design-md

A DESIGN.md file defines a project's visual identity for coding agents by combining YAML front matter for machine-readable design tokens and Markdown for human-readable rationale, ensuring UI consistency across projects.

You can create and validate design tokens by generating a DESIGN.md file that specifies colors, typography, and components. The file uses YAML front matter to manage machine-readable tokens and Markdown for rationale.

Yes, validating the DESIGN.md token spec files ensures WCAG compliance and UI accessibility. The process checks the defined visual identity tokens to guarantee accessibility standards are met across the project.

Managing machine-readable design tokens alongside human-readable documentation is best handled by using a DESIGN.md file. This format separates YAML front matter for tokens from the Markdown body for rationale.

Yes, you need the @google/design.md CLI tool installed to use this Skill. It is a required dependency for managing, validating, and exporting the DESIGN.md token spec files.

Yes, you can use DESIGN.md to enforce UI consistency across multiple projects. By defining a cohesive design system with tokens and rationale, coding agents apply the same visual identity standards everywhere.