Design Systems Integration | Dev Workflow Sync

Design system integration requires dedicated project tracking for components. GitScrum coordinates design-dev stages, documents components in NoteVault, and links features to system.

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How to integrate design systems with development workflow?

Integrate design systems by creating a dedicated design system project, tracking component development through design-dev stages, documenting components in NoteVault, and using labels to link feature work to design system components. Coordinate releases between design system updates and consuming applications to prevent breaking changes.

Design system board columns

Column	Purpose
Backlog	Requested components
Design	Figma/design specs
Development	React/Vue implementation
Documentation	Storybook, usage docs
Review	Design + code review
Testing	Visual regression
Released	Published version

Design system labels

Label	Purpose
component:button	Button component
component:modal	Modal component
component:form	Form components
type:new-component	Brand new component
type:enhancement	Existing component update
type:bug	Component bug fix
breaking-change	Requires consumer updates
documentation	Docs-only change

Component task template

## Component: [Name]

### Design Spec
- Figma: [link]
- Designer: @designer

### Variants
- [ ] Default
- [ ] Primary
- [ ] Secondary
- [ ] Disabled
- [ ] Loading

### States
- [ ] Hover
- [ ] Focus
- [ ] Active
- [ ] Error

### Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| variant | string | 'default' | Visual variant |
| disabled | boolean | false | Disabled state |
| onClick | function | - | Click handler |

### Accessibility
- [ ] Keyboard navigation
- [ ] Screen reader labels
- [ ] Focus management

### Testing
- [ ] Unit tests
- [ ] Visual regression tests
- [ ] A11y tests

### Documentation
- [ ] Storybook stories
- [ ] Usage examples
- [ ] Props documentation

Design system workflow:

Request component - Feature team identifies need

Design spec - Designer creates Figma spec

Design review - Approve design before dev

Development - Build component

Code review - Standard PR review

Documentation - Storybook stories

Visual testing - Regression tests

Release - Semantic version bump

Announce - Notify consuming teams

NoteVault design system documentation

# Design System

## Component Inventory

| Component | Status | Version | Owner |
|-----------|--------|---------|-------|
| Button | Stable | 2.1.0 | @dev-a |
| Modal | Stable | 1.4.0 | @dev-b |
| DataTable | Beta | 0.9.0 | @dev-c |
| DatePicker | In Dev | - | @dev-a |

## Design Tokens
- Colors: [link to tokens]
- Typography: [link to tokens]
- Spacing: [link to tokens]

## Migration Guides
- v1 to v2: [link]
- Button API changes: [link]

## Release Process
1. Bump version following semver
2. Update changelog
3. Run visual regression
4. Publish to npm
5. Announce in #design-system

Coordinating with feature teams

Scenario	Process
New component needed	Create request in DS project
Feature blocked on DS	Label: blocked:design-system
Breaking change coming	Notify 2 weeks before release
Legacy migration	Create migration tasks