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designmd

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CLI for DESIGNmd — search, download, and upload DESIGN.md design systems from your terminal

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designmd

CLI for DESIGNmd — search, download, and upload DESIGN.md design systems from your terminal.

Unlike MCP servers which add tokens to every conversation, the CLI has zero context overhead — it only costs tokens when your AI agent actually runs a command.

Installation

npm install -g designmd

Or run without installing:

npx designmd search "dark saas"

API Key

A free API key is required to download and view design system content. Searching and browsing tags work without one.

Get your key at designmd.ai/api-keys, then:

export DESIGNMD_API_KEY=dk_your-key-here

Add this to your ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc so it persists across sessions.

Commands

Search

designmd search "dark fintech"
designmd search --tag minimal --tag saas
designmd search --sort trending --limit 10
designmd search "dashboard" --json

View a design system

Requires DESIGNMD_API_KEY.

designmd get chef/genesis
designmd get https://designmd.ai/chef/genesis
designmd get chef/genesis --json

Download

Requires DESIGNMD_API_KEY.

# Save as DESIGN.md in current directory
designmd download chef/genesis

# Save to a specific path
designmd download chef/genesis -o ./my-project/DESIGN.md

# Full URL also works
designmd download https://designmd.ai/chef/genesis

Upload

Requires DESIGNMD_API_KEY.

designmd upload ./DESIGN.md --name "My Design System" --tags dark,saas,minimal
designmd upload ./DESIGN.md --name "My Kit" --description "A clean design system" --license cc0

Tags are optional — if omitted, AI auto-generates them from the content.

Browse tags

designmd tags
designmd tags --json

JSON output

All commands support --json for structured output that AI agents can parse:

designmd search "minimal" --json
designmd get chef/genesis --json
designmd tags --json

Setup per AI coding tool

Add one line to your project's config so your AI agent knows the CLI is available.

Claude Code

Add to your project's CLAUDE.md:

# Design System
Use the `designmd` CLI to search and download design systems from designmd.ai.
Run `designmd --help` for available commands.

Cursor

Add to your project's .cursorrules:

# Design System
Use the `designmd` CLI to search and download design systems from designmd.ai.
Run `designmd --help` for available commands.

License

MIT