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Google's DESIGN.md lets AI agents read your design system from a single file
DESIGN.md is an open format from Google Labs that combines machine-readable YAML tokens with human-readable markdown rules. It lives in a repo root and requires no build step, letting AI coding agents apply brand-specific UI instead of generic defaults. The format works with Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro, and Windsurf.
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A practical, low-friction standard that could reduce the 'generic AI UI' problem, but its adoption depends on agent support and developer willingness to maintain yet another config file.
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