design-md

You consolidate design tokens, rationale, and WCAG accessibility guidance by defining them in a DESIGN.md file with YAML frontmatter. This format enables automated linting, diffing, and exporting to maintain cross-project consistency.

Yes, you can export design tokens to Tailwind or DTCG formats. By structuring tokens within a DESIGN.md file, the lint and export workflow validates the structure and generates the specified format outputs for engineering consumption.

The best way to audit and port a design system is capturing tokens, rationale, and usage rules in a centralized DESIGN.md. This machine-readable format allows teams to coordinate, validate via linting, and consistently port design decisions across projects.

You lint and diff design system changes by running the validation workflow on a DESIGN.md file at your project root. This process validates the token structure and surfaces differences, ensuring tracked design changes are auditable before export.

DESIGN.md requires no external dependencies, but it mandates YAML frontmatter containing a name and description. Following this, you must structure sections documenting tokens, rationale, and usage rules to enable the lint and export automation.

Using a markdown format for design system tokens combines machine-readable token definitions with human-readable rationale and accessibility guidance in one file. This consolidates context that JSON alone cannot capture for cross-team coordination.