design-md

To validate design tokens in a DESIGN.md file, run the lint tool to check structure, token references, and versioning, ensuring your design system maintains correct formatting and consistency across projects.

Yes, you can export design tokens to Tailwind or W3C DTCG JSON formats, generating machine-consumable outputs that resolve token references for reliable design-system interoperability and styling parity.

The DESIGN.md format is a token specification file that codifies design intent by enforcing structure for version, name, colors, and typography to maintain shared design language across multiple projects.

You can diff design token files by running the validation tool against your DESIGN.md spec, which compares structure and token references to audit coverage and maintain design-system parity.

No specific dependencies are required to lint DESIGN.md token specs, as the tool operates directly on your markdown file to validate structure, resolve references, and export to Tailwind or DTCG formats.

Design token export fails reference resolution when the DESIGN.md file violates structural rules for version, name, colors, or typography, preventing the reliable generation of machine-consumable Tailwind or DTCG outputs.