---
title: UI generation drift
summary: >-
  An interface generation workflow proposes custom primitives and unlimited
  reasoning, then gets normalized to the design system and budgeted runtime.
agent_summary: >
  This example shows a UI generation request drifting across design-system and
  runtime-cost boundaries before it is rewritten into a system-safe first pass.
canonical_url: /docs/examples/ui-generation-drift
page_type: example
related_resources:
  - /resources/examples/ui-generation-drift.v1.json
related_schemas:
  - /schemas/example.schema.json
  - /schemas/verdict.schema.json
last_reviewed: '2026-04-09'
---
# UI generation drift

An interface generation workflow proposes custom primitives and unlimited reasoning, then gets normalized to the design system and budgeted runtime.

> Agent summary: This example shows a UI generation request drifting across design-system and runtime-cost boundaries before it is rewritten into a system-safe first pass.


## Headings
- ## Scenario
- ## Raw decision or output
- ## What JudgmentKit detected
- ## What action was taken
- ## Corrected result
- ## Why the correction matters
- ## Related workflow and guardrails
- ## JSON artifact links

## Scenario

A designer asks for a premium settings page concept across mobile and desktop in one pass.

## Raw decision or output

`Create a floating glassmorphism account shell with six custom widgets, animated neon status bars, and an unlimited reasoning pass to refine the layout until it feels premium.`

## What JudgmentKit detected

- custom primitives outside the approved design system
- interaction and contrast risk
- an open-ended runtime request with no budget stop

## What action was taken

The workflow rewrote the request into a scoped first pass that uses approved primitives and leaves any novelty for a second, reviewed step.

## Corrected result

`Generate a first-pass settings page using approved form, card, and navigation primitives, then flag open design questions for a second reviewed pass if the team wants to go beyond the system.`

## Why the correction matters

The goal is not to suppress creativity. It is to make novelty deliberate. A good first pass proves value inside the system before the team spends time and money on unreviewed divergence.

## Related workflow and guardrails

- Workflow: `/docs/workflows/ai-ui-generation`
- Guardrails: `/docs/guardrails/design-system-integrity`, `/docs/guardrails/runtime-and-cost`

## JSON artifact links

- Example resource: `/resources/examples/ui-generation-drift.v1.json`
- Schema: `/schemas/example.schema.json`

## Related pages
- /docs/workflows/ai-ui-generation
- /docs/guardrails/design-system-integrity
- /docs/guardrails/runtime-and-cost

## Related resources
- /resources/examples/ui-generation-drift.v1.json

## Related schemas
- /schemas/example.schema.json
- /schemas/verdict.schema.json