DESIGN.md is a YAML-and-Markdown design file described in Google's design.md repository. The token schema comment calls the current version alpha, and the LICENSE file is Apache 2.0. This page lists cataloged tools that mention the format. Following that spec is not stated unless a record says so. We did not lint a file.
Last checked 2026-10-27.
Format facts were read from the Google repository README and LICENSE on 2026-10-27. Library facts come from catalog records. We did not run the CLI.
getdesign.mdExplore Markdown design references that describe the visual language of real websites.
getdesign.aiBring a website's design language into your AI workflow through a readable DESIGN.md reference.
Devault DESIGN.mdChoose an extracted design language and export structured context for your build.
Inspo MCPGive a coding agent website captures, reference components and extracted design context.
CuratedTurn website and section references into a design direction your coding agent can follow.
KatagamiExplore reusable design languages, art styles and writing references for creative agents.
UI UX Pro MaxAn open-source skill and CLI that searches a UI style, palette, type, and stack database and can write a project design-system file.Format facts in this section were read from Google's DESIGN.md repository on 2026-10-27. Library facts come from catalog records. This directory did not run the CLI or lint a file.
The README describes DESIGN.md as YAML tokens plus Markdown prose. The token schema comment says the current version is alpha, and the Status section says the format is at version alpha. The LICENSE file begins with Apache License Version 2.0.
Token types named in the README are Color, Dimension, Token Reference, and Typography. Sections may be omitted. Sections that are present must follow this order: Overview (alias Brand and Style), Colors, Typography, Layout (alias Layout and Spacing), Elevation and Depth (alias Elevation), Shapes, Components, and Do's and Don'ts.
The README documents npx @google/design.md lint DESIGN.md, a diff command, and export formats json-tailwind, css-tailwind, tailwind, and dtcg. Those commands were not run.
DESIGN.md is not the same file as a project README. This site does not claim it is the same as CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md, because those files were not compared line by line. It is also not a standard this catalog says every agent vendor has adopted.
Northwind Pantry is fictional. This fragment shows the kind of sections the spec names. It is not a vendor file, and it was not linted.
## Overview Northwind Pantry is a mail-order pantry. The page should feel like a printed label. ## Colors Ink #1C1915 for the name. Jar green #2F6B4F for the one action. Flour #F6F1E6 for the page. ## Typography A serif for the name. A plain sans for the ingredients. Prices stay in sentence case. ## Do's and Don'ts Do show the product name before the offer. Don't borrow another brand's label or claims.
Follows Google's spec? Not stated. The column on every catalog row says the same thing, because none of these records says the file matches that spec.
getdesign.md and getdesign.ai are separate products.
| Name | What the record says it helps with | Free access on the record | MCP | Agent skill | Clients named | Price summary | Follows Google's spec? | Record checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getdesign.md | Agent-readable design direction; Comparing design systems; Reusable interface context | Not established | Not established | Not established | Not established | Current amounts, billing terms and plan entitlements were not established in the published review. Check the official source before choosing a plan. As listed on 2026-10-21. | Not stated | 2026-10-21 |
| getdesign.ai | Giving an agent visual direction; Documenting typography and spacing; Keeping an interface visually consistent | Free access documented | Not established | Not established | Not established | The reviewed page displays $4.99/month billed yearly for an individual/freelancer plan. Check seat quantity and plan access before purchase. As listed on 2026-10-21. | Not stated | 2026-10-21 |
| Devault DESIGN.md | DESIGN.md context; Design tokens; Reference-led UI direction | Free access documented | documented; free access not included | Not established | Claude, Cursor, Figma | DESIGN.md library free without account/card; wider library free pool and Pro $108/year; MCP Pro-only. As listed on 2026-10-21. | Not stated | 2026-10-21 |
| Inspo MCP | Agent-led web research; DESIGN.md references; Component direction | Free access documented | documented; free access documented | Not established | Claude, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed | Free hosted MCP, noauth, no tiers/paywall; open-source MIT. As listed on 2026-10-21. | Not stated | 2026-10-21 |
| Curated | Landing-page research; Section briefs; Design-system context | Free access documented | documented; free access not included | documented; free access documented | Claude, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode | Free browsing and limited samples; Pro $9/month. MCP page also advertises $84/year. As listed on 2026-10-21. | Not stated | 2026-10-21 |
| Katagami | Design language selection; Image style briefs; Agent context | Not established | documented; free-access scope not established | Not established | Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Grok, Perplexity | Public library; paid pricing not established. As listed on 2026-10-21. | Not stated | 2026-10-21 |
UI UX Pro Max writes MASTER.md, and the record says that file is not a single published design system. See the Impeccable skill comparison.
getdesign.mdExplore Markdown design references that describe the visual language of real websites.
