DESIGN.md: a spec for describing visual identity to coding agents
GitHubSummarized by the ORA·tech AI assistantdesign.md (Google Labs) is a DESIGN.md format spec that gives coding agents a persistent, structured understanding of a product's design system.
design.md is a Google Labs project proposing a standard format — a DESIGN.md file — for describing visual identity to coding agents. Much like README.md describes a project to humans, DESIGN.md gives agents a structured, persistent description of a design system.
Key points
- Defines a DESIGN.md spec for capturing visual identity.
- Helps agents keep a consistent understanding of the design system across sessions.
- Useful for teams wanting agent-generated UI to stay on-brand.
- TypeScript repo trending this week.
Source
GitHub
#design system#AI agents#spec
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