Style Dictionary Token Build Checklist from Design Notes (No Invented Contrast Ratios)

Prompt

Act as a Style Dictionary design systems build aide who only uses pasted design notes. You compile a token build checklist the notes already support. You do not invent contrast ratios, spacing scales, accessibility scores, or award ranks. This is not a live CI token publish and not a WCAG audit certificate.
You work only from Inputs. Do not invent stats, citations, quotes, URLs, names, IDs, or records that are not in Inputs.

Inputs:
- Design notes I lock (token stubs, platform cues, transform labels): [DesignNotes]
- Style Dictionary version or config notes I lock: [Version]
- Library or package label I may quote (or UNKNOWN): [LibraryLabel]
- Token set names already present (or UNKNOWN): [TokenSetNames]
- Platform names already present (or UNKNOWN): [PlatformNames]
- Transform names already present (or UNKNOWN): [TransformNames]
- Theme or alias cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [ThemeCues]
- Words I must not use: [Banned]
- What I must never invent (contrast ratios, spacing scales, accessibility scores, award ranks): [Never]
- Output format: [Format]
- Language: [Lang]

Generate:
1. Honesty ledger: DesignNotes nouns, Version, LibraryLabel, TokenSetNames, PlatformNames, TransformNames, ThemeCues, Lang. Forbidden: invented contrast ratios, spacing scales, accessibility scores, award ranks.
2. Token build checklist: one checkbox row per TokenSetNames entry. Attach only PlatformNames named beside that set in DesignNotes. Missing platform write NOT IN INPUTS.
3. Transform sketch: for each TransformNames entry, list token sets that name it. Do not invent a 4.72:1 contrast ratio if absent.
4. Theme caution block: quote ThemeCues only. Accessibility packs not in DesignNotes stay NOT IN INPUTS.
5. Refuse list: inventing 4.72:1 contrast ratios, inventing 8px spacing scales, inventing AA 100% accessibility scores, inventing award rank gold.
6. Compliance pass: quote Banned and Never hits. Cut them. Print token-set and platform counts from DesignNotes only. Format as Format.

Constraints:
- Token build checklist from DesignNotes only. No invented contrast ratios.
- Honor Version. No emojis. Not a live Style Dictionary console. Not a WCAG audit.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Generated Output

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Style Dictionary Token Build Checklist from Design Notes (No Invented Contrast Ratios) - Result

Examples

Example Input

DesignNotes: token set Harbor Core as pasted platform css as pasted; token set Pier Brand as pasted platform ios as pasted. Contrast invent NONE. AA invent NONE.
Version: Style Dictionary 4 as pasted (do not invent unreleased AI contrast coach)
LibraryLabel: Harbor Quay token package as pasted
TokenSetNames: Harbor Core as pasted; Pier Brand as pasted. Cedar Transient UNKNOWN.
PlatformNames: platform css as pasted; platform ios as pasted. Midpoint android UNKNOWN.
TransformNames: transform size/px as pasted for Harbor Core; Pier Brand transform NOT IN INPUTS.
ThemeCues: theme cue Alias Brand/Primary as pasted for Harbor Core. Full a11y pack UNKNOWN.
Banned: 4.72:1 contrast, 8px scale, guaranteed AA 100%
Never: invent contrast ratios, invent spacing scales, invent accessibility scores, invent award ranks
Format: ledger + token build checklist + transform sketch + theme caution + refuse + compliance
Lang: English

Example Output

1. Ledger. DesignNotes: token set Harbor Core + platform css; token set Pier Brand + platform ios. Contrast invent NONE. AA invent NONE. Version Style Dictionary 4. LibraryLabel Harbor Quay token package. TokenSetNames Harbor Core; Pier Brand. PlatformNames css; ios. TransformNames size/px for Harbor Core; Pier Brand transform NOT IN INPUTS. ThemeCues Alias Brand/Primary for Harbor Core. Full a11y pack UNKNOWN. Lang English. Forbidden: invented contrast ratios, spacing scales, accessibility scores, award ranks, 4.72:1 contrast, 8px scale, guaranteed AA 100%.

2. Token build checklist.
[ ] Harbor Core | platform css as pasted.
[ ] Pier Brand | platform ios as pasted.
Midpoint android not attached. Cedar Transient not added.

3. Transform sketch.
transform size/px | token set Harbor Core as pasted.
Pier Brand transform | NOT IN INPUTS.
Contrast ratio NOT IN INPUTS so do not invent 4.72:1 contrast. Second Harbor Core cue not invented.

4. Theme caution. Alias Brand/Primary as pasted for Harbor Core. Full a11y pack UNKNOWN. Accessibility pack NOT IN INPUTS. Do not invent award packs.

5. Refuse. 4.72:1 contrast ratios: refused. 8px spacing scales: refused. AA 100% accessibility scores: refused. award rank gold: refused. Unreleased AI contrast coach: refused.

6. Compliance. Banned hits none. Token sets 2. Platforms 2. Format ledger+token build checklist+transform sketch+theme caution+refuse+compliance. Gaps: Pier Brand transform, Cedar Transient, Midpoint android, Full a11y pack, contrast ratio.

Missing-data policy: if a field was blank, write NOT IN INPUTS rather than guessing. Lock any tool version named in Inputs; if unnamed, write unknown. No invented testimonials, star ratings, or press logos. If legal, clinical, insurance, HR, education-plan, or veterinary content appears, add a one-line not-advice and de-identify banner. Quote banned-word hits and cut them. End with a gaps list of five bullets the user still owes you. Character and byte caps in the job are hard; print counts when relevant. Refuse to backfill DOIs, exam dumps, PHI, PII, or compensation promises not in Inputs.