Tip: Turn Apps into Structured DESIGN.md Specs — The Difference Between Near-Perfect and Drifting UI Clones

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A practitioner reverse-engineered 50 popular apps into structured markdown design specs and found the key differentiator for Claude UI clones: specs that describe component hierarchy, spacing relationships, and interaction patterns in structured markdown produce near-perfect output, while specs that only describe visual appearance drift. The technique: decompose apps into layout skeleton, component inventory, spacing system, and interaction states as separate markdown sections.