open-design: an open-source agentic design workspace for generating prototypes, decks, and motion graphics

What it solves

Open Design is an open-source, local-first alternative to Claude Design. It transforms the design process from manual pixel-pushing in tools like Figma into an agent-native workflow where AI agents can discover briefs, generate prototypes, and deliver brand-consistent artifacts directly.

How it works

The project provides a native desktop app for macOS and Windows that acts as a workspace. It integrates with a wide array of coding agents (such as Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot) via an MCP server or a BYOK proxy. These agents use a filesystem of skills, design systems (defined in DESIGN.md files), and plugins to generate various outputs. The system renders these outputs in a sandboxed iframe for instant preview and allows exporting to formats like HTML, PDF, PPTX, and MP4.

Who it’s for

It is designed for designers, developers, and product teams who want to use AI agents to automate design workflows, maintain brand consistency through a shared design system, and rapidly prototype web, mobile, and motion graphics.

Highlights

• Multi-Artifact Generation: Creates web/mobile prototypes, live dashboards, pitch decks, and high-resolution images.
• Agent Compatibility: Supports over 20 coding agent CLIs and OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
• HyperFrames Integration: Uses the HyperFrames framework to render programmatic motion graphics and animated graphics to MP4.
• Brand Consistency: Uses DESIGN.md systems to ensure all AI-generated outputs adhere to a specific brand contract.
• Extensible Ecosystem: Includes 100+ skills, 150 design systems, and 261 plugins.