canva-studio

# 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):** 1. `search-brand-templates` — find the right template for the format. 2. `get-brand-template-dataset` — see its autofill fields. 3. `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 |