Border composite token: description injected into component + color reference lost on side-specific application

[UdayHyma]

Describe the bug

When applying a Border composite token to a specific side (e.g., Top), two issues occur:

1. Token description bleeds into Figma component: The border token's description text gets injected into the component instance's description field in Figma. The description pertains to the border token, not the component — this is incorrect.

2. Color token reference not resolved: The underlying color token referenced within the border composite is not applied as a token reference. Instead, a raw HEX value is injected into Figma.

Both issues only occur when applying the border token to a specific side (Top, Right, Bottom, Left). Applying to All works correctly.

To Reproduce

1. Create a Border composite token with a description and a referenced color token
2. Apply the border token to a component on a specific side (e.g., Top)
3. Observe: the token's description appears in the component instance's description field
4. Observe: the color value is a raw HEX instead of the token reference

Expected behavior

• The border token's description should NOT be written to the component instance's description field
• The color should be applied as a token/variable reference, not a raw HEX value
• Behavior should be consistent between side-specific and "All" application

Related issues

• Variable for a Stroke's Width is Not Applied for the Border Token #2976 — "Variable for a Stroke's Width is Not Applied for the Border Token" (fixed via 2976 variable for a strokes width is not applied for the border token #2982, reopened Feb 2026, closed again). Related but distinct — that issue covered stroke width variables; this covers description injection and color reference loss on side-specific application.
• Wolf Benz (Feb 2026, Slack #bugs) also reported that "color is impacted" in a similar composite token scenario, corroborating the color reference symptom.

Environment

• Tokens Studio for Figma plugin (version TBC with reporter)
• Border composite token applied to specific side

Source

Reported by Chris Kerr in Slack #bugs channel (April 8, 2026) with screenshot evidence.