SXL Studio
Inspect

Token Bindings

Inspect Token Bindings: how SXL Studio collects, displays, overrides, and unlinks token, variable, and style bindings on selected nodes.

What Token Bindings show

The Token Bindings section in Inspect shows effective bindings for the selected node tree.

It combines data from:

  • appliedTokens plugin data (tokens applied through SXL Studio);
  • composition/template binding metadata;
  • native Figma variable bindings (boundVariables);
  • text style fallback (textStyleId) for typography display.

Bindings are deduplicated by canonical property keys so the same binding is not shown twice.

Instance-aware binding collection

For instances and instance sublayers, Inspect also reads resolvable bindings from the main component counterpart when Figma omits sublayer bound variables in the instance copy.

This gives a more reliable binding picture for nested instance structures.

UI structure

For each node in the selected subtree, Token Bindings list includes:

  • property (fill, stroke, cornerRadius, font, etc.);
  • token path;
  • resolved value preview;
  • actions: Override and Unlink.

Top-level actions:

  • Unlink All: removes bindings recursively for current node subtree.

Override flow

  1. Click Override on a binding row.
  2. In modal, choose a new token path (search + tree picker).
  3. Choose action:
    • Save: rewrite binding path in plugin data only;
    • Apply: rewrite binding path and apply token value to node now.

If the new token path is not found, Apply returns an error notice.

Unlink in a row:

  1. detaches Figma binding for that property;
  2. removes matching entry from appliedTokens;
  3. refreshes Inspect result.

Unlink All in panel header:

  • traverses current node subtree;
  • clears token bindings and style/variable links where supported;
  • also attempts explicit mode cleanup for the same scope.

Use carefully on large subtrees.

Performance notes

  • Inspect lists only relevant nodes and merged bindings for current selection tree.
  • For batch rebuild scenarios, use Apply Tokens by Selection/Page/Document scope in Tokens workflow.