Design Tokens: Getting Agents to Follow Brand Guidelines

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Claims that design tokens — JSON files with name, type, description and value — become a single source of truth so agents can apply exact spacing, focus-ring color, hover backgrounds and dark-mode swaps. Notes a V1 spec announced end of 2025 and lists tool support: Figma, Sketch, Penpot plus import/export and governance tools. Describes integrating tokens into agents via skills, MCPs/plugins, CLIs, linting and PR verification, warns teams are still spending heavily because full automation isn’t solved.

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1. 0:00The Problem: Why AI Creates Inconsistent UIs
2. 1:47Why Design Systems Aren't Enough
3. 3:24Every Design Is a Collection of Decisions
4. 4:32Capturing Design Intent with Design Tokens
5. 6:00Design Tokens: A Single Source of Truth
6. 6:54Design Token Architecture Across Brands & Themes
7. 8:21Teaching AI Agents Your Brand Guidelines
8. 9:02Integrating Design Tokens into the AI Development Workflow
9. 10:02Fighting UI Slop: The Future of AI-Assisted Design

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