TJ
@tpitre.bsky.social
10 followers 23 following 48 posts
Makin' my way in the world today takes everything I got. Takin' a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldn't you like to get away?
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
tpitre.bsky.social
Just posted a quick demo showing how to debug component libraries using the new Chrome DevTools MCP.

No more screenshots. No more copy/pasting console logs into Cursor (or whatever AI code client)

Watch here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/tpitre...

#ai #designsystems #mcp
www.linkedin.com
tpitre.bsky.social
We’ve been shortlisted for the Award for Innovation in the
@zeroheight.com Design System Awards! 🙌

Thanks to everyone who’s supported the work we’re doing to make design systems more thoughtful, useful, and fulfilling! 💙

Vote here! awards.zeroheight.com
Reposted by TJ
zeroheight.com
🏆🏆 THE SHORTLIST IS NOW LIVE! 🏆🏆

We've finally announced the finalists and opened up public voting for the Design System Awards. Check it out here: zeroheight.com/blog/design-...
Design System Awards 2025 - It's time to vote!
The shortlist is now live for the design system awards 2025, and it's your chance to vote!
zeroheight.com
tpitre.bsky.social
Turn your docs into an AI-powered assistant!

Just launched Company Docs MCP – free & open source.

✅ Instantly searchable
✅ Enrich your AI workflows
✅ No duplicate sources needed

More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/tpitre...

#opensource #AI #documentation #designsystems
#documentation #ai #designsystems #mcp | TJ Pitre
Most teams don't have a documentation problem. They have a documentation access problem. Docs are written, but they're scattered. They're updated, but no one can find them. They exist, but they don’t...
www.linkedin.com
Reposted by TJ
bradfrost.com
📙 📗 📘 📕 The History of Themeable User Interfaces: bradfrost.com/blog/post/th...

It was an incredible experience to write this piece. It blurs together the history of computers, video games, the web, design systems, and my own existence on this planet.
The History of Themeable User Interfaces
A full-ish history of user interfaces that can be themed to meet the opportunities and constraints of the time
bradfrost.com
Reposted by TJ
storybook.js.org
Thursday: @tpitre.bsky.social (CEO, Southleft) shows what happens when you give AI your design system:

⚡ On-brand UI from the first prompt
🧩 Storybook + MCP + Claude workflows
🚀 Faster prototyping, fewer re-prompts

Don’t miss it! (link in comments)
ai in design systems webinar
tpitre.bsky.social
New feature demo for Story UI: Visual Builder.

AI can generate components fast, but the last 5% is where trust breaks - spacing, variants, small details. Visual Builder lets you edit, tweak, and export directly from the generated story.

Demo & details:
www.linkedin.com/posts/tpitre...
#designsystems #ai | TJ Pitre
AI can get you 95% of the way there. But it's that last 5% that makes or breaks trust. That's why I built Visual Builder into Story UI. Story UI is great at generating complex components from prompt...
www.linkedin.com
Reposted by TJ
storybook.js.org
AI-generated UI ≠ production UI.

AI UI is off-brand without your design system, and falls apart in production.

Join us live with @tpitre.bsky.social, CEO of Southleft & AI-powered DS expert, to see how Storybook + MCP + Claude generate UI from your real components.

Registration in comments 👇
tj-pitre-ai-design-systems-webinar
tpitre.bsky.social
Join me for tomorrow at 11 am ET for 3 hours of guided silence, light Reiki, and mindful meditation as we explore the mystical path of context-based design systems. You’ll leave feeling grounded, centered, and more context-aware.
tpitre.bsky.social
Excited (and a little nervous) to be speaking on Aug 20 for @zeroheight.com’s DS Live.

I’ll be talking about Context-Based Design Systems, why they matter now, and how AI is changing the game. Would love to see you there!

🔗 webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zer...

#ai #designsystems
DS Live: TJ Pitre - Context-Based Design Systems: Preparing for an AI-Driven Future
DS Live is a new webinar series from zeroheight where we invite the best speakers from around the world to deliver talks on design systems, and everything ...
webinars.zeroheight.com
tpitre.bsky.social
Just shared a demo showing what happens when AI actually understands your design system.

Layering Claude Desktop with project-specific context (Figma MCP) + domain knowledge (Design Systems Assistant MCP) changes everything.

Check it out:
www.linkedin.com/posts/tpitre...
Good answers come from good questions. | TJ Pitre
Good answers come from good questions. Great answers come from great context. A few weeks ago, I shared the Design Systems Assistant MCP (https://lnkd.in/g2Ugkqp8). The response was overwhelming, in ...
www.linkedin.com
tpitre.bsky.social
Just shipped a Figma plugin called FigmaLint - designed to help designers build more implementation-ready components with smart audits, AI-powered suggestions, and zero file mutations.

If your team’s working with design systems + MCP, check it out:

www.linkedin.com/posts/tpitre...
Designers and developers want the same thing: clean, scalable, production-ready UI. | TJ Pitre
Designers and developers want the same thing: clean, scalable, production-ready UI. But we don’t always speak the same language. Introducing FigmaLint. We’ve come a long way. Design systems create...
www.linkedin.com
tpitre.bsky.social
FigmaLint has been submitted to the plugin directory 🙌

It’s grown from a quick audit tool into something smarter:

✅ Hard-coded token detection
💬 Context-aware AI chat
🔍 MCP readiness scoring

Quick preview + update here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/tpitre...

#ai #designsystems #figma
Designers don't always know what developers need. | TJ Pitre
Designers don't always know what developers need. This was my attempt at fixing that. I just submitted FigmaLint for review in the Figma plugin directory. While I wait on approval, I wanted to sh...
www.linkedin.com
tpitre.bsky.social
Just launched a design systems MCP server, because none existed that I could trust.

✅ 1,762 content chunks
✅ 110+ curated sources
✅ Open source, AI-friendly

It’s live, it’s free, and it’s yours to use.

Here’s why I built it:
www.linkedin.com/posts/tpitre...

#designsystems #ai #mcp
There wasn't a trusted MCP server for design systems. | TJ Pitre
There wasn't a trusted MCP server for design systems. So I built one. When I announced FigmaLint (https://lnkd.in/gXuE27A6), I ran into a frustrating problem: I couldn't get consistent scores...
www.linkedin.com
tpitre.bsky.social
This isn’t just faster dev. It’s faster everything.

New post on how Figma MCP + design systems + generative UI are accelerating both design-to-dev and dev-to-product workflows.

Two breakthroughs. One streamlined path to real UI.

Read it here:
southleft.com/insights/des...

#designsystems #ai
Rethinking Design-to-Product Workflows with MCP, Design Systems, and Generative UI | Southleft, LLC
By combining Figma’s MCP server, a structured design system, and natural language UI generation, we’re not just speeding up design-to-dev, we’re rethinking the entire path from idea to product.
southleft.com
tpitre.bsky.social
Just tested Figma’s official MCP server and I’m stunned.

Dropped a component URL into Cursor, and the code output was nearly identical to our live version -- functionality, tokens, icons, everything.

Feels like the design-dev gap just got real small.

Demo here - www.linkedin.com/posts/tpitre...
More from “TJ Plays with AI + Design Systems.” - Official Figma MCP… | TJ Pitre
More from “TJ Plays with AI + Design Systems.” - Official Figma MCP Edition Two months ago, I shared a post about playing with a community-contributed Figma MCP server and how blown away I was by the...
www.linkedin.com
tpitre.bsky.social
“Believe in yourself, and believe in each other.”

Design systems can be intimidating, but remember: everyone’s welcome on this team.

#designsystems #inclusivity #ux #frontend #tedlassovibes