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Every Component in Your Design System is a Promise
Ian Guisard from Uber built an AI system called uSpec that generates component documentation in minutes instead of weeks by programmatically reading well-structured design systems. Design systems function as contracts that make promises about component behavior, token meanings, and usage guidelines, but most aren't structured explicitly enough for AI agents to interpret accurately. The key difference is that documentation describes intent for humans while contracts specify and enforce rules that machines can parse without interpretation.
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