diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index b6cb28b0..d8e709b7 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@import './styles/tokens.css';
 @tailwind base;
 @tailwind components;
 @tailwind utilities;
diff --git a/src/styles/tokens.css b/src/styles/tokens.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea3f346e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/styles/tokens.css
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+:root {
+  /* TODO: surface, text, accent, status tokens */
+}
+
+[data-theme="dark"] {
+  /* TODO: dark-mode overrides */
+}
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