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New "Raster" UI element with a total-cell budget

New 'Raster' UI element added with a cap on total cells per tree

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Under the hood

New 'Raster' UI element added with a cap on total cells per tree

What

Claude Code's internal validator for custom terminal UI layouts (used to check dialogs and similar UI before they render) now recognizes a Raster element type with columns and rows properties. It enforces a maximum on the total number of cells (columns times rows) across all Raster elements in a single UI tree, and rejects the tree if that limit is exceeded.

Why

This adds a new building block for grid-like terminal UI while guarding against layouts large enough to cause performance or rendering problems.

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