DESIGN.md Format Skill

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DESIGN.md is a format specification for describing visual identity to coding agents. It combines machine-readable design tokens (YAML front matter) with human-readable design rationale (markdown prose), giving agents persistent, structured understanding of design systems.

Installation

npm install @google/design.md

For direct CLI usage without installation:

npx @google/design.md lint DESIGN.md

Windows note: When using the CLI in package.json scripts on Windows, use the designmd alias instead of design.md to avoid file association issues: