manage-scss-modules

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Create or update design system foundation modules — spacing, color-system, typography, elevation, border-radii, motion, and z-index. These modules live in packages/core/scss/ and are re-exported by each theme via packages/{theme}/scss/core/. Use this skill when the user wants to add a spacing token, color constant, font size, elevation level, border-radius scale value, or animation timing.

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SCSS Module

Create or update design system foundation modules in core and theme packages.

When to use

When the user asks to:

Add a new spacing token (e.g., "add a spacing step of 2.5rem")
Add or change a color constant or palette entry
Update typography tokens (font family, size, weight, line height)
Add or modify elevation levels (box-shadow scale)
Change border-radius scale values
Update motion/animation timing or easing
Add or change z-index layers

Not for component-level SCSS (use manage-scss-variables for component variables, manage-scss-styles for component layout/theme/wiring).

Module inventory

Module	Core path	Purpose
spacing	`packages/core/scss/spacing/index.scss`	`$default-spacing` map — spacing tokens (`k-spacing()` function)
color-system	`packages/core/scss/color-system/`	Color constants, palettes, swatches, and functions (`k-color()`)
typography	`packages/core/scss/typography/index.scss`	Font families, sizes, weights, line heights
elevation	`packages/core/scss/elevation/index.scss`	Box-shadow scale (`k-elevation()` function)
border-radii	`packages/core/scss/border-radii/index.scss`	Border-radius scale (`k-border-radius()` function)
motion	`packages/core/scss/motion/index.scss`	Animation timing, easing, and duration tokens
z-index	`packages/core/scss/z-index/index.scss`	Stacking order layers

Theme re-exports

Each theme re-exports core modules via packages/{theme}/scss/core/. Theme-specific overrides are placed in the corresponding packages/{theme}/scss/core/{module}/ directory.

Inputs

Input	Required	Description
Module	Yes	Which module: `spacing`, `color-system`, `typography`, `elevation`, `border-radii`, `motion`, `z-index`
Changes	Yes	What to add, change, or remove
Target themes	No	Themes to update if theme-level overrides are needed. Usually changes are core-only.

Procedure

Step 1: Read the current module

Read the module's files in packages/core/scss/{module}/ to understand the current structure and conventions. Pay attention to:

How tokens are defined (maps, variables, constants)
SassDoc documentation patterns
The function API (e.g., k-spacing(), k-color(), k-elevation())

Step 2: Apply changes to core

Edit the appropriate file in packages/core/scss/{module}/.

Rules:

Follow the existing naming and documentation patterns in the module
Add SassDoc /// comments with @group annotations
Maintain the ordering convention (e.g., spacing values are ordered by size)
For color-system, respect the multi-file structure: constants in _constants.scss, palettes in _palettes.scss, functions in _functions.scss

Step 3: Apply theme overrides (if needed)

Most design system changes are core-only — themes inherit via packages/{theme}/scss/core/. Only edit theme-specific files when:

A theme needs a different token value (e.g., Material uses different elevation shadows)
A theme adds theme-specific tokens not in core
The swatch configuration (lib/swatches/) needs updating

Step 4: Validate

npm run lint:styles 2>&1
npm run sass 2>&1

If the change affects token functions used by components, also verify:

npm run docs 2>&1
npm run test:units 2>&1

Gotchas

Core modules are foundational — changes here affect every component and every theme. Be conservative.
Spacing map keys are not arbitrary — the $default-spacing map uses a scale (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2...). New keys must fit the scale.
Color constants vs swatch colors — _constants.scss has immutable color values (white, black). Swatch-specific colors go in _swatch.scss or theme overrides.
Theme core re-exports — packages/{theme}/scss/core/_index.scss barrels all core modules. If you add a new sub-module, it needs to be forwarded there.
Function API stability — k-spacing(), k-color(), k-elevation(), k-border-radius() are used by hundreds of component files. Don't change function signatures.