Figma and Storybook Alignment
Reconcile names, properties, states, examples and release versions across design libraries and coded components.
- Design systems
- Figma
- Storybook
Correspondence ledger
Alignment is not a visual spot check. It compares component identity, property model, state, content, responsive behaviour, accessibility and release status across design and code.
Compare each component field across Figma and Storybook or code, then assign a clear disposition for the mismatch or match.
| Field | Figma | Storybook or code | Disposition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | Identity | component and variant name | package and export | align / map / retire |
| Properties | Properties | variant and component properties | props and types | equivalent / transform / unsupported |
| States | States | represented examples | runtime states | covered / missing / code-only |
| Behaviour | Behaviour | annotation and prototype | implemented interaction | match / divergence |
| Version | Version | library release | package release | compatible / migration required |
Useful outcome
The team receives a disposition for each material mismatch, owners, migration implications and an acceptance path. Some differences are legitimate; the ledger makes them intentional.
Align meaning before names
Two components can share a name and represent different product behaviour. Two differently named components can implement one compatible contract. Tcules first establishes purpose, anatomy, state and authority, then maps names and properties.
The comparison includes:
- component purpose and non-purpose;
- anatomy, slots and composition;
- semantic properties and permitted variants;
- loading, empty, error, permission and responsive states;
- events, focus and keyboard behaviour;
- content rules and realistic examples;
- release, deprecation and migration state;
- consuming products and legitimate local differences.
Move from ledger to release
Each difference receives one disposition: align Figma, align code, map through a deliberate transformation, document a legitimate difference, retire one representation or reopen the component contract. The team then agrees owners, release order, migration and verification.
Benchmark Gensuite supports Tcules applying shared-component direction in coded feature prototypes. Matter supports Figma system practice. These records do not establish Storybook parity or organisation-wide alignment for a named client.
AI can accelerate inventory and likely-match detection. A practitioner verifies semantic and behavioural correspondence before a proposed mapping enters the ledger.
Bring one divergent component family
Use one real component family to compare meaning, behaviour, release status and migration implications across design and code.