@stitchbygoogle: Today, we’re open-sourcing the draft specification for DESIGN.md, so it can be used across any tool or platform. We’re …
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Google open-sources DESIGN.md draft spec to let agents and tools share design rules across projects.
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Today, we’re open-sourcing the draft specification for DESIGN.md, so it can be used across any tool or platform. We’re also adding new capabilities. DESIGN.md lets you easily export and import your design rules from project to project. Instead of guessing intent, agents know
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