Design Principle
Token editors need to make design decisions, references, and impact scope visible.
Principle Token editors need to make design decisions, references, and impact scope visible.
Design action Group by color, type, spacing, radius, and shadow; show alias/semantic relationships, preview, diff, and affected components.
Examples Positive example: Design system admin, theme editors, multi-brand systems, and component library management. Counterexample: Only hex inputs exist with no semantic name or preview.
Apply when Design system admin, theme editors, multi-brand systems, and component library management. Users need to judge state, scope, risk, or next action quickly.
Source notes Source note: Synthesized from GOV.UK, Carbon, Polaris, Atlassian, Design.Systems, Design Systems Repo, and product-pattern libraries.
Agent Directive
Group by color, type, spacing, radius, and shadow; show alias/semantic relationships, preview, diff, and affected components.