Open Design
Open Design embeds the external Open Design studio, at /opendesign (web UI on :7456).
What it does
Section titled “What it does”Runs the Open Design studio inside M.A.V.E.N as an embedded host. Sign in to AMR (the “vela” login) inside it and pick a model.
Key functions
Section titled “Key functions”- Embedded studio on
:7456. - Change folder - open
/opendesignand browse to your install directory if it isn’t at the default path (common on Windows). - M.A.V.E.N can add the bridge scripts (
od-host-start.sh/od-host-stop.sh) if they are missing.
Setup and dependencies
Section titled “Setup and dependencies”Requires the open-design host running (daemon on :7455, web UI on :7456). Start it from M.A.V.E.N or with od-host-start.sh in your install folder. The host is from nexu-io/open-design and needs pnpm and Node 24; sign in with the AMR vela login in-app.
The default install path is ~/open-design. Set OPEN_DESIGN_DIR in .env.local to pin the path without using the UI (restart required). Check the host with curl -s 127.0.0.1:7455/api/health.
Where output goes
Section titled “Where output goes”Open Design is an external, self-hosted studio that M.A.V.E.N only embeds. Its designs
live inside that app’s own install (default ~/open-design, overridable with
OPEN_DESIGN_DIR), not in the M.A.V.E.N vault - M.A.V.E.N manages the install directory,
not the design files.
- On Windows, or any non-default install, use Change folder in
/opendesign(or setOPEN_DESIGN_DIR) to point M.A.V.E.N at your install directory.