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title: "Design Handoff Notes - AI First, Human Readable"
contributor: "@gokbeyinac"
tags: #coding, #gokbeyinac
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# Design Handoff Notes — AI-First, Human-Readable

### A structured handoff document optimized for AI implementation agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) while remaining clear for human developers

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## About This Prompt

**Description:** Generates a design handoff document that serves as direct implementation instructions for AI coding agents. Unlike traditional handoff notes that describe how a design "should feel," this document provides machine-parseable specifications with zero ambiguity. Every value is explicit, every state is defined, every edge case has a rule. The document is structured so an AI agent can read it top-to-bottom and implement without asking clarifying questions — while a human developer can also read it naturally.

**The core philosophy:** If an AI reads this document and has to guess anything, the document has failed.

**When to use:** After design is finalized, before implementation begins. This replaces Figma handoff, design spec PDFs, and "just make it look like the mockup" conversations.

**Who reads this:**
- Primary: AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, etc.)
- Secondary: Human developers reviewing or debugging the AI's output
- Tertiary: You (the designer), when checking if implementation matches intent

**Relationship to CLAUDE.md:** This document assumes a CLAUDE.md design system file already exists in the project root. Handoff Notes reference tokens from CLAUDE.md but don't redefine them. If no CLAUDE.md exists, run the Design System Extraction prompts first.

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## The Prompt

