Comparison对比
Curio vs DESIGN.md, awesome-design-md & Open DesignCurio vs DESIGN.md、awesome-design-md、Open Design
If you want your AI to make slides, sites, or apps that actually look designed, you have to feed it a design system it can read. There are six common ways to do that. They are not competitors so much as different layers — here is what each one is, and when each is the right call.想让 AI 做出真正「像设计过」的幻灯片、网站或应用，就得喂给它一套机器能读的设计系统。常见有六条路。与其说它们互相竞争，不如说是不同层级 —— 下面讲清各是什么、各自什么时候最合适。
The short version一句话版
DESIGN.md is a file format — a single Markdown file, released as a spec by Google Labs in 2026, that encodes one design style so a coding agent like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex reads it before generating UI. It answers "what should this one look like?" It is not, by itself, a library of looks.DESIGN.md 是一种文件格式 —— 一个 Markdown 文件，2026 年由 Google Labs 作为规范发布，把一种设计风格编码成 Claude Code、Cursor、Codex 这类编码 agent 在生成 UI 前能读的形式。它回答的是「这一个该长什么样」。它本身不是一座「风格库」。
Everything else in this comparison is a way to get those files. awesome-design-md is a community GitHub collection of brand rips. Open Design is an open-source generator plus a bundled set. Templates and hiring a designer are the pre-AI answers. Curio is a curated library of design styles built to be read by AI — browse a style, and your agent applies it over MCP, a share link, or a downloaded DESIGN.md.这次对比里的其它选项，都是「拿到这些文件」的方式。awesome-design-md 是社区在 GitHub 上的品牌设计系统收藏。Open Design 是开源生成器 + 自带一批。套模板和请设计师是 AI 之前的老办法。Curio 则是一座专为 AI 阅读而建的设计风格库 —— 挑一种风格，你的 agent 通过 MCP、分享链接或下载的 DESIGN.md 直接套上。
So the real question is not "Curio or DESIGN.md" — Curio produces DESIGN.md-style specs. The question is which source gives your AI the broadest, most current, easiest-to-apply set of styles.所以真正的问题不是「Curio 还是 DESIGN.md」—— Curio 产出的就是 DESIGN.md 式的规范。问题是：哪个来源能给你的 AI 最广、最新、最易应用的一批风格。
Side by side逐项对比
Read the table by what you actually need: a single brand's look, the widest catalog, something free, or hands-off application by the AI itself.按你真正的需求看这张表：是要某个品牌的单一风格、最广的目录、免费的，还是让 AI 自己动手应用。
| Approach做法 | What it is是什么 | Library size库规模 | How the AI applies itAI 怎么应用 | Stays current是否常更新 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CurioCurio | Curated library of design styles, built for AI为 AI 而建的精选设计风格库 | 989 styles, growing weekly989 风格，每周上新 | MCP server, share link, or DESIGN.md downloadMCP 服务、分享链接或下载 DESIGN.md | Yes — new styles weekly是 —— 每周上新 |
| DESIGN.md spec (Google Labs)DESIGN.md 规范 (Google Labs) | The file format itself, one style per file文件格式本身，一文件一风格 | A spec, not a library是规范，不是库 | You write or fill the file, then your agent reads it你写好/填好文件，agent 再读 | It is a spec, not content它是规范，不是内容 |
| designmd.aidesignmd.ai | Community library of free DESIGN.md files社区贡献的免费 DESIGN.md 库 | Hundreds, community-contributed数百套，社区贡献 | Download the file, or connect over MCP / CLI下载文件，或经 MCP / CLI 接入 | Community contributions靠社区贡献 |
| designmd.appdesignmd.app | Curated library of brand DESIGN.md files整理的品牌 DESIGN.md 库 | ~450 systems约 450 套 | Copy a .md file into your project把 .md 拷进你的项目 | Author updates作者更新 |
| awesome-design-md (GitHub)awesome-design-md (GitHub) | Community list of brand DESIGN.md files社区整理的品牌 DESIGN.md 列表 | ~50 brand systems约 50 个品牌系统 | Copy a .md file into your repo by hand手动把 .md 拷进你的仓库 | Community pull requests靠社区 PR |
| Open DesignOpen Design | Open-source generator plus a bundled set开源生成器 + 自带一批 | ~150 systems约 150 个系统 | Local CLI with your own agent and keys (BYOK)本地 CLI，自带 agent 与密钥 (BYOK) | Repo releases靠仓库发版 |
| Page templates (Canva, etc.)套模板 (Canva 等) | Pre-built visual templates for humans给人用的现成视觉模板 | Thousands of templates成千上万套 | You edit them by hand; AI cannot read them你手动改；AI 读不了 | n/a— |
