# openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-19-workspace-visual-overhaul
dir: openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-19-workspace-visual-overhaul

index: openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-19-workspace-visual-overhaul/.pi-map.index.md

## role
Archive of design specifications and project planning documents for a workspace visual overhaul initiative
## files
- .openspec.yaml | Defines an OpenSpec configuration file with schema type and creation date metadata
- design.md | Design document for a workspace visual overhaul featuring a new project header, consolidated settings page with tabs, simplified sidebar, and updated routing structure. | dep: React/TypeScript component system, CSS variables/styling system, React Router, existing project API endpoints
- proposal.md | Proposes a UI/UX redesign of a repository workspace to follow GitHub-style layout conventions
- tasks.md | Project task list tracking a multi-phase UI overhaul for a workspace/settings interface with repository management, sidebar cleanup, and polish items
## arch
Documentation-driven specification pattern with structured design docs (design/proposal/tasks) using YAML metadata and phased task tracking for UI/UX redesign
## tags
design, workspace, .openspec, overhaul, project, settings, sidebar, repository
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