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Brand governance systems become the competitive infrastructure layer.
Small teams govern agent pipelines; brand integrity is the moat.
First design system with agent-readable token governance
First design system, AI-native from day one
First design system, first real governance debate
Design system becomes agent rulebook
48 synthesized monthsin the data layer. Stage breakdowns (Starter / Scaler / Titan) are available for 2026 only — earlier months show under the All segment but won’t appear under stage filters until the design-context pipeline runs further back.
First design system, agent-accelerated, brand rules required
First design system, AI-augmented from day one
First design system, now it ships real code