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# searchi identity
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Approved direction, 2026-10-12: lowercase **searchi**. Positioning: a fast,
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private, cross-platform desktop search application. Tagline:
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**Find what matters. Locally.**
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| Token | Value | Use |
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| --- | --- | --- |
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| Brand blue | `#2563FF` | Mark, focus, primary action, selection accents |
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| Dark | `#0B0F14` | Dark base and dark wordmark |
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| Light | `#F8FAFC` | Light base and reversed wordmark |
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| Typography | Inter / Geist | Locally bundled UI font; system fallback |
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| Style | Flat, geometric, minimal | Restrained surfaces and clear hierarchy |
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The S-shaped search symbol is the recognizable identity. Reuse the master assets
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from assets/brand rather than approximating the mark with text or a search glyph.
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Use a symbol-only icon at small sizes; pair it with the lowercase wordmark when
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space permits. Keep clear space, preserve proportions, and avoid decorative
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gradients, shadows inside the mark, or stretching. OS icon masks and window
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materials may add platform-specific presentation around the flat identity.
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## Desktop direction
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The user selected the first search-and-preview concept and requested a mix with
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Raycast: compact, keyboard-first search with a grouped result list on the left
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and a readable passage preview on the right. Search is dominant; settings,
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filters, and model details use progressive disclosure. Use native window chrome,
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dialogs, theme behavior, and platform shortcut labels.
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The selected screenshot is retained at [assets/design/search-reference.jpg](../assets/design/search-reference.jpg).
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Apply brief selection/preview transitions without delaying retrieval or input.
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Respect reduced motion and forced colors. Preserve focus, selection, and scroll
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when semantic results arrive. Preview only real extracted content and supported
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locations; do not fabricate document pages, confidence percentages, or metadata.
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## Distribution and copy
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Use the same master icon for Tauri app icons and repository avatar. The wordmark
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and symbol can also be reused on a future website; no website publication is
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authorized by adding these assets. CLI output remains readable plain text with
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the lowercase searchi name, without mandatory color or ASCII logo art.
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The brand board's example `searchi winter.pdf` is illustrative. Documentation
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must show the actual supported CLI syntax. Model downloads require networking;
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file extraction, inference, and search remain local. Never turn visual marketing
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copy into unsupported performance or production-readiness claims.
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## Window materials
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Appearance settings offer Solid, Glass and Frosted glass, with a bounded
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70–100% tint-strength control (90% by default). Frosted glass layers an extra
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35% milk tint beneath that control; Glass has the lighter direct tint. Both
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currently share Windows native acrylic blur. Native compositor effects expose and soften
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the actual desktop; CSS transparency alone cannot blur other windows. If the
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platform cannot apply its native effect, use an honest opaque fallback. Forced
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colors always make the shell opaque while retaining the saved preference.
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Search input, results, previews and settings keep their opaque reading surfaces;
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never lower text opacity or introduce decorative wallpaper simulations.
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Native acrylic currently requires Windows 11 22H2 or later with a compatible
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compositor and system transparency settings. macOS, Linux and older Windows
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currently use opaque fallback. Native material appearance and compositor
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performance still need actual OS validation.
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