# Open Design Plugin

## Role

Upstream-mounted design workspace embedded inside Matrix.

## Source Boundaries

- Plugin package: `plugins/open-design/`
- Upstream mirror: `plugins/open-design/upstreams/open-design/`

## Current Capability Signals

- Capability registry: `design-artifact`
- Runtime/package status: `ready`

## Major Features

- Studio/workspace embedding
- Automation and design-system surfaces from the upstream runtime
- Local runtime adapter and embedded UI shell

## Current Matrix Coordination

- `Flow`: Matrix already passes active project identity/path into the Open Design plugin surface.
- `Chat`: shared agent settings can already be saved once for both Chat and Open Design.
- `Joplin`: Joplin is a good current place to keep briefs and design references that Open Design
  work can follow.
- `Research`: cited research exports are a practical current input for design briefs, even when the
  handoff is manual.
- `Code` and `Git`: deeper design-to-implementation and design-to-versioning loops are planned but
  not yet universal.

## Related Docs

- [Plugin README](../../plugins/open-design/README.md)
- [Upstream record](../../plugins/open-design/UPSTREAMS.md)
- [Matrix plugin coordination](plugin-coordination.md)
