New canonical design-token interchange format adopted: Google Labs DESIGN.md (@google/design.md al
What
New canonical design-token interchange format adopted: Google Labs DESIGN.md (@google/design.md alpha v0.1.1, 8-section + YAML frontmatter, design-tokens.org-derived schema, exports to Tailwind/CSS/W3C DTCG). May be relevant for any R&D project that needs portable design tokens or wants to round-trip with Stitch v2, getdesign brand fetcher, or future Claude Design API. CLI invocation: npx -y @google/design.md@latest lint|diff|export|spec.
Why
Any R&D experiment touching UI prototypes, design systems, or token export now has a free upstream-owned canonical format with WCAG lint and multi-format export. Eliminates “build your own design-token JSON” for any new R&D surface.
Action Required
No immediate action; awareness for any R&D project involving design tokens or UI prototyping. Reference: github.com/google-labs-code/design.md.