Generative tools create. Tenet governs.
An institutional design intelligence layer. Tenet captures why decisions were made and surfaces that context at the moment new decisions happen. It starts inside Figma.
The problem
Design systems decay. Components get forked. Tokens drift. New team members copy patterns from the wrong screens. Generative AI tools accelerate this drift by producing plausible-looking designs that don't follow any rules. Nobody knows which decisions were intentional and which were accidents.
The missing layer isn't more documentation. It's intelligence that knows why each decision was made and can surface that context when someone is about to override it.
How Tenet works
Tenet operates in three modes, each building on the last:
Scan
Detect design system violations, component drift, and inconsistencies across files and teams. Flags problems before they ship.
Fix
Resolve violations with full context. Not just "this is wrong" but "this was decided on [date] because [reason] and here's the canonical version."
Remember
Build institutional memory. Every design decision is captured with its rationale, so future designers inherit context, not just components.
Govern
Continuous governance for teams using generative AI. Tenet ensures AI-generated designs respect the system's rules and decisions.
Why we're building this
We've spent 18 years building and maintaining design systems for enterprise clients. We know firsthand how quickly they decay when the people who made the original decisions leave or forget. Tenet is the tool we wished we had on every engagement.
Tenet is currently in development. If you're interested in early access, reach out.
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