Design Tokens & Theming System

Comprehensive design token system providing the foundational styling architecture for all component skills, enabling brand customization, theme switching, RTL support, and consistent visual design.

Overview

Design tokens are the single source of truth for all visual design decisions. This skill provides:

1. Complete Token Taxonomy: 7 core categories (color, typography, spacing, borders, shadows, motion, z-index)
2. Theme Switching: Light/dark mode, high-contrast, custom brand themes
3. RTL/i18n Support: CSS logical properties for automatic right-to-left language support
4. Multi-Platform Export: CSS variables, SCSS, iOS Swift, Android XML, JavaScript
5. Component Integration: Skill chaining architecture for consistent styling across all components

Critical Architectural Principle:

Component Skills (Behavior + Structure) → Use tokens for ALL visual styling
Design Tokens (Styling Variables)       → Define colors, spacing, typography
Theme Files (Token Overrides)           → Light, dark, brand-specific values

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Quick Start

Using Tokens in Components

Step 1: Reference tokens in your component:

.button {
  background-color: var(--button-bg-primary);
  color: var(--button-text-primary);
  padding-inline: var(--button-padding-inline);
  padding-block: var(--button-padding-block);
  border-radius: var(--button-border-radius);
  transition: var(--transition-fast);
}

Step 2: Themes automatically apply:

<!-- Light theme -->
<html data-theme="light">
  <button class="button">Primary Button</button>
</html>

<!-- Dark theme (same component, different appearance) -->
<html data-theme="dark">
  <button class="button">Primary Button</button>
</html>

No code changes needed - theme switching is automatic!

Basic Theme Switching