The Claude Design Handoff Playbook

Claude Design's June 2026 update finally kills the design-to-code handoff. It imports your real design system (from a GitHub repo, design files, or a raw upload), gives you a true drag-and-align canvas where the code updates to match, and — the headline — opens a two-way bridge with Claude Code via /design-sync, so engineers build from your actual components instead of starting over from a screenshot. This playbook runs the new loop end to end: the 4 upgrades that changed, the 5-step loop (import → describe & arrange → /design-sync → build in Claude Code → push back & export), the import checklist (colors, type scale, spacing tokens, component library, brand rules), Brand-Lock for teams and Enterprise (approve one system, lock edits — and note it's OFF by default for Enterprise until an admin enables it), the commands quickstart (/design-sync, /design), where to find it (beta on Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise at claude.ai/design and the desktop app), export to PDF and PowerPoint plus connectors (Adobe, Base44, Canva, Gamma, Lovable, Miro, Replit, Vercel, Wix), and the honest fit so you know when it's right for you.

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