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An index of identity, type, and topology in datascript, replacing the per-file Ladybug database for reverse and cross-container questions. Entity identity is the (container, shape) pair, never the shape id alone: uuid/zero keys every page's root frame, duplicated pages share non-root ids, and deleted components keep their own copy of the main-instance subtree under the same ids. app.graph.overlay projects a file's data into the index: pages and component containers, shapes, components, and the asset node kinds the Ladybug projection never gained (colors, typographies, token sets, tokens), with their link transforms from beadpot's ledger (UsesColor, UsesTypography, UsesToken) as reference attributes and relation entities. Color references are stored per source (fill, stroke, text content) so the sync path can rebuild each contribution from a single :set operation. app.graph.overlay.queries holds the shared rule set and the standing question set. The four Cypher edge kinds are rules over indexed attributes, so they cannot drift from what they restate. The helpers in app.common.types.component and friends stay the oracle: instance-head? is the [?s :shape/component-id _] clause, never a reimplementation, and the local upward walk stays with ctn/get-parent-heads when the caller holds the document, because the pointer chain beats the rule walk by three orders of magnitude. app.graph.overlay.sync applies Penpot change vectors to the index, pure db-to-db, mirroring app.common.files.changes/process-change per clause, including load-component-objects on soft component deletion. app.graph.overlay.console parses, gates, and formats free-form Datalog: datascript resolves namespace-qualified symbols in call position via resolve, so every call symbol must be a built-in, an aggregate, or a shared rule. The suites pin: overlay answers identical to the helpers on constructed fixtures (177 assertions, beadpot's graph tests backported with each claim verified against a helper), synced index equal to a rebuilt one after every prefix of a 29-change replay covering all 12 supported change types, and the console gate. Measured on the Pencil design system (49 pages, 21 256 shapes, 730 components): build 1.63 s, 157 893 datoms, about 7.5 MB retained, answers identical to the helpers across 724 components, 1 000 sampled parent-head chains, and 5 549 frame subtrees; sync p95 0.28 ms per commit. The Ladybug session tier measured 33 to 43 s and 144 MB for a 20k-shape file the projection can ingest; the projection still rejects every real file at the Path node. AI-assisted-by: claude-fable-5
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Penpot is the open-source design platform for teams that build digital products at scale.
Penpot’s key strength lies in giving you full ownership of your design infrastructure. Built on open source and designed for self-hosting, it puts teams in complete control of their design environment supporting strict compliance and governance requirements. Whether used in the browser or deployed on your own servers, Penpot works with open standards like SVG, CSS, HTML, and JSON.
Real-time collaboration strengthens this foundation, helping teams scale and bring design closer to the product through top-tier capabilities. Additionally, developers feel at home using Penpot, because design is expressed as code, enabling a direct translation and shipping products faster.
Best-in-class native Design Tokens provide a single source of truth between design and development. They ensure consistency, improve collaboration, and make it easier to manage complex design systems.
The MCP server takes it further by enabling multi-directional workflows between design and code. A powerful open API and plugin system makes the workspace programmable, enabling automation, AI-driven workflows, and integrations with the tools and systems you already use.
With CSS Grid and Flex Layout, teams can design responsive interfaces that behave like real code from the start.
Combined, these features turn Penpot into a full-stack design platform for building scalable design systems and fully integrated product development processes.
If your organization is scaling and needs extra support, we’re here to help. Talk to us
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Why Penpot
Penpot connects design, code, and AI workflows through a code-based approach, making designs readable by developers and AI via the MCP server. This approach helps teams ship what’s actually designed and manage design systems at scale with powerful design tokens. As a self-hosted, open-source and real-time collaboration platform, Penpot offers full flexibility, security, and ownership without vendor lock-in. Learn more about why Penpot is the platform for your team.
Plugin system
Penpot plugins let you expand the platform's capabilities, give you the flexibility to integrate it with other apps, and design custom solutions.
Designed for developers
Penpot was built to serve both designers and developers and create a fluid design-code process. You have the choice to enjoy real-time collaboration or play "solo".
Inspect mode
Work with ready-to-use code and make your workflow easy and fast. The inspect tab gives instant access to SVG, CSS and HTML code.
Integrations
Penpot offers integration into the development toolchain, thanks to its support for webhooks and an API accessible through access tokens.
Building Design Systems: design tokens, components and variants
Penpot brings design systems to code-minded teams: a single source of truth with native Design Tokens, Components, and Variants for scalable, reusable, and consistent UI across projects and platforms.
Getting started
Penpot is the only design & prototype platform that is deployment agnostic. You can use it in our SAAS or deploy it anywhere.
Learn how to install it with Docker, Kubernetes, Elestio or other options on our website.
Penpot Enterprise
Penpot Enterprise is our paid plan for organizations that need to scale their design work across multiple teams with advanced governance, security, and administration. Manage teams and access from a centralized Admin Console, configure advanced permissions, and connect your identity provider through SSO. Available for cloud and self-hosted environments, it combines enterprise controls with Penpot’s open-source foundation and open standards.
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We love the Open Source software community. Contributing is our passion and if it’s yours too, participate and improve Penpot. All your designs, code and ideas are welcome!
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- Contribute to Penpot's code: Watch this video by Alejandro Alonso, CIO and developer at Penpot, where he gives us a hands-on demo of how to use Penpot’s repository and make changes in both front and back end.
To find (almost) everything you need to know on how to contribute to Penpot, refer to the contributing guide.
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