---
slug: "StyleSpec"
name: "StyleSpec"
type: "Data Structures"
layer: "Infrastructure"
ref: "StyleSpec#ee8f"
sema_id: "sema:StyleSpec#mh:SHA-256:ee8fe8b71b71c5612c93edeb3718786076458eab061989fc99ba0335909275b1"
tags: ["Infrastructure","Data Structures"]
updated: 2026-11-11
mindscape: "bootstrap"
index_url: https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/index.json
url: https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/StyleSpec/
related: ["Aesthetics","PhasedRefinement","Spec"]
---

# StyleSpec

Codified aesthetic standards

Layer: Infrastructure · Category: Data Structures

## Mechanism

A structured [Spec](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Spec.md) defining the required [Aesthetics](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Aesthetics.md) and formatting rules. It serves as the reference standard for passes in a [PhasedRefinement](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/PhasedRefinement.md) loop focused on polish. Unlike functional requirements, this spec targets the subjective and presentational layer.

## Invariants

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## Failure modes

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## Signature

- `Spec(Aesthetics)`

## Data schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Codified aesthetic and formatting standards.",
  "required": [
    "style_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "style_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "examples": {
      "type": "array"
    }
  }
}
```

## Builds on

- [Aesthetics](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Aesthetics.md) (Infrastructure; References)
- [PhasedRefinement](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/PhasedRefinement.md) (Society; References)
- [Spec](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Spec.md) (Infrastructure; References)

## Used by

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## Identity

- Sema ID: `sema:StyleSpec#mh:SHA-256:ee8fe8b71b71c5612c93edeb3718786076458eab061989fc99ba0335909275b1`
- Ref: `StyleSpec#ee8f`
- Supersedes:
  - `sema:StyleSpec#mh:SHA-256:ec7bae21530d0d22601723e69b9a9a5d0a0cbe26ad8814539a10c800bec37928`
  - `sema:StyleSpec#mh:SHA-256:08003149b098fcb0c5dc93eda6111254cb101969d9576f5c592284286b12b3eb`
  - `sema:StyleSpec#mh:SHA-256:225dbf07d4721115a98a58a1db740455b8307ec45d54df3934f52d59e39aa64a`

## Links

- [Pattern page](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/StyleSpec/)
- [View in the interactive graph](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/#StyleSpec)
- [JSON](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/StyleSpec.json)
- [Index of all patterns](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/index.json)