Curio MCP
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