Use the files as a design starting point and adapt them to your own product. This library is distinct from getdesign.ai.
Pricing summary, as listed on 2026-10-21. Scope: not_established. Current amounts, billing terms and plan entitlements were not established in the published review. Check the official source before choosing a plan.
No plan rows on the record.
Clients named on the record: Not established.
Resource page · Official source · Pricing source
getdesign.aiBring a website's design language into your AI workflow through a readable DESIGN.md reference.
Use the reference to explain design decisions rather than reproduce another brand's copy, logos, or product identity. This is a separate product from getdesign.md.
Pricing summary, as listed on 2026-10-21. Scope: resource. The reviewed page displays $4.99/month billed yearly for an individual/freelancer plan. Check seat quantity and plan access before purchase.
Individual access: $4.99/month equivalent. Billed yearly.
Clients named on the record: Not established.
Resource page · Official source · Pricing source
Devault DESIGN.mdChoose an extracted design language and export structured context for your build.
The free design-context library and full product MCP have different access rules.
Pricing summary, as listed on 2026-10-21. Scope: resource. DESIGN.md library free without account/card; wider library free pool and Pro $108/year; MCP Pro-only.
DESIGN.md: $0. free. Free: $0. free. Pro annual: $108. yearly.
Clients named on the record: Claude, Cursor, Figma.
Resource page · Official source · Pricing source
Inspo MCPGive a coding agent website captures, reference components and extracted design context.
Follow the installation documentation; native access has not been authenticated here.
Pricing summary, as listed on 2026-10-21. Scope: resource. Free hosted MCP, noauth, no tiers/paywall; open-source MIT.
Free: $0. free.
Clients named on the record: Claude, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed.
Resource page · Official source · Pricing source
CuratedTurn website and section references into a design direction your coding agent can follow.
Full agent access and deeper research are separate from free browsing.
Pricing summary, as listed on 2026-10-21. Scope: resource. Free browsing and limited samples; Pro $9/month. MCP page also advertises $84/year.
Free: $0. free. Pro: $9. monthly. Pro annual: $84. yearly.
Clients named on the record: Claude, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode.
Resource page · Official source · Pricing source
KatagamiExplore reusable design languages, art styles and writing references for creative agents.
A style reference does not establish permission to reuse its example assets.
Pricing summary, as listed on 2026-10-21. Scope: resource. Public library; paid pricing not established.
No plan rows on the record.
Clients named on the record: Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Grok, Perplexity.
It is a plain-text design description for coding agents. The Google repository README, read on 2026-10-27, says it pairs YAML tokens with Markdown prose. The version comment says alpha. The LICENSE file begins with Apache License Version 2.0.
The spec this page cites is Google's DESIGN.md repository. There is no catalog entry for that repository. This page does not call the format a standard that agent vendors have adopted.
The README says sections that are present must follow Overview, Colors, Typography, Layout, Elevation and Depth, Shapes, Components, and Do's and Don'ts. Sections may be omitted. Token types named there are Color, Dimension, Token Reference, and Typography.
Put the file where your agent can read it, then check the client against the library record. Inspo MCP names Claude, Cursor, and Codex. Curated names Claude, Cursor, Codex, and OpenCode. A file does not by itself prove the agent will follow it.
Catalog records that mention the format are getdesign.md, getdesign.ai, Devault DESIGN.md, Inspo MCP, Curated, and Katagami. getdesign.md pricing is not established. Devault lists a count of design systems on a free plan. Whether those files follow the Google spec is not stated.
This page does not say they are the same. DESIGN.md, as the Google README describes it, is a design-system file. A project instruction file has a different job. Compare the files you actually use.
The README documents a lint command, a diff command, and export formats. This directory did not run them. A passing lint, if you run one, is the tool's own check. It is not a promise of a better design.
