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Open · Design — Investor Narrative
Apache-2.0Runs LocallyBYOK
Investor Narrative — Discussion Materials

Open Design

The open-source, local, agent-driven design platform.
Sample deck · chart curves are demo data
The productFrom idea to prototypes, web pages, slides, and HTML video — the full product-design workflow, on your own machine.
The modelApache-2.0 · Runs Locally · BYOK · No Sign-up
DateJune 2026
Headline figures60K+ GitHub Stars · 300+ Contributors · 217+ Plugins · 129 Design Systems · 21 Coding Agents
Sample statusTemplate deck: headline metrics follow the project README; growth curves and cost grids are illustrative demo data.
June 2026
Open Design — sample deck Page 1 / 10 · github.com/nexu-io/open-design
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Open DesignInvestor Narrative02 / 10
Contents

An open platform, argued in eight chapters

From idea to prototypes, web pages, slides, and HTML video — the full product-design workflow, on your own machine. Apache-2.0 · Runs Locally · BYOK · No Sign-up.

  1. Why Open Designp.03What Claude Design proved — and what it locked away
  2. The agent ecosystemp.0421+ coding agents, auto-detected from PATH, zero config
  3. What you can makep.05Prototypes, live artifacts, slides, images, HTML video
  4. The numbersp.0660K+ stars · 300+ contributors · 217+ plugins · 129 design systems
  5. The cost storyp.07$500 → ~$73 per month vs. Claude Design — over 80% less
  6. Paths comparedp.08Cloud AI design · Open Design · classic tools · DIY scripts
  7. The workflowp.09From idea to delivery in 5 steps
  8. Get Open Designp.10Download, star on GitHub, join the community
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Open Design · §1Why Open Design03 / 10
Section 1 · Why Open Design

Frontier AI design, set free from the cloud.

GitHub Stars60K+Apache-2.0 open source
Contributors300+community-built
Plugins217+growing ecosystem
Design Systems129GitHub · Figma · local
Coding Agents21zero config, BYOK

GitHub stars — cumulative growth (demo curve)

Shape illustrative · headline: 60K+ stars
60K 40K 20K 0 30K mark
Cumulative stars (demo) 30K reference line
"In April 2026, Claude Design proved an LLM can truly design — not write about design, but produce real design artifacts. Yet it is closed-source, paid, and cloud-only."

Three things make the capability worth opening. (i) Claude Design is locked to one model — no agent choice, no self-hosting, no BYOK. (ii) Design happens on the desktop: local files, Figma exports, and code repos need an agent with full terminal power, not a cloud sandbox. (iii) The agents are already on your machine — Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor only need to be wired into a complete design workflow. Open Design sets that capability free.

License
Apache-2.0
Where it runs
Locally
Keys
BYOK
Open Design — sample deck 03 / 10 · chart curve illustrative · headline figures from README
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Open Design · §2Agent Ecosystem04 / 10
Section 2 · Agent ecosystem

21+ coding agents, zero config.

Open Design doesn't rebuild agents — it plugs in the ones already on your machine. Installed CLIs are auto-detected from PATH, and any OpenAI / Azure / Google-compatible endpoint connects through BYOK. The agent gets full terminal power: local files, Figma exports, and code repos are directly readable.

How agents connect
  • Auto-detection of installed CLIs on PATH — no setup screens
  • BYOK: Anthropic / OpenAI / Azure / Google + 14 media providers
  • Full terminal execution — not a cloud sandbox
  • Same workflow surface for every agent: prototypes, slides, video
  • Apache-2.0: fork, self-host, commercial use all allowed
AgentDetectionKeysPrototypesSlidesDashboardsImagesHTML VideoConfig
Claude CodePATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
Codex CLIPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
Cursor AgentPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
OpenClawPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
Hermes AgentPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
Deepseek TUIPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
KimiPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
QoderPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
Copilot CLIPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
Gemini CLIPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
Kiro CLIPATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
Mistral VibePATHBYOK✓✓✓✓✓zero
…and more — 21 agents in total————————
Any compatible endpoint via BYOK————————
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Open Design · §3What You Can Make05 / 10
Section 3 · Outputs

What can you make with Open Design?

Six artifact families, one workflow. The agent reads full context and produces real runnable files — previewed and edited in a sandbox, exported to engineering, or turned straight into a marketing video with HyperFrames.

OutputWhat it isTypical useFormatSandbox previewEditableGit-diffableHandoffVideo-readyPlugins
PrototypeHigh-fidelity mobile & web prototypesProduct designHTML/CSS/JS✓✓✓To engineeringvia HyperFrames✓
Live ArtifactInteractive dashboards & live briefsOps & reportingHTML + data✓✓✓Share as pagevia HyperFrames✓
SlidesCreative decks & research reportsStorytellingHTML deck✓✓✓Print / PDFvia HyperFrames✓
ImagePosters, illustrations, product mockupsMarketingPNG / SVG✓✓✓Asset exportas footage✓
HyperFramesHTML-to-MP4 marketing shorts & demosLaunch videoHTML → MP4✓✓✓MP4 render—✓
VideoCinematic generative footageBrand filmMP4✓——MP4 render—✓
One workflowidea → direction → artifact——————217+
One memoryevery choice feeds the next run——————129 DS
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Open Design · §4The Numbers06 / 10
Section 4 · The numbers

A community that compounds.

