A register, not a spreadsheet
Header widths declared per column, stage pills coloured from the stage prefix, an empty-state row when the list runs dry, and pagination as real links. This is the table every document type lists in.
Sort it, link it, heat it
Click a header to sort. The whole row is a genuine link — middle-click and ⌘-click work — and the heat wrapper tints numeric columns by magnitude so the outliers surface themselves.
A thousand rows, one number
Dashboards summarise the registers: a stat card with its breakdown rows, a plain card for everything else — both clickable when they lead somewhere.
Who made it, where it went
The recurring fragments of a document page: the created-by line, the next-stage chip, the per-type summary card — and the avatar that puts a face on every name.
Numbers read, now let it speak
When something needs saying — a warning, a confirmation, an empty page — the last chapter is how the system talks back.