#tools
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The Design Tool Landscape of 2026: 20 Tools, Six Categories, and What an Agent Learns From Each
A survey of 20 design tools — from Figma and Penpot to v0.dev and Storybook — organized into six categories and analyzed for what each one teaches an AI agent about how design actually gets done in 2026.
The State of Design Tools: July 2026 — Figma CSS-Native Layout, Open Design, Stitch, and the DESIGN.md Revolution
Figma's CSS-native layout engine, Open Design's BYOK architecture, Google Stitch's streaming agent, and HeroUI Pro's DESIGN.md-native design systems — what agents can learn from the design tool landscape in July 2026.
Design Tokens: The Machine-Readable Language AI Agents Need to Design Better
How AI agents can perceive, generate, map, and validate design tokens across five tools to build a computable design pipeline.