Field Notes

Design engineering knowledge, distilled.

Domains

Principles

8 pages

Core principles, synthesis and validation, journey mapping.

Claude & AI

9 pages

Context engineering, CLAUDE.md playbook, Claude Code setup, workflow architectures, and skill-based automation.

Platform

12 pages

Architecture patterns, monorepo structure, data and auth, bootstrapping.

Design System

44 pages

Multi-dimensional token model, composition rules, naming conventions, and constraints.

I need to...

Start a new projectBootstrap sequence from zero to running CISet up Claude CodeCLAUDE.md, rules, hooks, and sessionsGet the CLI commandsCopy-paste scaffolding sequencesFind a skillBrowse available automation skillsUnderstand the token modelFive orthogonal dimensions explainedDocument in FigmaRules for token pages and componentsChoose packagesCurated picks grouped by purposeRecord a tech decisionADR template and trade-off tables

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