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DTCG Tokens

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Tiny W3C Design Tokens reader: turns a template's tokens.json into CSS custom properties and JS values, so one file re-brands web, video and social outputs.

Paste it into Claude Code: it installs the component, asks for your brand and content, and places it on the page you name.

Install

Or by hand, in a Next.js project with shadcn set up. It writes components/pastetaste/dtcg.tsx.

npx shadcn@latest add https://pastetaste.com/r/dtcg.json

Prompt

Install the pastetaste component "DTCG Tokens" (dtcg) into this Next.js project and use it.

What it is: Tiny W3C Design Tokens reader: turns a template's tokens.json into CSS custom properties and JS values, so one file re-brands web, video and social outputs.

Before you place it, ask me (one short message, in my language; "skip" = sensible default): which page and section it goes in, my brand colour (hex), the text, labels or images it should show, and whether I want my logo or my own copy in the demo content. Then:

Steps:
1. If the project has no components.json, run: npx shadcn@latest init -y -d. Then run: npx shadcn@latest add https://pastetaste.com/r/dtcg.json
   (it writes components/pastetaste/dtcg.tsx; install any npm packages it reports).
2. Import it: import { Dtcg } from "@/components/pastetaste/dtcg" (check the file for the exact named export).
3. Put it where it fits on the page I name, keep the rest of the page untouched, and pass props for my colours instead of editing the installed file.
4. It does not depend on Tailwind; colours come from CSS variables (--pt-*) or props.
5. It supports prefers-reduced-motion with a still state; do not remove it.

Props (all optional unless the type has no default):
- compile(tree, prefix?): (tokens.json) => { cssVars, values, v, prefix } — Compiles a DTCG tree; v('color.ink') returns the matching var().
- flatten(tree): (tree) => Token[] — Flattens nested tokens, resolving $type inheritance and aliases.
- toCssVars(tokens, prefix): (Token[], string) => Record<string, string> — CSS custom properties, typography expanded per property.

Live preview: https://pastetaste.com/c/dtcg
Then run the dev server, check it in the browser at desktop and mobile width, and tell me the page URL.

Props 3

PropTypeDefaultDescription
compile(tree, prefix?)(tokens.json) => { cssVars, values, v, prefix }-Compiles a DTCG tree; v('color.ink') returns the matching var().
flatten(tree)(tree) => Token[]-Flattens nested tokens, resolving $type inheritance and aliases.
toCssVars(tokens, prefix)(Token[], string) => Record<string, string>-CSS custom properties, typography expanded per property.
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