diff --git a/analyzer2/Analyzer.js b/analyzer2/Analyzer.js
index db0e88d..c5115c6 100644
--- a/analyzer2/Analyzer.js
+++ b/analyzer2/Analyzer.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enyo.kind({
 	 */
 	walk: function(inPaths, inPathResolver) {
 		var modules = [];
+		var designs = [];
 		var currentLabel;
 		var next = function(inSender, inData) {
 			if (inData) {
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ enyo.kind({
 					inData.modules[i].label = currentLabel;
 				}
 				modules = modules.concat(inData.modules);
+				designs = designs.concat(inData.designs);
 			}
 			var path = inPaths.shift(), label = '';
 			if (path) {
@@ -55,27 +57,32 @@ enyo.kind({
 				}
 				new Walker().walk(path, inPathResolver).response(this, next);
 			} else {
-				this.walkFinished(modules);
+				this.walkFinished(modules, designs);
 			}
 		};
 		next.call(this);
 	},
 	//* @protected
-	walkFinished: function(inModules) {
-		this.read(inModules);
+	walkFinished: function(inModules, inDesigns) {
+		this.read(inModules, inDesigns);
 	},
 	//* @protected
-	read: function(inModules) {
+	read: function(inModules, inDesigns) {
 		new Reader()
-			.go({modules: inModules})
+			.go({modules: inModules, designs: inDesigns})
 			.response(this, function(inSender, inData) {
 				this.indexModules(inData.modules);
+				this.indexDesigns(inData.designs);
+				this.doIndexReady();
 			})
 		;
 	},
 	//* @protected
 	indexModules: function(inModules) {
 		this.index.addModules(inModules);
-		this.doIndexReady();
+	},
+	//* @protected
+	indexDesigns: function(inDesigns) {
+		this.index.addDesigns(inDesigns);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/analyzer2/Indexer.js b/analyzer2/Indexer.js
index c000a86..870ec2c 100644
--- a/analyzer2/Indexer.js
+++ b/analyzer2/Indexer.js
@@ -212,6 +212,73 @@ enyo.kind({
 		}
 		return list;
 	},
+	/**
+	 * Adds data from an array of "design" objects to the indexer, which were previously
+	 * loaded by the Reader into each design object's `code` property.  Design objects may
+	 * specify palette or property meta-data.
+	 * @param  inDesigns	Array of design objects with unparsed code string
+	 * @protected
+	 */
+	addDesigns: function(inDesigns) {
+		enyo.forEach(inDesigns, this.addDesign, this);
+		enyo.forEach(this.palette, this.indexPalette, this);
+		enyo.forEach(this.propertyMetaData, this.indexPropertyMetaData, this);
+	},
+	/**
+	 * Adds a given "design" object to the indexer.
+	 * @param  inDesigns	A design object with unparsed code string
+	 * @protected
+	 */
+	addDesign: function(inDesign) {
+		try {
+			var design = enyo.json.parse(inDesign.code);
+			enyo.forEach(["palette", "propertyMetaData"], function(type) {
+				if (design[type]) {
+					var src = design[type];
+					var dest = this[type] || [];
+					this[type] = dest.concat(src);
+				}
+			}, this);
+		} catch (err) {
+			enyo.warn("Error parsing designer meta-data (" + inDesign.path + "): " + err);
+		}
+	},
+	/**
+	 * Loops over all the palette entries in a given category and marks kinds in the indexer
+	 * with a flag indicating it has a palette entry (useful for generating a catch-all palette
+	 * later).  Also fills in minimum palette information based on defaults if it is missing.
+	 * @param  inCategory	A palette category (containing `items` array of palette entries)
+	 * @protected
+	 */
+	indexPalette: function(inCategory) {
+		enyo.forEach(inCategory.items, function(item) {
+			var obj = this.findByName(item.kind);
+			if (obj) {
+				obj.hasPalette = true;
+				// Fill in defaults for missing data
+				item.name = item.name || obj.name;
+				item.config = item.config || { kind:obj.name };
+				item.inline = item.inline || { kind:obj.name };
+				item.description = item.description || obj.comment;
+			} else {
+				enyo.warn("Designer meta-data specifed palette entry for '" + (item.kind || item.name) + "' but no kind by that name found.");
+			}
+		}, this);
+	},
+	/**
+	 * Assigns a property meta-data item for a kind to its propertyMetaData entry
+	 * @protected
+	 */
+	indexPropertyMetaData: function(inItem) {
+		if (inItem.type == "kind"){
+			var obj = this.findByName(inItem.name);
+			if (obj) {
+				obj.propertyMetaData = inItem;
+			} else {
+				enyo.warn("Designer meta-data specifed property info for '" + inItem.name + "' but no kind by that name found.");
+			}
+		}
+	},
 	statics: {
 		nameCompare: function(inA, inB) {
 			var na = inA.name.toLowerCase(),
@@ -225,4 +292,4 @@ enyo.kind({
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/analyzer2/Reader.js b/analyzer2/Reader.js
index 0014ac0..966761d 100644
--- a/analyzer2/Reader.js
+++ b/analyzer2/Reader.js
@@ -3,34 +3,35 @@ enyo.kind({
 	kind: enyo.Async,
 	go: function(inData) {
 		this.modules = inData.modules;
-		this.moduleIndex = 0;
-		enyo.asyncMethod(this, "nextModule");
+		this.designs = inData.designs;
+		this.files = inData.modules.concat(inData.designs);
+		enyo.asyncMethod(this, "nextFile");
 		return this;
 	},
-	nextModule: function() {
-		var m = this.modules[this.moduleIndex++];
-		if (m) {
-			this.loadModule(m);
+	nextFile: function() {
+		var f = this.files.shift();
+		if (f) {
+			this.loadFile(f);
 		} else {
-			this.modulesFinished();
+			this.filesFinished();
 		}
 	},
-	loadModule: function(inModule) {
+	loadFile: function(inFile) {
 		enyo.xhr.request({
-			url: inModule.path,
-			callback: enyo.bind(this, "moduleLoaded", inModule)
+			url: inFile.path,
+			callback: enyo.bind(this, "fileLoaded", inFile)
 		});
 	},
-	moduleLoaded: function(inModule, inCode) {
-		this.addModule(inModule, inCode);
-		this.nextModule();
+	fileLoaded: function(inFile, inCode) {
+		this.addFile(inFile, inCode);
+		this.nextFile();
 	},
-	addModule: function(inModule, inCode) {
+	addFile: function(inFile, inCode) {
 		if (inCode && inCode.length) {
-			inModule.code = inCode;
+			inFile.code = inCode;
 		}
 	},
-	modulesFinished: function() {
-		this.respond({modules: this.modules});
+	filesFinished: function() {
+		this.respond({modules: this.modules, designs: this.designs});
 	}
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/analyzer2/Walker.js b/analyzer2/Walker.js
index 2073c75..cde05d7 100644
--- a/analyzer2/Walker.js
+++ b/analyzer2/Walker.js
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ enyo.kind({
 	walkFinish: function() {
 		// we've read all the manifests and constructed our list of modules
 		this.modules = this.loader.modules;
-		this.async.respond({modules: this.modules});
-		this.doFinish({modules: this.modules});
+		this.designs = this.loader.designs;
+		this.async.respond({modules: this.modules, designs: this.designs});
+		this.doFinish({modules: this.modules, designs: this.designs});
 	}
 });