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Design-DNA Skill – Tokens & Patterns

design-dna-skill

Skill describing how to interpret, enforce, and evolve design-dna.json across projects. Used by design-system-architect, builders, and gate agents.

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Design-DNA Skill – Tokens & Patterns

This skill provides shared understanding of design-dna for all lanes.

It is used by:

  • design-system-architect
  • Implementation agents (e.g. nextjs-builder, expo-builder) when applying tokens
  • Gate agents (nextjs-standards-enforcer, design QA) when checking usage

Core Concepts

  • design-dna.json encodes:
    • Color palette + semantic roles,
    • Typography scale and roles,
    • Spacing grid,
    • Named patterns (cards, layouts, shells, etc.).
  • It is the law for UI work: where tokens exist, ad-hoc values are forbidden.

Usage Pattern

  1. When reading design-dna:

    • Identify available roles for:
      • Colors (primary, secondary, accent, surface, etc.),
      • Typography (display, heading, body, caption),
      • Spacing (base grid, section spacing, gaps),
      • Patterns (hero, card grid, dashboard shell, etc.).
    • Note any documented minimums or constraints (e.g., minimum font size).
  2. When applying tokens in implementation:

    • Map design-dna roles to the project's styling tools:
      • CSS variables,
      • Utility classes,
      • Component variants.
    • Avoid creating new arbitrary values when tokens already cover the need.
  3. When enforcing tokens in gates:

    • Treat:
      • Inline styles and raw hex values as hard violations when tokens exist,
      • Spacing and typography outside the defined scales as violations,
      • Overuse/​misuse of accent colors as design-dna violations if documented.

This skill ensures all agents reason about design-dna in a consistent way and know when to consult project design documentation for deeper schema and examples.

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