Inspect design specs

I need the full spec sheet for the dashboard module sent to Rahul in engineering and to Priya in QA for Thursday standup. Include pixel measurements, spacing tokens, color hexes, and the interaction states for hover and focus. Confirm the measurements against the live components and note any deviations before sending.

Before I hand the spec to Rahul, make it easy to validate: surface the three most critical measurements up top, make color values and token names findable, and flag any components where spacing or variants differ between design and the working component library.

I just pushed the spec for the new table and Rahul says the spacing in his build is off. He'll assume I mismeasured and escalate. I can't tell if the source component or his implementation is wrong because I don't have a shared reference token list. Should I compare the component in the design system, ask Rahul for a screenshot with dev tools open, or run a quick pixel measurement in the prototype? Which will reliably show who is wrong and what to change?

Across sprints the same five spacing and color questions keep coming up in review, eating 2–4 hours each. I need a habit to stop repeating the same handoffs and to build trust with the engineering team. What checklist, documentation snippet, and quick verification step should I add to my workflow so those questions disappear and Rahul can ship without pinging me every time?