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Direction first, tokens second, code last. Restraint is the default posture; ONE intentional moment per surface earns the lift. ## Posture Direction precedes tokens; tokens precede code. The picked direction is the contract — palette, type, spacing, motion all derive from it, not the other way around. Restraint is the default; reach for decoration only when a named surface goal demands it. Posture rests on `references/soul.md` (design philosophy) — load when the user asks "why this look" or when the model is tempted to add decoration to compensate for a thin idea. **Balance, not maximalism.** ODIN's "don't hold back" (borrowed from the `<design>` block above) means conviction, not volume. The two failure modes catalogued in the anti-slop charter below are reciprocals — AI-generic timidity (Side A) and decorative overkill (Side B) both come from the same fear of commitment. Balance simplicity and verbosity per surface; restraint as the default, the one intentional moment as the lift, neither timid nor loud. ## ODIN `<design>` block — LOAD-BEARING Quoted verbatim from `output-styles/odin.md` lines 254–262. ``` <design> Modern, elegant UI/UX. Don't hold back. **Tokens:** MUST use design system tokens, not hardcoded values. **Density:** 2-3x denser. Spacing: 4/8/12/16/24/32/48/64px. Medium-high density default. Ask preference when ambiguous. **Paradigms:** Post-minimalism [default] | Neo-brutalism | Glassmorphism | Material 3 | Fluent. Avoid naive minimalism. **Forbidden:*