Business Design MCP Server

MCP server for business and project design frameworks. Create and manage Business Model Canvases, Lean Canvases, SWOT analyses, user personas, and more.

Installation

``bash
npx business-design-mcp
`

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`bash
claude mcp add business-design -- npx -y business-design-mcp
`

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Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

`json
{
"mcpServers": {
"business-design": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "business-design-mcp"]
}
}
}
`

Available Tools

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- create_project - Create a new project to organize your business design artifacts
- get_project - Get project with all entities
- update_project - Update project metadata
- delete_project - Delete project and all entities
- list_projects - List all projects
- list_project_entities - List entities in a project (filter by type)
- export_project - Export to JSON or Markdown

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- create_business_model_canvas - Osterwalder's 9 blocks: customer segments, value propositions, channels, customer relationships, revenue streams, key resources, key activities, key partnerships, cost structure
- update_business_model_canvas - Update existing canvas

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- create_lean_canvas - Ash Maurya's startup adaptation: problem, solution, unique value proposition, unfair advantage, customer segments, key metrics, channels, cost structure, revenue streams
- update_lean_canvas - Update existing canvas

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- create_value_proposition_canvas - Customer profile (jobs, pains, gains) and value map (products/services, pain relievers, gain creators)
- update_value_proposition_canvas - Update existing canvas

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- create_swot_analysis - Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats with impact levels and action items
- update_swot_analysis - Update existing analysis

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- create_user_persona - Demographics, psychographics, behavior (goals, frustrations, motivations), scenarios
- update_user_persona - Update existing persona

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- create_competitive_analysis - Analyze competitors' strengths, weaknesses, pricing, market share, features
- update_competitive_analysis - Update existing analysis

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- create_market_sizing - TAM, SAM, SOM with methodology and assumptions
- update_market_sizing - Update existing analysis

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Requires OpenAI API key (set OPENAI_API_KEY env var or use configure_openai).

- research_and_create - Recommended: Research and create any framework in one step
- deep_research - Run AI research (use with populate_framework)
- populate_framework - Create entity from research results
- configure_openai - Set API key at runtime
- check_openai_config - Verify API key configuration

Data Storage

All data is stored locally in ~/.business-design/:
- projects/ - Project files
- entities/ - Canvases, analyses, and personas

Example Usage

`
> Create a project called "My Startup"

> Use AI to research and create a market sizing analysis for a B2B SaaS product

> Create user personas for technical buyers and end users

> Run a SWOT analysis for entering the market

> Export the project to markdown
``

License

MIT