Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Design and development teams often work in separate tools, causing visual designs to drift from the underlying code and leading to rework during handoff. This misalignment slows product iteration and creates inconsistencies between UI specifications and implemented interfaces.
Solution
Glue provides a collaborative environment where designers and AI agents edit a shared design space that is directly synchronized with the codebase. Annotations made on UI elements are linked to source files and line numbers, enabling precise specifications that can be exported to Claude Code for automated implementation. The platform integrates with popular React frameworks (Next.js, Vite) via plugins that instrument the development server, ensuring real‑time updates between design edits and code. By consolidating design, annotation, and code generation in one workflow, Glue reduces manual handoff effort and accelerates product development cycles.
Target Audience
Primary users are UI/UX designers and front‑end developers working on React applications who need a unified workflow for design specification and code implementation.
Features
- Desktop app and CLI that instrument Next.js and Vite projects to keep design and code in sync
- Stable element IDs and line‑number mapping for annotations, preserving context across code changes
- One‑click export of design annotations to Claude Code plugin for automated code generation
- Integrated AI agent assistance that can apply annotation changes directly to the codebase
- Support for multiple package managers (npm, pnpm, yarn, bun) and automatic dependency injection
- Real‑time preview in the desktop app while the development server runs with GLUE_INSTRUMENT enabled