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To extract design tokens from repeated UI patterns, scan your UI project to identify hard-coded values and inconsistent variations, then consolidate those findings into reusable tokens and components. This process systematizes scattered values by consolidating them into your design system.

The best way to refactor repeated UI patterns into a cohesive design system is to analyze your UI areas to identify inconsistencies, consolidate the findings into reusable components and tokens, and establish a migration path with guidelines for integrating shared versions into existing projects.

Yes, you can use this approach to build a design system for a growing component library. It specifically applies to projects with scattered UI patterns or token gaps, analyzing the library to identify opportunities for systematic reuse and enriching it with consolidated tokens.

To document usage guidelines for a newly extracted design system, consolidate your identified patterns into reusable components and tokens, then provide a migration path and guidelines for integrating the shared versions into your existing projects to ensure consistent implementation.

You should not use pattern extraction if your UI project does not suffer from scattered UI patterns, a growing component library, or token gaps where consistency matters. The approach is specifically designed to satisfy requirements for identifying patterns and building reusable components in inconsistent environments.