Open Design is an open-source, local-first AI design workspace that turns coding agents already available on a computer into an engine for prototypes, websites, dashboards, slide decks, images, and HTML video. Work can begin with a short brief or template, proceed through a chosen visual direction, and end with the agent reading project context, producing runnable files, and previewing them in a sandbox. It is designed for solo builders, designers, product managers, and engineering teams that want brand rules and implementation artifacts in one iterative workflow.
A portable design system carries palette, typography, and spacing decisions across different outputs, and completed files can be handed to engineering or developed into marketing media. Open Design requires its desktop application or local daemon plus a supported coding agent on macOS or Windows; prompts and skill context still go to whichever model provider the user connects with their own credentials. Artifacts remain in the project directory, but teams must still review generated code, visual details, and brand consistency before delivery.