diff --git a/.agents/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.agents/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.agents/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.claude/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.claude/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.claude/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.cursor/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.cursor/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.cursor/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.cursor/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.gemini/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.gemini/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.gemini/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.gemini/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.github/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.github/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.github/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.github/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.grok/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.grok/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.grok/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.grok/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.kiro/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.kiro/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.kiro/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.kiro/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.opencode/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.opencode/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.opencode/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.opencode/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.pi/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.pi/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.pi/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.pi/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.qoder/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.qoder/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.qoder/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.qoder/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.rovodev/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.rovodev/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.rovodev/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.rovodev/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.trae-cn/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.trae-cn/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.trae-cn/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.trae-cn/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.trae/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.trae/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.trae/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.trae/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/.vibe/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/.vibe/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/.vibe/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/.vibe/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',
diff --git a/plugin/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs b/plugin/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
index bae03bc98..8981b654a 100644
--- a/plugin/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
+++ b/plugin/skills/impeccable/scripts/lib/staleness-deep.mjs
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ export function checkDesignDrift({ designPath, projectRoot, threshold = 25 }) {
  * a section can be absent because it never applied, so this is reported as a
  * documentation gap for a human to judge, never as an error.
  */
+function hasCoverageValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.some(hasCoverageValue);
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+    return Object.values(value).some(hasCoverageValue);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    return trimmed.length > 0 && !/^(?:\[\s*\]|\{\s*\})$/.test(trimmed);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
   if (!design || typeof parseDesignMd !== 'function') return [];
   let model;
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export function checkDesignCoverage({ design, designPath, parseDesignMd }) {
     return [];
   }
   const missing = ['colors', 'typography', 'components']
-    .filter((section) => !model[section]);
+    .filter((section) => !model[section] && !hasCoverageValue(model.frontmatter?.[section]));
   if (!missing.length) return [];
   return [finding({
     id: 'design-md-coverage',