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Live design system editor with diff tracking

Build a tool for designers to edit UI components directly in the live product and track changes. Developers get clean diffs for implementation.

Why now

Design systems are now mainstream, but syncing design changes to code remains a friction point.

Who for
Design system teams
Business model
Team subscriptions
Effort
A few weeks

Designers waste time recreating UI changes across Figma and live products. A browser extension or plugin could let them tweak live components directly in the product while generating clean CSS/React diffs for developers.

Target design teams at mid-size SaaS companies who already use design systems but struggle with handoff. The first version could be a Chrome extension that overlays edit controls on production sites.

The biggest risk is adoption - designers might prefer sticking to their existing Figma workflow.

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