recommend_references

MCP tool from Opendesign by qiuyiwu1989-star

A brief in, 1 primary + 2 alternates from different aesthetic families — safe / bold / unexpected, enforced in code

How to use it

recommend_references is exposed by the Opendesign MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the recommend_references tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

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