identity elements
+  - Progress indicators
+
+- **Charcoal** (#242933)
+  - Primary backgrounds (dark mode)
+  - Container elements
+  - Base typography in dark mode
+  - UI frameworks and structure
+  - Navigation elements
+
+- **Platinum** (#F4F5F7)
+  - Light backgrounds (light mode)
+  - Content areas
+  - Card elements
+  - Form field backgrounds
+  - Subtle dividers
+
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+
+### Accessibility Guidelines
+- Maintain minimum contrast ratios:
+  - 4.5:1 for normal text
+  - 3:1 for large text
+  - 3:1 for UI components and graphics
+  - 4.5:1 for focus indicators
+  - 7:1 for enhanced accessibility
+- Never use color alone to convey meaning
+- Include additional indicators for important states
+- Support system color schemes and high contrast modes
+- Design for color blindness with multiple visual cues
+- Test with accessibility tools during development
+
+## Typography
+
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