I tried the new version of Google Stitch today.
It builds UI designs from a text prompt. Pretty cool.
But the real surprise wasn't the design tool.
Think of it like a README.md, but for your design system. It holds your colors, fonts, spacing, and components in one plain text file.
Why this is a big deal:
→ Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI coding tools can read it
→ No Figma exports needed
→ No special tools or setup
→ Google open-sourced the format
So the workflow is simple:
1. Generate your UI in Stitch
3. Drop it in your project folder
4. Your AI coding agent now builds everything in your brand style
For solo builders like me, this fixes a real problem.
AI writes good code. But the design always looks generic.
Now you just give the AI your DESIGN.md once, and every screen looks on-brand. A few quick things to know:
→ Free to use on Google Labs
→ 350 standard generations/month
→ Built on Gemini 2.5
→ Exports to Figma and code