diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed855c5..ae1a076 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -347,6 +347,20 @@ console.log(report.summary);        // { errors, warnings, info }
 console.log(report.designSystem);   // Parsed DesignSystemState
 ```
 
+Projects can declare additional component sub-tokens for the `broken-ref` rule.
+The configured names are added to the built-in vocabulary, so undeclared names
+still produce typo warnings and unresolved token references remain errors:
+
+```typescript
+const report = lint(markdownString, {
+  ruleOptions: {
+    'broken-ref': {
+      additionalComponentSubTokens: ['owner', 'gap'],
+    },
+  },
+});
+```
+
 ## Design Token Interoperability
 
 DESIGN.md tokens are inspired by the [W3C Design Token Format](https://www.designtokens.org/). The `export` command converts tokens to other formats:
@@ -362,4 +376,4 @@ The DESIGN.md format is at version `alpha`. The spec, token schema, and CLI are
 ## Disclaimer
 
 This project is not eligible for the [Google Open Source Software Vulnerability
-Rewards Program](https://bughunters.google.com/open-source-security).
\ No newline at end of file
+Rewards Program](https://bughunters.google.com/open-source-security).
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/linter/index.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/linter/index.test.ts
index ba12e98..b3c8416 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/linter/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/linter/index.test.ts
@@ -163,4 +163,30 @@ motion:
     );
     expect(unknownKeyFindings).toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  it('passes per-rule options to built-in lint rules', () => {
+    const content = `---
+name: Extended components
+spacing:
+  md: 16px
+components:
+  stack:
+    gap: "{spacing.md}"
+    owner: "@example/stack"
+    gaap: "{spacing.md}"
+---`;
+
+    const result = lint(content, {
+      ruleOptions: {
+        'broken-ref': {
+          additionalComponentSubTokens: ['gap', 'owner'],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const unknownSubTokens = result.findings.filter(
+      f => f.rule === 'broken-ref' && f.message.includes('not a recognized')
+    );
+    expect(unknownSubTokens.map(f => f.path)).toEqual(['components.stack.gaap']);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/linter/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/linter/index.ts
index 4fd4bf7..adcff3c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/linter/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/linter/index.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ export type { CssVarsEmitterResult, CssVarDeclaration } from './css-vars/spec.js
 
 // ── Advanced linting ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 export { runLinter, preEvaluate } from './linter/runner.js';
-export { DEFAULT_RULES } from './linter/rules/index.js';
-export type { LintRule } from './linter/rules/types.js';
+export { DEFAULT_RULES, DEFAULT_RULE_DESCRIPTORS } from './linter/rules/index.js';
+export type { LintRule, RuleDescriptor, RuleOptions } from './linter/rules/types.js';
+export type { BrokenRefOptions } from './linter/rules/broken-ref.js';
 export type { GradedTokenEdits, TokenEditEntry } from './linter/spec.js';
 export {
   brokenRef,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/linter/lint.ts b/packages/cli/src/linter/lint.ts
index b25dbfd..499da27 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/linter/lint.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/linter/lint.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@ import { TailwindEmitterHandler } from './tailwind/handler.js';
 import type { DesignSystemState } from './model/spec.js';
 import type { Finding } from './linter/spec.js';
 import type { LintRule } from './linter/rules/types.js';
+import type { BrokenRefOptions } from './linter/rules/broken-ref.js';
+import { DEFAULT_RULE_DESCRIPTORS } from './linter/rules/index.js';
 import type { TailwindEmitterResult } from './tailwind/spec.js';
 
 export interface LintOptions {
-  /** Custom lint rules. Defaults to DEFAULT_RULES if omitted. */
+  /** Custom lint rules. Defaults to the built-in rules if omitted. */
   rules?: LintRule[];
+  /** Options for individual built-in lint rules. */
+  ruleOptions?: {
+    'broken-ref'?: BrokenRefOptions;
+  };
 }
 
 export interface LintReport {
@@ -89,7 +95,11 @@ export function lint(content: string, options?: LintOptions): LintReport {
   }
 
   const { designSystem, findings: modelFindings } = model.execute(parseResult.data);
-  const lintResult = runLinter(designSystem, options?.rules);
+  const lintResult = runLinter(
+    designSystem,
+    options?.rules ?? DEFAULT_RULE_DESCRIPTORS,
+    options?.ruleOptions,
+  );
   const tailwindConfig = tailwind.execute(designSystem);
 
   const findings = [...modelFindings, ...lintResult.findings];
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/broken-ref.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/broken-ref.test.ts
index 13ac68a..c700cc7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/broken-ref.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/broken-ref.test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,38 @@ describe('brokenRef', () => {
     expect(subTokenDiag!.severity).toBe('warning');
   });
 
+  it('accepts additional project-owned component sub-tokens', () => {
+    const state = buildState({
+      spacing: { md: '16px' },
+      components: {
+        stack: {
+          gap: '{spacing.md}',
+          owner: '@example/stack',
+          gaap: '{spacing.md}',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const findings = brokenRef(state, {
+      additionalComponentSubTokens: ['gap', 'owner'],
+    });
+
+    expect(findings.some(d => d.path === 'components.stack.gap')).toBe(false);
+    expect(findings.some(d => d.path === 'components.stack.owner')).toBe(false);
+    expect(findings.some(d => d.path === 'components.stack.gaap')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('still reports unresolved references when additional sub-tokens are configured', () => {
+    const state = buildState({
+      components: { stack: { gap: '{spacing.missing}' } },
+    });
+    const findings = brokenRef(state, {
+      additionalComponentSubTokens: ['gap'],
+    });
+
+    expect(findings.some(d => d.message.includes('does not resolve'))).toBe(true);
+    expect(findings.some(d => d.message.includes('not a recognized'))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('has a valid rule descriptor', () => {
     expect(brokenRefRule.name).toBe('broken-ref');
     expect(brokenRefRule.severity).toBe('error');
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/broken-ref.ts b/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/broken-ref.ts
index 7aadb73..15b5754 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/broken-ref.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/broken-ref.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,23 @@ import type { DesignSystemState } from '../../model/spec.js';
 import { VALID_COMPONENT_SUB_TOKENS } from '../../model/spec.js';
 import type { RuleDescriptor, RuleFinding } from './types.js';
 
+export interface BrokenRefOptions {
+  /** Additional project-owned component sub-token names to recognize. */
+  additionalComponentSubTokens?: readonly string[];
+}
+
 /**
  * Broken/circular references and unknown component sub-tokens.
