paperclip-capsules

1# Paperclip Capsules
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3Use this skill when creating or checking Paperclip capsule visuals. The central rule is simple: **the capsule is the agent**. A capsule is not generic chrome, a button shape, a random status pill, or background decoration.
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5The one approved decorative exception is the canonical hero capsule bank. Treat it as a specific Paperclip brand surface, not a license to make arbitrary capsule wallpaper.
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7## When to Use
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9- Generating Paperclip capsule art, agent avatars, capsule fields, hero capsule banks, or seeded capsule identicons.
10- Implementing an individual agent capsule in product UI.
11- Rendering heartbeat status capsules for agent status.
12- Building Paperclip feature videos or marketing graphics that use the capsule motif.
13- Reviewing a design for capsule brand correctness.
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15## When Not to Use
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17- Generic rounded pills, badges, buttons, tags, nav items, or decorative blobs.
18- Non-agent illustrations where capsules would only be visual texture.
19- Product UI color choices unrelated to agents or heartbeat status.
20- Replacing the app's existing `AgentCapsule` or status-color helpers from memory.
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22## Non-Negotiable Rules
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24- **Capsules represent agents.** If the surface does not involve agents, do not add capsules.
25- **Do not use the agent capsule palette outside capsules.** Never apply agent gradients to buttons, text, page backgrounds, cards, or generic UI chrome.
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