| Hire a designer请设计师 | Bespoke design work定制设计 | One custom system一套定制系统 | A human delivers files; not machine-readable by default人交付文件；默认非机器可读 | n/a— |
Which one should you pick?你该选哪个？
Pick the DESIGN.md spec when you only need to encode one design system you already own — your own brand — and you are comfortable writing the file. The spec is the right home for that, and tools in Claude Code, Cursor, and Figma read it natively.只需要把你已经拥有的一套设计系统（你自己的品牌）编码、且你愿意自己写文件时，选 DESIGN.md 规范。规范就是为这个而生，Claude Code、Cursor、Figma 里的工具都能原生读它。
Pick a free community library — designmd.ai, designmd.app, or awesome-design-md — when cost is the priority and you are happy to copy files by hand and live with a smaller, mostly brand-focused, community-maintained set. Open Design is the self-hosted, BYOK option in the same spirit.把成本放第一、又不介意手动拷文件、接受一个偏品牌、社区维护的小一点的集合时，选免费社区库 —— designmd.ai、designmd.app 或 awesome-design-md。Open Design 是同思路下自托管、BYOK 的那种。
Hire a designer when the visual identity is the product and needs to be original — no library, ours included, replaces bespoke brand work at that level.当视觉识别本身就是产品、必须原创时，请设计师 —— 到那个层级，没有任何库（包括我们）能替代定制品牌工作。
Pick Curio when you do not want to write or hunt for files at all: you want to browse hundreds of real, distinct styles, have your AI apply one in seconds over MCP, and have the catalog keep growing without you maintaining anything. It is the broadest, most current, lowest-effort source — and what it hands your agent is a clean DESIGN.md-style spec, so you are never locked out of the format.如果你压根不想写、也不想到处找文件：想浏览几百种真实、各不相同的风格，让 AI 通过 MCP 几秒套上一种，还想要目录持续增长而你什么都不用维护 —— 那就选 Curio。它是最广、最新、最省力的来源，而且交给 agent 的是一份干净的 DESIGN.md 式规范，你永远不会被锁死在格式之外。
FAQ常见问题
Is Curio a replacement for DESIGN.md?Curio 是 DESIGN.md 的替代品吗？
No — Curio uses the same idea. DESIGN.md is the file format for one design system; Curio is a library of hundreds of those systems, ready to hand to your AI. When you apply a Curio style, your agent receives a DESIGN.md-style spec.不是 —— Curio 用的就是同一个思路。DESIGN.md 是单个设计系统的文件格式；Curio 是几百套这种系统的库，随时交给你的 AI。应用 Curio 风格时，你的 agent 拿到的就是一份 DESIGN.md 式规范。
How is Curio different from designmd.ai or designmd.app?Curio 跟 designmd.ai、designmd.app 有什么不同？
designmd.ai and designmd.app are free DESIGN.md libraries — a good fit if cost is your priority. Curio differs on breadth and curation: 989 styles (vs hundreds), every one editorially curated rather than community-submitted, full bilingual guides for each, and a native MCP connection so your AI fetches and applies a style without you handling files. The full token-level specs sit behind a paid tier; browsing and free styles cost nothing.designmd.ai 和 designmd.app 是免费的 DESIGN.md 库 —— 你以成本为先时很合适。Curio 的不同在广度和精选：989 风格（对方数百套），每一个都是编辑精选而非社区投稿，每个都有完整双语指南，外加原生 MCP 连接，AI 自己取用并应用、你不用碰文件。完整 token 级规范在付费档后；浏览和免费风格不花钱。
Can I use Curio with Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex?Curio 能配合 Claude Code、Cursor、Codex 用吗？
Yes. Connect Curio's MCP server once with OAuth and your agent can search and apply styles directly, or download a style's DESIGN.md and drop it in your repo like any other spec file.可以。用 OAuth 连一次 Curio 的 MCP 服务，你的 agent 就能直接搜索并应用风格；或者下载某个风格的 DESIGN.md，像任何规范文件一样放进你的仓库。
How many design styles does Curio have?Curio 有多少种设计风格？
989 distinct design styles — from movements like Bauhaus and Memphis to brands like Stripe and Figma to cultural traditions like Edo woodblock — with new ones added every week.989 种各不相同的设计风格 —— 从包豪斯、孟菲斯这样的流派，到 Stripe、Figma 这样的品牌，再到江户木刻这样的文化传统 —— 每周还在增加。
Is Curio free?Curio 免费吗？
There is a free tier with a set of free styles, and Pro / Max tiers that unlock the full library and higher usage. The full token-level spec for paid styles is what you pay for; browsing, learning, and free styles cost nothing.有免费档，含一批免费风格；Pro / Max 档解锁完整库和更高额度。付费的是付费风格的完整 token 级规范；浏览、学习和免费风格都不花钱。