The full pattern catalog.

Parametric, Sliders

Deterministic Control for Probabilistic Machines

Inline, Contextual

Parse the Prompt, Surface the Controls

Spatial, 2D Pad

Direct Manipulation for Linguistic Style

Inline, Predictive

Predictive Text & Inline Suggestions

Selection, Inline Diff

Point at It, Don't Describe It

Reactive, Block-based

AI Blocks That Watch Your Content

Contextual, Ephemeral

Summoned in place, dismissed when done

Layered, Expandable

Complexity on Demand

Slider, Level Select, Per-Section Dial

Complexity on a Single Axis

Slot Filling, Template Picker

Slot-filled prompts for repeatable tasks

Save / Apply / Share

Your presets, not the model's

Pre-flight Rewrite, Diff Review

Rewrite the prompt — visibly — before it runs

Pre-flight Preview, Calibration

Show the Shape Before You Ask

One Keystroke, Stack Navigation, Ambient Affordance

Cmd+Z for generated output

Hover + Voice, Live Context Capture

The cursor becomes the deictic anchor, voice becomes the verb

Task-Native Controls, One-Gesture Actions, Escape Hatch to Free-Form

When the best AI interface is no conversation at all

Visual, Interactive

Interactive Components Instead of Text Walls

Spatial, Drag & Drop

Thinking in Infinite Space

Visual, Direct Manipulation

Show It, Don't Describe It

Multi-Modal, Weighted

Combine Sketch, References, and Text

Comparison, Selection, Blend

Choose Before You Iterate

Lock, Regenerate, Compare

Selective Regeneration with Anchored Parts

Schema-First Reveal

Show the shape before filling it

Live, Continuous, Bidirectional

Continuous Visual Synthesis as You Steer

Capture, Mark Up, Submit

Point at it — visually — instead of describing it

Seed Lock Toggle, Single-Variable Slider, Variation Grid

Hold the randomness still, change one thing at a time

Branching Nodes, Click-to-Restore, Side-by-Side Compare

Every variant remembers where it came from

Click-to-Ban, Persistent Never-List, One-Click Unban

Say never without learning the syntax

Column Definition, Cell Inspect, Per-Cell Re-run

One Prompt, N Independent Runs

Click-to-Seek, Phrase Select, Anchored Interrupt

A Playhead for Generated Speech

Review, Approve

Review the Plan Before It Executes

Configuration, Reactive

Calibrated Independence Per Task

Timeline, Filterable

Every Action Visible, Every Action Reversible

Monitoring, Approval

Command Center for Autonomous Agents

Orchestration, Approval

Decompose, Delegate, Supervise

Review, Approve, Redirect

Human Checkpoints Inside Autonomous Workflows

Edit, Reorder, Annotate

Plan-as-Document Before Execution

Fork-from-Turn, Side-by-Side Compare

Fork the thread, keep both sides

Phase Timeline, Live Status

Where the agent is, not just what it is thinking

Live Redirect, Quick Nudge

Talk to the AI while it works

Broadcast RFQ, Receive Bids, Pick by Trade-Off

Let the Person Pick the Bid, Not the System

Mid-Task Push-Back, Structured Disagreement

A No-Cost Way For The AI To Disagree

Variable Mandatory Step, Context-Aware Intensity

Adaptive speed bumps — seamless for low stakes, mandatory pause for high uncertainty

Visual + Named Distinction

Distinct Faces for Distinct Agents

Cadence Configuration, Batched Review Surface, Escalation Triggers

Review On Your Schedule, Not The Agent's

Concurrency Slider, Attention Budget Meter, Lane Promotion

Cap the agents you can actually watch

Step-Level Hand-Off, Mid-Run Plan Edit, Co-Execution

The plan stays editable during execution — both human and AI can grab any step

Hold-to-Talk, Barge-In, Mute

The Channel That Is Left When There Is No Transcript

Option Pick, Stepwise Answer, Skip to Default

Ask in options, not in paragraphs

Queue While Running, Reorder, Promote to Steer

Line up the next ask without stopping this one

Visual, Expandable

Not All AI Confidence is Created Equal

Expandable, Tree

Making the Machine's Thinking Visible

Hover, Highlight

Source Mapping for Generated Claims

Branch Selection, Preview

Surface Multiple Readings of Ambiguous Intent

Review Layer, Per-span Accept, Inspect on Click

Track changes, for AI-drafted text

Pre-flight Disclosure, Workaround Offer

Honest about what it cannot do — before it tries

Filterable Log, Cross-User Query

The Org-Wide Record of Every AI Action

Persistent Label, Optional Expansion

Make AI Presence Visible at a Glance

Pre-flight Evidence Standard, Post-flight Proof

Proof of Done You Can Open

Per-Turn Link, Snapshot Capture, Reopen Read-only

A stable link to one answer, not the whole thread

Refusal Card, Policy Chip, Appeal Path

When the AI says no, it shows its work

Update Card, Behavioral Diff, Notification Rhythm

The model changed — hear it from the product, not from your broken outputs

Span Flag, Skew Category Chip, Neutral Alternative

The output carries its own skew warnings

Input Levers, Distance-to-Flip Indicator, Live Re-Decision

What would have to change for a different answer?

One-Tap Second Model, Claim-Level Agreement View, Divergence Flags

Route the same question to a different model before you trust the first

Pin-as-Case, One-Click Suite Run, Per-Case Verdicts

Your own test cases, run against every change

Finding Review, Per-Item Dismiss, Blocked Accept

Located Findings Before the Accept

Toggle, Edit, Categorize

Persistent Context Users Can See and Control

Toggle, Edit, Category

Persistent Rules for Persistent Agents

Mode Toggle, Visible Indicator

Off-the-record sessions, visibly off

Structured Feedback, Visible Memory Write

Steer the next answer with the last one

Per-Source Toggle, Live Source Attribution

Show what the AI is allowed to see

Persona Selection, Live Preview

Choose the lens, not just the voice

Mode Toggle, Promote-to-Live

Two modes, two trust zones

Pre-flight Estimate, Live Meter

See the cost before you spend it

Grant, Revoke, Inspect

See and Control What Your Agent Can Touch

Inspect, Export, Delete

What the AI Has on You — and How to Take It Back

Per-Task Model Pick, Fit Indicator, Cost/Speed Estimate

Pick the model for the task, see the trade-off

Pre-delete Impact Preview, Keep-Dependencies, Undo Window

Show what disappears before it is gone

Live Meter, Segment Breakdown, Pin & Evict

See what the model still holds — before it forgets