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[Dev Mode] Token Name isn't changed in Dev Mode

  • February 12, 2026
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Duong Thu Huong

We are facing an issue on Hand-Off file (Dev Mode):

When we changed the token spacing name (ex: from Sm to Md) and publish DS library. 

The main component on Working file is updated but its instance in Dev Mode isn’t updated , the developers still see it Sm. 

How to deal with this problem?

I don’t want to publish working file as a library. Or I have to create a pattern components file?

Spacing Left-Right: Dev Mode (Sm)
Spacing Left-Right: Design Mode (Md)

 

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Harriette
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  • March 4, 2026

In Dev Mode, instances don’t always auto-update when token names change in the library. Since you don’t want to publish the working file, the safest way is to have a separate “pattern/components” file that acts as the source for Dev Mode. Update tokens there, publish that library, and the devs will see the latest versions without touching your main working file. Think of it as a middleman library just for Dev Mode.