add chrome token set for frame surfaces

New tokens: chromeBackground, chromeForeground, chromeBorder —
shared root for hat bar, sidebar, context panel, status bar,
spines, and drag handles. All resolve to bgSunken/textDim/border
in the palette by default. Themes can override individually to
diverge surfaces. Replaces direct sidebarBackground/statusBar
references in chrome contexts. Updated theme-ui skill.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.claude/skills/theme-ui/SKILL.md

@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ Never hardcode colors. Never use Material/Cupertino color constants.
 
 Pick tokens based on **where** the widget lives, not what it does.
 
-### Chrome (hat bar, status bar, spines)
+### Chrome (hat bar, status bar, sidebar, context panel, spines, drag handles)
 
 ```
-background   → sidebarBackground
+background   → chromeBackground
-border       → dividerColor (1px)
+text         → chromeForeground
-text         → globalTextMuted
+border       → chromeBorder (1px)
 active text  → globalForeground
 ```
 
 ### Side panels (sidebar, context panel)
 
 ```
-background   → sidebarBackground (left) / panelBackground (right)
+background   → chromeBackground (both sides — they're chrome frame)
 text         → sidebarForeground
 hover        → sidebarItemHover
 selected     → sidebarItemSelected
@@ -149,9 +149,10 @@ The palette layer has these depth primitives:
 - `surface` (`#242838`) — elevated: pane headers, active tabs
 - `surfaceHi` (`#2C3046`) — interactive: hover states, selections
 
-**Pending:** `chromeBackground`/`chromeForeground`/`chromeBorder` tokens
+Chrome tokens (`chromeBackground`/`chromeForeground`/`chromeBorder`) are
-need to be added to `SurfaceTokens` so hat bar, sidebar, and status bar
+the shared root for all frame surfaces. They resolve to `bgSunken` /
-share a named root instead of cross-referencing each other's tokens.
+`textDim` / `border` in the palette. Themes can override them to diverge
+hat from sidebar from status bar if desired.
 
 ## Anti-patterns
 

lib/app.dart

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class RootLayout extends StatelessWidget {
             if (statusVisible)
               Container(
                 height: statusHeight,
-                decoration: BoxDecoration(border: Border(top: BorderSide(color: ClideTheme.of(ctx).surface.dividerColor))),
+                decoration: BoxDecoration(border: Border(top: BorderSide(color: ClideTheme.of(ctx).surface.chromeBorder))),
                 child: Row(
                   crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
                   children: [
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ class _HatBar extends StatelessWidget {
       child: Container(
         height: hatHeight,
         decoration: BoxDecoration(
-          color: tokens.sidebarBackground,
+          color: tokens.chromeBackground,
-          border: Border(bottom: BorderSide(color: tokens.dividerColor, width: 1)),
+          border: Border(bottom: BorderSide(color: tokens.chromeBorder, width: 1)),
         ),
         padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 8),
         child: Row(
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class _HatBar extends StatelessWidget {
                     return ClideText(
                       name != null ? 'clide > $name' : 'clide',
                       fontSize: 12,
-                      color: tokens.globalTextMuted,
+                      color: tokens.chromeForeground,
                       fontFamily: clideMonoFamily,
                     );
                   },
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class _WinBtnState extends State<_WinBtn> {
           width: 36, height: hatHeight,
           color: _hover ? hoverBg : null,
           alignment: Alignment.center,
-          child: ClideIcon(widget.icon, size: 14, color: _hover && widget.isClose ? const Color(0xFFFFFFFF) : widget.tokens.globalTextMuted),
+          child: ClideIcon(widget.icon, size: 14, color: _hover && widget.isClose ? const Color(0xFFFFFFFF) : widget.tokens.chromeForeground),
         ),
       ),
     );
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ class _SidebarSlot extends StatelessWidget {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final tokens = ClideTheme.of(context).surface;
     return Container(
-      color: tokens.sidebarBackground,
+      color: tokens.chromeBackground,
       alignment: Alignment.topLeft,
       padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(2, 2, 0, 0),
       child: active.build(context),
@@ -579,10 +579,10 @@ class _BottomRail extends StatelessWidget {
       listenable: kernel.panels,
       builder: (ctx, _) {
         final tabs = kernel.panels.tabsFor(slot);
-        if (tabs.isEmpty) return Container(color: tokens.statusBarBackground);
