AI UX Output and Formats Glossary for Designers
How model answers are structured, validated, and packaged as JSON, markdown, schemas, and team agent artifacts.
8 terms
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AI-Native Design System
An AI-native design system encodes tokens, components, and rules that both designers and coding agents can consume—often via DESIGN.md, SKILL.md, or structured exports.
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Design.md
Design.md is a markdown file that captures design system rules, component usage, tokens, and UX standards for humans and AI agents building your product.
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Generative UI (GenUI)
Generative UI (GenUI) is when AI produces live interface elements (forms, dashboards, cards, charts) from prompts or data, not just static text.
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JSON
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight text format for structured data: keys, values, arrays, and nested objects that machines parse reliably.
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Markdown (MD)
Markdown is a plain-text format for headings, lists, links, and code that stays readable to humans and easy for models to generate.
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Schema
A schema defines the shape of data: required fields, types, allowed values, and relationships between properties.
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SKILL.md
SKILL.md is a markdown file that teaches coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) how to behave on repeatable tasks: rules, steps, and quality bars teams install once.
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Structured Output
Structured output means the model returns data in a predictable schema (JSON, tables, form fields) instead of free-form paragraphs.