Six dimensions of the Open Design footprint, anchored on 60K+ GitHub stars under Apache-2.0. Bars indicate relative ecosystem scale (demo); the figures on the right are the headline numbers from the project README.

"Frontier AI design, back on every creator's desk — open, local, agent-native."
GitHub StarsApache-2.0 open source
60K+
Contributorscommunity-built
300+
Pluginsprototypes · slides · posters · dashboards
217+
Design SystemsGitHub / Figma / local import
129
Coding Agentsauto-detected · zero config
21
Monthly costvs. Claude Design · $500 → ~$73
−80%
0%25%50%75%100%
Stars
60K+
Plugins
217+
Cost vs. cloud
−80%
Open Design — sample deck 06 / 10 · bar widths illustrative · figures from README
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Open Design · §5The Cost Story07 / 10
Section 5 · Cost

BYOK economics that do the work.

With Open Design you bring your own keys — Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure, or Google — and pay providers directly, with no platform markup. Compared to a Claude Design subscription, one engineering team reported their monthly bill dropping from $500 to ~$73: over 80% less for the same design output.

Cloud baseline (Claude Design)$500 / mo
Open Design + BYOK~$73 / mo
Monthly cost reduction−80%+
Platform fee$0
Sign-up requiredNone
LicenseApache-2.0

Illustrative monthly bill — usage × provider mix (demo grid)

Team usage intensity
LightCasualTypicalHeavyStudio
Setup Cloud seat ×1$500$500$500$500$500
Cloud seat ×2$1,000$1,000$1,000$1,000$1,000
OD + BYOK$22$45~$73$110$160
OD + local agent$0$0$0$0$0
Savings vs. cloud−96%−91%−80%+−78%−68%

Highlighted cell = reported case ($500 → ~$73) · other cells illustrative demo values

What BYOK buys you
✓ No platform markup ✓ Provider of your choice ✓ Keys stay on your machine ✓ 14 media providers ✓ Self-host allowed ✓ No sign-up
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Open Design · §6Paths Compared08 / 10
Section 6 · Paths compared

Four ways to design with AI, one stays on your machine.

Option A · Cloud AI design

Closed-source, paid, cloud-only platforms

$500Indicative / month

For

  • Proved an LLM can truly design
  • Polished hosted experience
  • Nothing to install

Against

  • Locked to one model — no agent choice
  • No self-hosting, no BYOK
  • Your files leave your machine
Option B · Recommended

Open Design — open, local, agent-driven

~$73Indicative / month

For

  • 21 coding agents, auto-detected, zero config
  • Full BYOK — over 80% lower monthly cost
  • Apache-2.0: fork, self-host, commercial use

Against

  • You bring your own keys and agents
  • Desktop-first — designed for your machine, not a hosted SaaS
Option C · Classic design tools

Canvas tools without an agent workflow

ManualEvery iteration

For

  • Mature ecosystems and muscle memory
  • Precise hand control of every pixel

Against

  • No idea-to-artifact generation
  • Output isn't runnable code
  • No memory that compounds across runs
Option D · DIY agent scripts

Hand-rolled prompts and one-off pipelines

HighMaintenance cost

For

  • Total flexibility
  • Uses agents you already pay for

Against

  • No design systems — token drift everywhere
  • No sandbox preview or editing surface
  • Every workflow rebuilt from scratch
Open Design — sample deck 08 / 10 · cost figures: reported case · others qualitative
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Open Design · §7The Workflow09 / 10
Section 7 · The workflow

From idea to delivery in 5 steps.

Describe your goal in one sentence. The agent reads full context, produces real runnable files, and every choice becomes context for the next run.

The workflow runs entirely on your machine. Visual direction — palette, type, and spacing — flows into generation automatically; artifacts are previewed and edited in a sandbox; and the output is real code you can hand to engineering or turn into a marketing video with HyperFrames.

The five steps

Open Design — sample deck 09 / 10 · the full workflow, on your own machine
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Open Design · ClosingGet Open Design10 / 10
Closing

Frontier AI design, back on every creator's desk.

Open · Local · Agent-native

Open Design is the open-source, local, agent-driven design platform. From idea to prototypes, web pages, slides, and HTML video — the full product-design workflow runs on your own machine, with the coding agents you already use.

Open. Apache-2.0 from the first commit: fork it, self-host it, build a business on it. 300+ contributors have shaped the platform, and a 217+ plugin ecosystem covers prototypes, slides, posters, dashboards, and more.

Local. No sign-up, no upload. Local files, Figma exports, and code repos are directly readable in place, and your API keys never leave your machine — full-stack BYOK across Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure, Google, and 14 media providers.

Agent-native. 21 coding agents are auto-detected from PATH with zero config. Open Design doesn't rebuild agents — it wires the ones on your machine into a complete design workflow, with 129 design systems keeping every artifact on brand.

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