Coherent Design Method

One command. Consistent UI everywhere.

Describe what you need. Get a multi-page prototype where every page shares the same components, colors, and layout — automatically.

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The problem

You've seen this before

Every AI tool today

Generate a page — looks great. Generate another — different header. Third page — different buttons. Fourth — spacing is off. You spend more time fixing inconsistencies than building.

With Coherent

Every page shares the same header component. Edit it once — all pages update instantly.
Change the primary color — all 12 pages update.
Add a component once — reuse it everywhere by ID.

The killer feature

As you add pages, Coherent builds your design system in the background — component library, design tokens, accessibility recommendations. Visit /design-system to see it live.

How it works

See it in action

AlexMeet Alex. She's building a SaaS prototype for her startup.

1

Alex opens terminal and runs:

$coherent init my-saas

30 seconds later: a Next.js project with a design system, component library, and documentation — ready to customize.

2

She describes what she needs:

$coherent chat "add a dashboard with revenue stats, user growth chart, and recent activity feed"

Coherent generates a complete dashboard page. Real components. Real data. Not a wireframe.

3

She adds more pages:

$coherent chat "add a settings page with profile form and notification preferences"
$coherent chat "add a pricing page with three tiers"

Every new page automatically reuses the same Header, Footer, and design tokens from the dashboard. No copy-paste. No drift.

4

She opens it in the browser:

$coherent preview

Hot reload. She can also open the project in Cursor and describe changes there — changes appear instantly either way.

5

She tweaks the design:

$coherent chat "make the primary color green"

One command. All pages update. The design system viewer at /design-system shows every component, token, and recommendation.

6

She ships it:

$coherent export --output ./my-saas-app

Clean Next.js project. No platform code. Deploy to Vercel in one click.

Two ways to build

Use the terminal. Or your editor. Or both.

CLI

Run commands in your terminal. Each command goes through the full pipeline: AI generation → component reuse → validation → auto-fix.

$coherent init
$coherent chat "create my app"
$coherent preview

Cursor / Claude Code / Any AI Editor

Describe changes in your editor's chat. Coherent provides context via .cursorrules and CLAUDE.md — your AI knows about shared components, design tokens, and quality rules.

Example prompts

"Make the hero headline larger and bolder"
"Add hover shadow to the feature cards"
"Change the footer layout to two columns"

Different tools, shared foundation. CLI runs the full pipeline — generation, component reuse, validation, auto-fix. Editor chat gives you speed with AI-powered design system context. Use anytime to check consistency.

What makes it different

Not another page generator

Built for consistency. Not one-off screens.

Components have IDs

CID-001 is your Header. It lives in one file, used on every page. Edit it once — every page updates. No more 'which header is the right one?'

Design system builds itself

As you add pages, Coherent assembles a component library, token reference, and UX recommendations. Visit /design-system to see it live.

AI follows your rules

97 design constraints. Typography hierarchy, spacing rhythm, accessibility, color tokens — all enforced automatically. No manual review needed.

Export and own your code

coherent export gives you a clean Next.js project. No lock-in. No platform dependencies. It's your code.

Works with your tools

Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf — Coherent provides context to any AI editor via .cursorrules and CLAUDE.md. Your AI knows about every shared component and design token.

Getting started

Try it in 60 seconds

Terminal
$npm install -g @coherent/cli
$coherent init my-app
$cd my-app
$coherent chat "create a SaaS app with dashboard, settings, and pricing pages"
$coherent preview

That's it. Five commands. A complete multi-page prototype with shared components and a design system.