generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/lica-world/DesignMCP
status: published
notes: First-party open-source MCP server published by the Lica GitHub organization (lica-world/DesignMCP),
  authored for the "LICA @ HackMIT" design workshop. It is self-hosted (Docker Compose) rather than a
  hosted/remote endpoint — Lica publishes no public hosted MCP URL. The server proxies third-party generative-media
  providers, so operators supply their own provider API keys. Licensed for educational use; commercial
  use requires explicit permission from Lica.
server:
  name: designmcp
  repository: https://github.com/lica-world/DesignMCP
  transport: http
  transport_detail: Streamable HTTP
  hosted_url: null
  self_host:
    method: docker-compose
    command: docker compose up -d
    server_port: 8000
    assistant_port: 8501
    assistant: Streamlit MCP assistant (mcp-assistant/)
  license: Educational use; commercial use requires permission from the Lica team
environment:
- name: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY
  purpose: Text-to-speech and dubbing
- name: SYNTHESIA_API_KEY
  purpose: Text-to-video generation
- name: KLING_ACCESS_KEY
  purpose: Image and video generation
- name: KLING_SECRET_KEY
  purpose: JWT authentication for Kling
- name: BACKGROUND_ERASE_API_KEY
  purpose: Image background removal
- name: SHOTSTACK_API_KEY
  purpose: Video subtitle processing
tools:
- name: get_external_server_tools
  description: Discover tools exposed by an external MCP server
- name: execute_external_tool
  description: Execute a tool on an external MCP server
- name: text_to_speech
  description: Generate speech audio from text
- name: audio_video_dubbing
  description: Dub audio/video into another language
- name: remove_background
  description: Remove the background from an image
- name: text_to_image
  description: Generate an image from a text prompt
- name: image_to_video
  description: Generate video from a source image
- name: lip_sync
  description: Lip-sync a video to an audio track
- name: add_subtitles
  description: Add subtitles to a video
- name: text_to_video
  description: Generate video from a text prompt
deployment:
  mode: remote
  verified: searched
  tools: 10
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census