Four-point validation:
1. COMPLETENESS ✅ PASS
- All 6 Button states covered
- All 7 Input states covered
- All 10 Select states covered
- All 7 Card states covered
2. ORTHOGONALITY 🟡 PASS WITH NOTES
- 3 minor overlaps identified (surface.raised vs overlay, text.secondary vs muted, action.disabled vs text.muted)
- All resolved by distinct use cases
- 1 ambiguity noted (brand vs action), documented in contracts
3. MINIMALITY 🟡 PASS WITH NOTES
- 9 unused tokens identified
- All justified: needed for upcoming components (Modal, Link, Alert) or dark mode
- No tokens should be removed
4. STABILITY ✅ PASS
- Modal: 0 new tokens needed
- Navigation: 0 new tokens needed
- Table: 0 new tokens needed
- Map Panel: 0 new tokens needed
VERDICT: APPROVE with minor notes. Semantic Color System is stable enough to freeze.
Action items:
1. Freeze Semantic Color System v1.0
2. Update Input, Select, Card to semantic aliases (raise to ~80%)
3. Create Foundation Freeze milestone
4. Proceed with Modal, Navigation, Table, Map Panel
- RFC-002 Input:
- Token Dependencies updated to semantic aliases with primitives
- All tokens now map through color.surface, color.border, color.text, color.status
- No direct color references (e.g., semantic-red-500 → color.status.danger)
- Helper/error text uses semantic tokens
- RFC-003 Select:
- Token Dependencies updated to semantic aliases with primitives
- Dropdown, option, and error states use semantic tokens
- Selected option uses color.action.primary at 10% opacity
- No direct color references
- RFC-004 Card:
- Token Dependencies updated to semantic aliases with primitives
- Surface, border, text hierarchy use semantic tokens
- Shadow tokens mapped to elevation system
- No direct color references
- COMPLIANCE_MATRIX.md:
- Input: 33% → 83%
- Select: 33% → 83%
- Card: 33% → 83%
- All now have Governance ✅, Tokens ✅, Motion ✅, Accessibility ✅, AI ✅
Rationale: Semantic model first. Components never reference primitives.
Token contracts (purpose, allowed, forbidden) ensure correct usage.
Dark mode implementable via token swap without component changes.
- AI_DESIGN_PRINCIPLES.md:
- Restructured into 5 parts: A. Decision Process, B. Component Selection,
C. Token Usage, D. Design Review, E. Escalation
- All rules use RFC 2119 normative words (MUST/MUST NOT/SHOULD/MAY)
- Clearer escalation path: when to create DDR, when to flag uncertainty
- COMPLIANCE_MATRIX.md:
- Tracks readiness for all 29 components (Tier 1/2/3)
- 6 dimensions: Governance, Tokens, Motion, Accessibility, AI, QA
- Foundation documents tracked separately
- Button at 82% (reference for others)
- docs/platform/README.md:
- Reserved directory for cross-cutting governance
- Future: AI Governance, Product Governance, Review Process,
Quality Gates, Release Governance, Decision Frameworks
- Separates platform governance from design system
- LANDVEX_DESIGN_SPECIFICATION.md:
- Button renamed to RFC-001: Canonical Button Component
- Structured with: Cognitive Purpose, When to Use/NOT Use,
User Expectation, Interaction Contract, Failure Behaviour,
Accessibility Contract, AI Contract
- Sets standard for all future RFC component specs
Rationale: AI rules before components (AI writes components).
Compliance matrix makes progress visible. Platform governance
separates cross-cutting concerns from design system. RFC format
for components ensures production-ready specifications.
- Motion System v1:
- Renamed duration tokens from time-based (fast/slow) to intention-based
(instant, interaction, transition, navigation, layout, context-change,
attention, background)
- Updated all component motion tables to use intention-based tokens
- Rationale: AI reasons about purpose, not milliseconds
- Button gold standard (chapter 8.3.1):
- Added RFC-level sections: Cognitive Purpose, When to use/NOT use,
User Expectation, Interaction Contract, Failure Behaviour,
Accessibility Contract, AI Contract
- Sets the bar for all future component specifications
- AI_DESIGN_PRINCIPLES.md (v1.0, LOCKED):
- Core principle: AI must be a design system citizen
- Before-action rules: read hierarchy, check existing, apply New Component Rule
- Token rules: no hardcoded values, semantic first, lifecycle, deterministic
- Component rules: inheritance first, use template, document anti-patterns
- Motion rules: intention-based duration, reduced motion, no decorative animation
- Accessibility rules: WCAG 2.1 AA, no ARIA without purpose
- AI Contract for Button: when to choose Button vs Link vs Icon Button
- RELEASE_DEFINITION.md:
- Defines Landvex Design System v1.0 release gates
- Foundation, Tokens, Foundations, Components (Tier 1/2/3),
Validation, Production
- Current progress: ~55%
- Next milestones: Grid+Elevation, Input/Select/Card, Brand Palette
Rationale: AI rules before components (AI will write components).
Intention-based motion tokens for better AI reasoning. Button as RFC
sets the standard. Release definition creates clear target.
- TOKEN_PHILOSOPHY.md:
- Added Token Lifecycle (Draft → Experimental → Stable → Deprecated → Removed)
- Added Design Review Gate (6 mandatory checks before new token)
- Added deterministic principle: two AI agents must arrive at same token choice
- Restructured into 8 sections with clear hierarchy
- LANDVEX_DESIGN_SPECIFICATION.md:
- Restructured into 4 parts: GOVERNANCE → TOKENS → COMPONENTS → VALIDATION
- Added part headers and updated table of contents
- Aligned with Token Philosophy lifecycle and review gate
Rationale: Governance before values. Prevents uncontrolled token growth
and ensures AI-assisted design development is deterministic and traceable.
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