AWS Labs Nova Canvas vs Open Design
Open Design is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
AWS Labs Nova Canvas is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Open Design is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by feimacode. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  AWS Labs Nova Canvas | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5582496accaa Forks (GitHub): 1 815 Pulls (Docker Hub): 11 144 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 788 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace feimacode/open-design-agent-kit | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | AWS Labs Nova Canvas | Open Designno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 788 | 2 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 11 144 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 815 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/nova-canvas-mcp-server) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 38 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/feimacode/open-design-agent-kit |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of Open Design
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Design or redesign frontend UI and marketing graphics on the Superdesign infinite canvas. Reads your codebase for context, sets up a design system, and generates branchable design…
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Agent-orchestrated design pipeline for Claude Code. Five stages (brief → discover → plan → design → verify), 33 specialized agents, 12 tool connections including Figma, shadcn/ui…
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29 specialized design agents as Claude Code commands. Bring expert design knowledge into every coding session - accessibility, motion design, design systems, color theory…
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Figma workflows for design implementation, Code Connect templates, and design system rule generation.
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The Product Design plugin is built for turning early ideas into prototypes teams can review. It starts design and build work by confirming the brief, then helps teams explore…
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Accelerate design workflows — critique, design system management, UX writing, accessibility audits, research synthesis, and dev handoff. From exploration to pixel-perfect specs.
What each says it does
AWS Labs Nova Canvas
AI image generation using Amazon Nova Canvas.
Open Design
Generate design artifacts (landing pages, decks, prototypes, dashboards) using Open Design's bundled skills and design systems, directly in your project.
How to run each
AWS Labs Nova Canvas As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>" --env "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=<YOUR_AWS_SESSION_TOKEN>" --transport stdio awslabs-nova-canvas -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/nova-canvas-mcp-serverRequires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
Open Design
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Open Design publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only AWS Labs Nova Canvas asks for
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDAWS_PROFILEAWS_REGIONAWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret)AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
Only Open Design asks for
OPEN_DESIGN_FIGMA_TOKEN (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: AWS Labs Nova Canvas · What it can do: Open Design · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.