GitHub

Learn how to distribute your design tokens from Specify to your GitHub repositories via automated Pull Requests.

Specify will sync your GitHub repository if you have a config file .specifyrc.json saved at the root of your GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

Please make sure you have:

• A GitHub account

• A Specify account

• One or multiple new Advanced Repositories Specify repositories containing some design tokens.

Want to connect a GitHub repository from your GitHub organization? Please make sure you have the correct access rights. Otherwise, you'll need an owner to approve your installation request.

Installation

1. Go to the applications catalog on the Destinations page

2. Select GitHub

3. Click on "Connect"

4. Select the repositories you want Specify to have access to

5. You will now be able to connect your Specify and your GitHub repositories together 🎉

Connecting Specify and GitHub

Once you've connected your GitHub account, Specify has to know what design tokens to synchronize and how.

1. Go to the Specify Advanced Repository you want to distribute design data from

2. Go to its "Destinations" page

3. Click on "Create Pipeline"

4. Select "GitHub application"

5. Select your GitHub account

6. Select the GitHub repository you want to distribute your design data to

7. Name for your configuration file (Learn More ↗︎)

8. Create the Pull Request containing your configuration file

9. Merge the PR created by Specify containing your configuration file

10. Specify will now automatically sync design data to your GitHub repository 🎉

Useful resources

• How to sync design tokens in a GitHub monorepo

• How to run Style Dictionary with a GitHub Action