  */
-export function brokenRef(state: DesignSystemState): RuleFinding[] {
+export function brokenRef(
+  state: DesignSystemState,
+  options: BrokenRefOptions = {},
+): RuleFinding[] {
   const findings: RuleFinding[] = [];
+  const validComponentSubTokens = new Set([
+    ...VALID_COMPONENT_SUB_TOKENS,
+    ...(options.additionalComponentSubTokens ?? []),
+  ]);
   for (const [compName, comp] of state.components) {
     // Unresolved references
     for (const ref of comp.unresolvedRefs) {
@@ -32,11 +44,11 @@ export function brokenRef(state: DesignSystemState): RuleFinding[] {
 
     // Unknown component sub-tokens (lower severity override)
     for (const [propName] of comp.properties) {
-      if (!(VALID_COMPONENT_SUB_TOKENS as readonly string[]).includes(propName)) {
+      if (!validComponentSubTokens.has(propName)) {
         findings.push({
           severity: 'warning',
           path: `components.${compName}.${propName}`,
-          message: `'${propName}' is not a recognized component sub-token. Valid sub-tokens: ${VALID_COMPONENT_SUB_TOKENS.join(', ')}.`,
+          message: `'${propName}' is not a recognized component sub-token. Valid sub-tokens: ${[...validComponentSubTokens].join(', ')}.`,
         });
       }
     }
@@ -44,7 +56,7 @@ export function brokenRef(state: DesignSystemState): RuleFinding[] {
   return findings;
 }
 
-export const brokenRefRule: RuleDescriptor = {
+export const brokenRefRule: RuleDescriptor<BrokenRefOptions> = {
   name: 'broken-ref',
   severity: 'error',
   description: 'Broken/circular references and unknown component sub-tokens.',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/types.ts
index d26075b..2ed4827 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/rules/types.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ export interface RuleFinding {
 /** A pure lint rule: takes immutable state, returns findings. No side effects. */
 export type LintRule = (state: DesignSystemState) => Finding[];
 
-export interface RuleDescriptor {
+/** Options passed to a lint rule by name. */
+export type RuleOptions = Record<string, unknown>;
+
+export interface RuleDescriptor<TOptions = unknown> {
   name: string;
   severity: Severity;
   description: string;
-  run: (state: DesignSystemState) => RuleFinding[];
+  run(state: DesignSystemState, options?: TOptions): RuleFinding[];
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/runner.ts b/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/runner.ts
index 6c2c9bc..c37bded 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/linter/linter/runner.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 import type { DesignSystemState } from '../model/spec.js';
 import type { LintResult, Finding, GradedTokenEdits, TokenEditEntry } from './spec.js';
-import type { LintRule, RuleDescriptor } from './rules/types.js';
-import { DEFAULT_RULES, DEFAULT_RULE_DESCRIPTORS } from './rules/index.js';
+import type { LintRule, RuleDescriptor, RuleOptions } from './rules/types.js';
+import { DEFAULT_RULE_DESCRIPTORS } from './rules/index.js';
 
 /** Type guard: checks if the array contains RuleDescriptors (objects with `run`). */
 function isDescriptorArray(rules: LintRule[] | RuleDescriptor[]): rules is RuleDescriptor[] {
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ function isDescriptorArray(rules: LintRule[] | RuleDescriptor[]): rules is RuleD
  */
 export function runLinter(
   state: DesignSystemState,
-  rules: LintRule[] | RuleDescriptor[] = DEFAULT_RULES,
+  rules: LintRule[] | RuleDescriptor[] = DEFAULT_RULE_DESCRIPTORS,
+  ruleOptions: RuleOptions = {},
 ): LintResult {
   const findings: Finding[] = isDescriptorArray(rules)
-    ? rules.flatMap(desc => desc.run(state).map(f => ({
+    ? rules.flatMap(desc => desc.run(state, ruleOptions[desc.name]).map(f => ({
         severity: f.severity ?? desc.severity,
         path: f.path,
         message: f.message,
+        rule: f.rule ?? desc.name,
       })))
     : rules.flatMap(rule => rule(state));
   return {
@@ -52,9 +54,10 @@ export function runLinter(
  */
 export function preEvaluate(
   state: DesignSystemState,
-  rules: LintRule[] | RuleDescriptor[] = DEFAULT_RULES,
+  rules: LintRule[] | RuleDescriptor[] = DEFAULT_RULE_DESCRIPTORS,
+  ruleOptions: RuleOptions = {},
 ): GradedTokenEdits {
-  const { findings } = runLinter(state, rules);
+  const { findings } = runLinter(state, rules, ruleOptions);
   const fixes: TokenEditEntry[] = [];
   const improvements: TokenEditEntry[] = [];
   const suggestions: TokenEditEntry[] = [];