Session Handoff — Amplif-AI Artifacts Special Effects Playground (branded 21st.dev-style effects library)

Where it started

Sondra is teaching an Artifacts workshop next week and wanted a branded, live effects library (modeled on a "magic effects" reference site + Evelyn Weiss's Artifact Playground layout + Base44's npm playground), where each card shows a live effect + a copy-paste prompt/code that runs inside a Claude Artifact. Reframed mid-session as a Stars member resource + lead magnet into her community. Hard constraints that emerged: no "magic/oracle" theming; her brand (navy dominant, gold accent, NOT a blue mess); components must be beautiful and varied like 21st.dev; everything must actually run in a Claude Artifact (self-contained HTML/CSS/JS only).

Decisions locked + what shipped

• Deliverable = single self-contained file c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\Artifacts Workshop\index.html — 69 live effects across 9 categories, each an inert <template data-snip="id"> (self-contained HTML/CSS/JS) rendered via lazy-mounted <iframe srcdoc> (guarantees preview == copied code). Metadata + copy-prompt live in the EFFECTS[] array at the bottom <script>. To add an effect: add a <template> + one EFFECTS row (uses P() wrapper for on-brand, artifact-safe prompt).
• Published as a private Claude Artifact: https://claude.ai/code/artifact/c02c80b3-3f26-43ef-add3-db5afadf273f (redeploy: Artifact tool with same file_path → same URL). Latest label v7-full-69-all-categories.
• 9 categories: Backgrounds(8), Text(8), Motion(8), Buttons(8), Cards(8, new), Data(8), Interactive(7), Inputs(6, new), Page Sections(8, new — the differentiator: hero/pricing/testimonials/features/CTA/countdown/lead-capture/footer).
• Design locked: dark navy committed (ignores system light — that was the "yellowish" bug); gold shimmer title (her exact CSS); floating Claude logo tile (white tile + orange SVG sunburst, no triangle); blue = UI accent only; per-category section headers; neon-cyan nav badge; cursor-follow spotlight glow on cards AND hero (adapted from 21st.dev GlowCard).
• Nav badge + footer CTA point to https://www.skool.com/amplif-ai-your-business (her real community, found via grep — 1744 hits).
• 21st.dev CLI installed + logged in: npm i -g @21st-dev/cli (vetted GREEN: first-party, MIT, zero deps), logged in as srverva. Can now pull components: 21st search "<q>" → 21st get <id> → code. Logged in context\ACCESS-MAP.md.
• Two 21st.dev components saved for her (she has a 2/day web limit): PROJECTS\Artifacts Workshop\21st-components\spotlight-card.tsx and scroll-expansion-hero.tsx. The scroll-expand one needs Next.js/next-image so it was rebuilt vanilla as a library card instead.

Key files for next session

• c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\Artifacts Workshop\index.html — the entire deliverable; read first.
• c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\Artifacts Workshop\README.md — how-it-works + how-to-add-an-effect (NOTE: stale — still says ~20 effects; update to 69/9-categories).
• c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\Artifacts Workshop\21st-components\ — saved React source (not used by the page; reference/ownership).
• c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\context\ACCESS-MAP.md — 21st.dev CLI row added under Research/Content/Media.
• Plan file: none (no plans/ file drove this).
• Memory files touched: none.

Running state

• Background process: a detached python -m http.server 4788 serving PROJECTS\Artifacts Workshop\ (started with &, not a tracked shell ID — used for Playwright screenshots). Kill via: find the PID on port 4788 (netstat -ano | grep 4788) then taskkill //F //PID <pid>, or just leave it. The 21st login background shell (ID b5qe8y1xq) already COMPLETED (logged in) — not running.
• Dev servers / ports: http://127.0.0.1:4788/index.html (the local server above).
• Open worktrees / branches: none.

Verification — how to confirm things still work

• Open https://claude.ai/code/artifact/c02c80b3-3f26-43ef-add3-db5afadf273f (or start msedge "file:///C:/Users/srver/AIOS-Workspace/aios-starter-kit/PROJECTS/Artifacts%20Workshop/index.html") — expect dark navy page, gold shimmer title, floating Claude tile, 69 cards in 9 sections, all previews animating.
• In-page: click any "Copy prompt"/"Copy code" → toast "Prompt copied / Code copied". Filter chips update counts (All 69).
• 21st whoami (after export PATH="$PATH:$(npm config get prefix)") → "Logged in as srverva". 21st search "pricing table" → returns ids.

Deferred + open questions

• Open: Exact brand palette — Sondra said "I'll add more info" but never gave hex codes. Current = navy + blue accent + gold shimmer (title) + orange Claude logo. She dislikes over-use of any one color; confirm before locking.
• Open: CTA target — nav + footer currently go to the free Skool community; confirm that vs a specific Stars/premium join URL.
• Open: Filter bar wraps to 2 rows at 9 categories and can cover content on scroll — offered to switch to a single horizontal-scroll row; awaiting her call.
• Deferred: The training layer (videos/lessons that pair with the library) — her stated "library + training" goal; library done, training not started.
• Deferred: Intro/reveal video script to entice people into Stars — offered, not written.
• Deferred: Launch/deploy — /app-safety-check + host (here.now / Cloudflare Pages, Stars-gated) not done; nothing deployed beyond the private Claude artifact.
• Deferred: Grow toward 80+ and/or pull real 21st.dev components via the now-working CLI into more cards.
• Housekeeping: temp screenshots (*.png) written to workspace root during verification (cleanup was permission-denied); .claudeignore doesn't cover them.

Pick up here

Confirm Sondra's exact palette + final CTA link and lock them in index.html; if she wants, switch the wrapped filter bar to a single scrolling row, then move to the training layer or a /app-safety-check + deploy.