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 loop where AI agents can discover briefs, stream artifacts, and deliver final assets. It removes the limitations of closed-source design AI by allowing users to self-host, use their own agents, and integrate their own design systems.

How it works

The project provides a native desktop app (macOS/Windows) and a set of skills, a CLI, and an MCP server. This allows mainstream coding agents (such as Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot) to consume design tools natively. Users can define a brand contract via a DESIGN.md file, which the agents use to ensure consistent branding across all outputs. The system supports a variety of output formats, including HTML prototypes, MP4 videos via HyperFrames, and PPTX decks.

Who it’s for

It is designed for designers, developers, and product teams who want to agentic design workflows and want to avoid vendor lock-in by using open-source tools and their own preferred LLMs.

Highlights

• Agent-Native Integration: Supports 21+ coding agent CLIs and provides an MCP server for easy installation.
• Multimodal Output: Generates web/mobile prototypes, live dashboards, pitch decks, and high-resolution images.
• Motion Graphics: Integrates HyperFrames to render programmatic motion graphics into MP4 files using HTML, CSS, and GSAP.
• Extensible Ecosystem: Includes 100+ skills, 150 design systems, and 261 plugins to extend generation capabilities.
• Flexible Model Routing: Supports BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) for various providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and Ollama.