Why It Matters
Design system audits are essential for maintaining design quality at scale. As teams grow and projects multiply, drift inevitably occurs—detached instances, hardcoded values, inconsistent spacing. Regular audits catch these issues before they accumulate into significant design debt. Audits can be manual or automated.
Examples
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A quarterly audit revealing 340 detached instances across 15 product files, prioritized by frequency and severity.
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An automated audit flagging 12 buttons using hardcoded colors instead of the primary.500 token.
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A pre-handoff audit ensuring all components are properly connected before developer implementation.
How BiblioKit Helps
ComponentQA automates design system audits, scanning files for detached instances, hardcoded values, and other quality issues in seconds.
Related Terms
Detached Instance
A component instance that has been disconnected from its main component, breaking the link that allows automatic updates when the main component changes.
Token Drift
The gradual divergence between design tokens in Figma and their implementations in code, causing visual inconsistencies across platforms.
Component Health
A measure of how well components in a design file adhere to design system standards, including proper connections, token usage, and naming conventions.
Design Governance
The policies, processes, and controls that ensure design system standards are maintained, contributions are reviewed, and quality is preserved at scale.
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