Design systems are infrastructure. And infrastructure works best when it’s shared.
We’re open-sourcing the core of Servly — the CIF specification, CLI, sync engine, and all framework runtime adapters — because we believe the best way to build a universal component standard is to build it together.
The Problem
Every team that builds a design system faces the same challenges:
- Components locked to a single framework
- Breaking changes when migrating between React, Vue, or Svelte
- No standard interchange format between design tools and code
- Duplicated effort across the industry
Our Approach
The Component Interchange Format (CIF) defines a framework-agnostic way to describe UI components. Think of it as “HTML for design systems” — a shared vocabulary that any tool can read and write.
By open-sourcing the spec and tooling, we’re inviting the community to help shape this standard. The more teams that adopt CIF, the more portable everyone’s components become.
What Stays Commercial
Servly Studio (the visual builder), managed hosting, and team collaboration features remain commercial. This is how we fund development while keeping the core infrastructure free for everyone.