Summary
Hooks Claude into Curio's library of tokenized design styles covering movements, brands, and cultural traditions. You get five tools: search and browse the catalog, pull metadata and previews for individual styles, and fetch the full machine-readable design spec (a DESIGN.md file with colors, typography, spacing, component rules). The spec fetch costs one credit; everything else is free. Uses OAuth instead of API keys, and free accounts can grab free styles while Pro unlocks the full library. Reach for this when you want your agent to apply real design systems to slides, sites, or product mockups without manually writing style guides.
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Connect your AI to Curio — a design-style library built for AI agents. Hundreds of tokenized design styles (real design movements, brands, cultural traditions), each with a machine-readable spec your agent can apply directly to slides, websites, and products.
- Endpoint:
https://mcp.designbycurio.com/mcp(streamable HTTP) - Auth: OAuth sign-in — no API key. Searching and browsing are free; 1 credit unlocks a style for good (credit packs, never expire).
- Docs: designbycurio.com/docs
Tools
| Tool | What it does | Cost |
|---|---|---|
search_styles | Keyword + facet search over the library | free |
list_styles | Browse / paginate, filtered by facets | free |
get_style | Metadata + preview image for one style | free |
get_style_spec | Full design spec (DESIGN.md) for a style you've unlocked; for a locked style it returns the cost and your balance instead | free |
unlock_style | Unlock a style for good and return its spec — your AI asks you first | 1 credit, once per style |
get_balance | Your credit balance and how many styles you've unlocked | free |
Your AI never spends a credit on its own: get_style_spec only reads, and unlock_style is meant to be called after you agree. Unlocking a style you already own costs nothing.
Install
Gemini CLI
gemini extensions install https://github.com/designbycurio/curio-mcp-extension
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http curio https://mcp.designbycurio.com/mcp
Claude.ai / Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://mcp.designbycurio.com/mcp
Cursor
Or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"curio": { "url": "https://mcp.designbycurio.com/mcp" }
}
}
Codex (CLI / IDE extension)
codex mcp add curio --url https://mcp.designbycurio.com/mcp
Kimi Code CLI
kimi mcp add --transport http --auth oauth curio https://mcp.designbycurio.com/mcp
ChatGPT
Settings → Apps & Connectors → Developer mode → add https://mcp.designbycurio.com/mcp.
Example prompts
- "Find a Japanese minimal style and restyle my landing page with it."
- "Browse Curio for an 80s retro style that works for a dashboard."
- "Fetch the bauhaus-weimar spec and apply it to my slides."
- "How many Curio credits do I have left?"
Links
Website · Gallery · Pricing · Docs · Privacy · Terms · support@designbycurio.com
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UpdatedJun 10, 2026