+        if (tabs.isEmpty) return Container(color: tokens.chromeBackground);
         final activeId = kernel.panels.activeTabIn(slot) ?? tabs.first.id;
         return Container(
-          color: tokens.statusBarBackground,
+          color: tokens.chromeBackground,
           child: ClideIconRail(
             items: [
               for (final t in tabs)
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class StatusbarHost extends StatelessWidget {
         final left = items.where((i) => i.priority < 100).toList();
         final right = items.where((i) => i.priority >= 100).toList();
         return Container(
-          color: tokens.statusBarBackground,
+          color: tokens.chromeBackground,
           padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 8),
           alignment: Alignment.center,
           child: Row(

lib/kernel/src/panels/drag_resize.dart

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class _DragResizeHandleState extends State<DragResizeHandle> {
         child: Container(
           width: widget.axis == Axis.horizontal ? widget.thickness : null,
           height: widget.axis == Axis.vertical ? widget.thickness : null,
-          color: widget.slot == Slots.sidebar ? tokens.sidebarBackground : tokens.panelBackground,
+          color: tokens.chromeBackground,
           child: Align(
             alignment: widget.slot == Slots.sidebar ? Alignment.centerRight : Alignment.centerLeft,
             child: Container(

lib/kernel/src/theme/resolver.dart

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class ThemeResolver {
       globalBorder: surface[TokenKeys.globalBorder]!,
       globalFocus: surface[TokenKeys.globalFocus]!,
       globalTextMuted: surface[TokenKeys.globalTextMuted]!,
+      chromeBackground: surface[TokenKeys.chromeBackground]!,
+      chromeForeground: surface[TokenKeys.chromeForeground]!,
+      chromeBorder: surface[TokenKeys.chromeBorder]!,
       panelBackground: surface[TokenKeys.panelBackground]!,
       panelBorder: surface[TokenKeys.panelBorder]!,
       panelActiveBorder: surface[TokenKeys.panelActiveBorder]!,
@@ -196,6 +199,10 @@ const Map<String, List<String>> _defaultSurfaceMap = {
   TokenKeys.globalBorder: ['border', 'semantic.surface'],
   TokenKeys.globalFocus: ['accent', 'semantic.focus'],
   TokenKeys.globalTextMuted: ['textDim', 'semantic.text_muted'],
+  // chrome — frame surfaces (hat bar, sidebar, status bar, spines)
+  TokenKeys.chromeBackground: ['bgSunken', 'semantic.mainchrome'],
+  TokenKeys.chromeForeground: ['textDim', 'semantic.text_muted'],
+  TokenKeys.chromeBorder: ['border', 'semantic.surface'],
   // panel
   TokenKeys.panelBackground: ['bgSunken', 'semantic.mainchrome'],
   TokenKeys.panelBorder: ['border', 'semantic.surface'],

lib/kernel/src/theme/tokens.dart

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ class SurfaceTokens {
     required this.globalBorder,
     required this.globalFocus,
     required this.globalTextMuted,
+    // chrome (hat bar, sidebar, status bar, spines — frame surfaces)
+    required this.chromeBackground,
+    required this.chromeForeground,
+    required this.chromeBorder,
     // panel
     required this.panelBackground,
     required this.panelBorder,
@@ -94,6 +98,10 @@ class SurfaceTokens {
   final Color globalFocus;
   final Color globalTextMuted;
 
+  final Color chromeBackground;
+  final Color chromeForeground;
+  final Color chromeBorder;
+
   final Color panelBackground;
   final Color panelBorder;
   final Color panelActiveBorder;
@@ -179,6 +187,11 @@ abstract class TokenKeys {
   static const globalFocus = 'global.focus';
   static const globalTextMuted = 'global.textMuted';
 
+  // chrome
+  static const chromeBackground = 'chrome.background';
+  static const chromeForeground = 'chrome.foreground';
+  static const chromeBorder = 'chrome.border';
+
   // panel
   static const panelBackground = 'panel.background';
   static const panelBorder = 'panel.border';
@@ -266,6 +279,9 @@ abstract class TokenKeys {
     globalBorder,
     globalFocus,
     globalTextMuted,
+    chromeBackground,
+    chromeForeground,
+    chromeBorder,
     panelBackground,
     panelBorder,
     panelActiveBorder,

lib/widgets/src/clide_spine.dart

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class _ClideSpineState extends State<ClideSpine> {
           child: Container(
             width: ClideSpine.width,
             decoration: BoxDecoration(
-              color: _hovered ? tokens.sidebarItemHover : tokens.sidebarBackground,
+              color: _hovered ? tokens.sidebarItemHover : tokens.chromeBackground,
               border: Border(
                 left: widget.side == SpineSide.right ? borderSide : BorderSide.none,
                 right: widget.side == SpineSide.left ? borderSide : BorderSide.none,