Traditional brand guides fail AI workflows
PDF brand guidelines look professional in a deck. Coding agents cannot parse them reliably. AI ready brand guidelines use markdown, JSON, and CSS variables so Cursor, Claude Code, v0, and Lovable apply your identity while generating code.
AI Brand Kits converts brand decisions into machine-readable artifacts: DESIGN.md for context, tokens.json for theme code, AGENTS.md for workflow rules, and copy-paste prompts synced to your palette. The result is guidelines that drive downloads, repo commits, and daily agent usage.
Pair guidelines with consistent UI workflows and tool-specific pages like how to make Cursor follow my brand and brand kit for Claude Code.
What AI ready brand guidelines include
Effective agent guidelines are specific, structured, and versioned in git. They answer: which font for headings, which token for CTAs, which surface color for cards.
- Typography roles: headline font, body font, weight guidance (font pair generator)
- Semantic color system: primary, accent, background, foreground, muted, border (color palette generator)
- Component rules: buttons, cards, nav, form fields with token mapping
- Spacing and radius defaults agents reuse across pages
- Voice and layout notes in DESIGN.md for marketing and product copy
- Export bundle: DESIGN.md, tokens.json, css-variables.css, AGENTS.md
Publish AI ready brand guidelines in four steps
Move from abstract brand taste to agent-enforceable rules. Generate below, export, commit to your repo, and reference in every AI session.
- Define fonts, colors, and vibe in the brand kit generator
- Validate tokens on live UI in the playground or logo maker for nav marks
- Export from Export for AI Agents: DESIGN.md, zip, and prompt
- Commit files to git and add "Follow DESIGN.md" to AGENTS.md and cursor rules
Who needs AI ready brand guidelines
Startups shipping with AI coding tools need guidelines before the codebase sprawls with twelve shades of gray. Agencies hand clients agent-ready exports instead of static style guides. Design systems teams extend tokens with Tailwind export for production parity.
Save kits in your dashboard so brand updates propagate through re-exports. Browse the gallery for starter kits you can fork and customize.
- AI-native startups: one source of truth for Cursor, Claude, v0, Lovable
- Designers partnering with engineers: tokens both Figma handoff and agents understand
- Open source maintainers: DESIGN.md in repo root for contributor-generated UI
FAQ
- How are AI ready guidelines different from a PDF brand book?
- PDFs are for humans. AI ready guidelines use DESIGN.md and tokens.json that agents index and reference during code generation.
- Which file should agents read first?
- DESIGN.md for visual rules. AGENTS.md for workflow. tokens.json for implementation. See DESIGN.md generator.
- Can I add custom sections to DESIGN.md?
- Yes. Export from AI Brand Kits, then edit markdown to add layout grids, illustration style, or accessibility rules.
- Do guidelines work across all AI coding tools?
- Yes. Same export supports Cursor, Claude Code, v0, and Lovable.
- Are AI ready brand guidelines free?
- DESIGN.md and prompt copy are free. Full zip with tokens, Tailwind, and components is on Pro.
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