| name | canva-studio |
| description | Operate the Canva MCP for branded design work — social posts, presentations, marketing collateral, one-pagers. Use when the user wants to create or edit a Canva design, fill a brand template, resize for another format, or export a design ("Canva", "פוסט לרשתות", "מצגת", "brand template", "עצב לי", "make a deck in Canva"). Not for AI image generation or upscaling (magnific-studio), not for UI/product mockups or design-to-code (figma-studio), and not for building slide files locally (the pptx skill). |
| compatibility | Requires the Canva MCP connector connected to the session (mcp__Canva__* tools). |
Canva Studio — branded design via the Canva MCP
Route branded design work through the Canva MCP. Brand consistency comes from
brand templates and brand kits, not freehand generation — always look for
an existing template before generating from scratch.
Core flows
From a brand template (default path):
search-brand-templates — find the right template for the format.get-brand-template-dataset — see its autofill fields.create-design-from-brand-template with autofill data (headline, body,
image slots) → review → iterate.
Freeform (no suitable template):
generate-design / generate-design-structured from a written brief:
format, copy, palette, imagery direction. Check list-brand-kits first and
reference the brand kit in the brief.
Refine an existing design:
- Find it with
search-designs / list-folder-items; read with get-design
get-design-content; preview with get-design-thumbnail.
- Edit inside a transaction:
start-editing-transaction →
perform-editing-operations → commit-editing-transaction. On a wrong
turn, cancel-editing-transaction — never leave a transaction hanging.
resize-design to fan one approved design out to other formats
(post → story → banner).
Export / deliver:
get-export-formats → export-design. PNG for web/social, PDF for print.
Guardrails
- Ask before anything leaves Canva: exporting, sharing links, publishing a
brand template (
publish-brand-template), or commenting on a client-visible
design all get an explicit human OK first.
- Don't overwrite an existing design in place —
copy-design and work on
the copy unless the user explicitly says to edit the original.
- Keep client work in its client folder (
create-folder /
move-item-to-folder); don't scatter drafts at root.
- AI imagery inside a design: generate it with
magnific-studio, then
upload-asset-from-url / upload-assets — Canva composes, Magnific paints.
Division of labor
| Need | Skill |
|---|
| Branded post / deck / flyer / one-pager | canva-studio (this) |
| AI image or upscale for use anywhere | magnific-studio |
| UI mockup, design-to-code, FigJam | figma-studio |
| Local .pptx file as the deliverable | pptx skill |
