The Problem
AI coding tools are incredible at building fast. But the results often look... off. Inconsistent. Generic.
You describe what you want, the agent builds something, but it's not what you envisioned. That's because we're asking coding agents to do two jobs at once: figure out what to build and build it.
Design decisions get made on the fly, buried in code, impossible to change without starting over.
The Middle Ground
Right now, you have two options:
- Vibe coding — Prompt your way from concept to app. Fast, but rough—then you spend just as long fixing it.
- Hand-holding — Meticulously guide agents through every decision. It works, but it's exhausting.
Design OS is the middle ground: A structured, guided process.
You + AI.
- Plan your product's vision, roadmap & architecture
- Design perfectly tuned frontend screens
- Export production-ready design components to hand off to your coding agent (or team)
Not Mockups—Actual Screens
You're not designing mockups that may or may not match the finished product. You're designing the actual screens of your app.
The components and assets you create in Design OS port directly into your codebase for implementation.
Who It's For
Technical builders who want full control over architecture and design decisions without doing all the legwork themselves. If you code, you can bring specific architectural and UX direction to every decision.
Non-technical product builders who have a strong vision for how their product should work and want to put their imprint on its systems—without needing a technical background to do it.
FAQ
Your frontend needs React and Tailwind CSS. Your backend can be anything—Rails, Laravel, Next.js, Python, whatever.
Design OS uses shadcn, Lucide Icons, and Google Fonts during the design process. These can easily be swapped out in your final product.
Design OS is its own separate codebase—a design environment you use before building. When you're done, you export components and assets to import into your actual product's codebase.
All of them—Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or anything that can implement from a handoff.
No—but if you do, even better. Technical builders can bring specific architectural and UX direction to every decision.
Figma requires a human to hand-design everything, then those mockups get recreated in code. Design OS guides you through design decisions with AI doing the work, and outputs actual components—no recreation step.
Yes—free, open source, and runs locally. I'm also planning an optional paid cloud service for sharing designs with stakeholders, tracking changes, and team collaboration.
Get Notified
Design OS is coming in December 2025. Be the first to know when it launches, plus get early access and updates along the way.
Early sneak peeks available on X and Bluesky. Pro members have an early video walkthrough.