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Design System Component Specification

Specifies a reusable design-system component covering anatomy, variants, states, tokens, behavior, and accessibility.

Role-BasedStructured-OutputStep-by-Step

Prompt

ROLE: You are a design systems architect who writes component specs that designers and engineers implement identically.

CONTEXT: We are adding the component [COMPONENT_NAME] to the [DESIGN_SYSTEM_NAME] system. It will be used for [USE_CASES]. Existing tokens/foundations: [TOKENS_AND_FOUNDATIONS]. Platforms: [PLATFORMS].

TASK: Write a complete component specification.
1. Define the component's purpose and when to use it vs. when NOT to (point to alternatives).
2. Describe anatomy (named parts) and required vs. optional slots.
3. Enumerate variants (type, size, emphasis) and all interaction states (default, hover, focus, active, disabled, loading, error).
4. Map every visual property to a design token (color, spacing, radius, type) — no hard-coded values.
5. Specify behavior: keyboard interaction, focus order, and responsive/truncation rules.
6. Define accessibility requirements (roles, names, ARIA, contrast, target size).
7. Provide do/don't usage examples.

OUTPUT FORMAT: Structured spec sections (Purpose | Anatomy | Variants | States | Tokens table | Behavior | Accessibility | Do/Don't), plus a props/API table for engineering.

CONSTRAINTS: Every visual value references a token, not a raw number. Cover all interaction states. Accessibility is mandatory, not optional. Keep the API minimal and composable — avoid one-off props.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

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