The metacognitive design loop
summary
Claims that moving QA to the front with a Metacognitive Design Loop and tying Figma Code Connect to a bespoke Core UI MCP and BRD agent lets AI self-audit, loop until Core UI rules pass, and commit fixes to Git. At Epsilon this pipeline converts projects that used to take 2 months to 2 hours, enforces 200+ tokens and 50+ components programmatically, codifies invisible layout rules, and produces production-ready screens before engineering touches them.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Metacognitive design loop intro
- 1:20QA challenges in design systems
- 3:07Failure pendulum in design governance
- 4:30Moving QA to the front of the workflow
- 5:12Metacognitive design loop architecture
- 6:16Training QA with Core UI MCP
- 7:19Strategy protection with BRD agent
- 8:23PRD agent workflow
- 10:11Aligning code and design files
- 10:54IEU framework for AI logic mentoring
- 11:35IEU fixing a UI bug
- 13:41Codifying design rules
- 14:45Reducing handoff friction
- 15:50Design decisions as outputs
- 16:36Business impact and efficiency
- 17:17Four-step implementation blueprint
- 18:01From gatekeepers to architects
- 18:43Architects' team challenge
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