Do MCPs care more about patterns or components?

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of patterns versus components in design systems, particularly in the context of AI documentation.

Live recording of the fortnightly podcast Design Systems WTF (back for season two!), where Luke Murphy and Michelle Chin attempt to combat all the amazing wtf in design systems. In each episode, they answer a single question around design system troubles with a Q&A from the live audience. Now we're in the business of creating context for AI (ew), what is actually important when we're creating documentation that will be used by machines AND humans? Are detailed component guidelines importa...

People in this episode

Hosts: Luke Murphy, Michelle Chin

Topics covered

• design systems
• documentation
• AI
• patterns
• components
• Q&A

Keywords

• design systems
• patterns
• components
• documentation
• AI
• Q&A

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