# Design Authority
Status: DRAFT | Owner: [name] | Reviewed: [date]
PRD brief: [path/revision] | Existing tokens/components: [paths]

## Principles and hierarchy
- User task and primary action:
- Content tone and information priority:

## Tokens
- Typography roles:
- Spacing and layout:
- Surfaces, colors and contrast:
- Motion and reduced-motion behavior:

## Components and states
| Component | Existing source | States | Keyboard / accessible behavior |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [component] | [path] | [states] | [behavior] |

## Responsive rules
- Small / medium / wide reflow:
- Long content, zoom and overflow:

## Verification
- Routes / viewport sizes / keyboard paths:
- Loading, empty, error and success checks:
- Approved reference and current evidence:

## Exceptions
- [Route-specific exception, reason and review date]