# Lica

> Lica is an AI research company building a substrate to train and evaluate AI models
> as capable design partners. Its research targets spatial reasoning and composition,
> layout generation and editing, vector-graphics (SVG) understanding, personalization
> and brand identity, and animation generation. Lica publishes the LICA dataset of
> layered graphic-design compositions and GDB (Graphic Design Benchmark), a
> real-world benchmark scoring frontier models on designer workflows. Backed by
> Accel, South Park Commons and Village Global. Lica does not currently publish a
> public API, developer portal, or API reference; api.lica.world exists but requires
> authentication.

## Company
- [Website](https://www.lica.world/): Company home — "Simulating Creative Intelligence"
- [Research](https://www.lica.world/research): The five research pillars Lica works on
- [Careers](https://www.lica.world/careers): Open roles
- [Early access](https://www.lica.world/early-access): Email waitlist for product beta

## Open source
- [GitHub organization](https://github.com/lica-world): Lica's public repositories
- [DesignMCP](https://github.com/lica-world/DesignMCP): First-party MCP server for AI
  design/multimedia tooling (Streamable HTTP, self-hosted via Docker Compose, port 8000)
- [GDB](https://github.com/lica-world/GDB): GraphicDesignBench — real-world benchmark for
  evaluating AI on graphic-design tasks
- [lica-dataset](https://github.com/lica-world/lica-dataset): Graphic-design layouts with
  component-level specs and annotations
- [harbor](https://github.com/lica-world/harbor): Framework for running agent evaluations
  and building RL environments

## Research and writing
- [GDB: A Real-World Benchmark for Graphic Design](https://www.lica.world/blog/gdb-real-world-benchmark-for-graphic-design)
- [Introducing LICA: A Dataset of 1.5M Layered Graphic Design Compositions](https://www.lica.world/blog/introducing-lica-dataset)
- [Why AI Can Dream Up a Scene - But Can't Design](https://www.lica.world/blog/why-ai-can-dream-up-a-scene-but-cant-design)
- [Why Designers Need Layers, Not Just Pictures!](https://www.lica.world/blog/why-designers-need-layers-not-just-pictures)
- [Why SVG Generation Needs a New Scorecard](https://www.lica.world/blog/why-svg-generation-needs-a-new-scorecard)

## Artifacts
- [MCP server profile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lica/refs/heads/main/mcp/lica-mcp.yml)
- [Well-known probe record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lica/refs/heads/main/well-known/lica-well-known.yml)
- [Domain security](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lica/refs/heads/main/security/lica-domain-security.yml)
- [APIs.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lica/refs/heads/main/apis.yml)

## Legal
- [Terms and conditions](https://www.lica.world/tc-agency)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.lica.world/privacy-policy)

## Optional
- Lica publishes no OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, SDK packages, CLI, sandbox, changelog, status
  page, or public API reference as of 2026-07-19. Those artifacts are intentionally
  absent from this repo rather than fabricated.