About Cotton
The AI-native design system that bridges design and code
What is Cotton?
Cotton is an AI-native design system built for the modern development workflow. It bridges the gap between design and code by providing a comprehensive set of React components, design tokens, and developer tools that work seamlessly with AI assistants. Whether you're building a startup MVP or scaling an enterprise application, Cotton gives you the building blocks to create consistent, accessible, and beautiful user interfaces.
At its core, Cotton embraces the principle that design systems should be intelligent. Through MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration, Cotton understands your coding standards, enforces best practices, and helps AI assistants write code that follows your team's conventions. This means faster development cycles, fewer code review iterations, and a more cohesive product experience across your entire application.
Our Vision
We believe the future of software development is collaborative - between humans, design tools, and AI. Cotton is designed from the ground up to excel in this new paradigm. Instead of fighting against AI-generated code, Cotton embraces it by providing clear patterns, semantic tokens, and machine-readable documentation that AI assistants can understand and follow.
Our goal is to make every line of code generated with Cotton indistinguishable from handcrafted code. No more generic outputs. No more fighting with AI to follow your conventions. Just clean, consistent, production-ready code that feels like it was written by someone who deeply understands your codebase.
How It Works
1
Install Cotton
Add Cotton UI components and design tokens to your project with a single npm install. Import styles and you're ready to build.
2
Configure MCP
Add the Cotton MCP server to your AI assistant. It automatically provides context about components, tokens, and your preferences.
3
Build with AI
Ask your AI assistant to build features. Cotton ensures the generated code follows your patterns and uses the right components.
Created by Akrade
Cotton is built by Akrade, a design and development studio focused on creating tools that bridge the gap between designers and developers. We believe in open source and building for the community.