Business Design MCP Server

MCP server for business and project design frameworks. Create and manage Business Model Canvases, Lean Canvases, SWOT analyses, user personas, and more.

Installation

Claude Code

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

Available Tools

Project Management

• create_project - Create a new project to organize your business design artifacts

• get_project - Get project with all entities

• update_project - Update project metadata

• delete_project - Delete project and all entities

• list_projects - List all projects

• list_project_entities - List entities in a project (filter by type)

• export_project - Export to JSON or Markdown

Business Model Canvas

• create_business_model_canvas - Osterwalder's 9 blocks: customer segments, value propositions, channels, customer relationships, revenue streams, key resources, key activities, key partnerships, cost structure

• update_business_model_canvas - Update existing canvas

Lean Canvas

• create_lean_canvas - Ash Maurya's startup adaptation: problem, solution, unique value proposition, unfair advantage, customer segments, key metrics, channels, cost structure, revenue streams

• update_lean_canvas - Update existing canvas

Value Proposition Canvas

• create_value_proposition_canvas - Customer profile (jobs, pains, gains) and value map (products/services, pain relievers, gain creators)

• update_value_proposition_canvas - Update existing canvas

SWOT Analysis

• create_swot_analysis - Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats with impact levels and action items

• update_swot_analysis - Update existing analysis

User Personas

• create_user_persona - Demographics, psychographics, behavior (goals, frustrations, motivations), scenarios

• update_user_persona - Update existing persona

Competitive Analysis

• create_competitive_analysis - Analyze competitors' strengths, weaknesses, pricing, market share, features

• update_competitive_analysis - Update existing analysis

Market Sizing

• create_market_sizing - TAM, SAM, SOM with methodology and assumptions

• update_market_sizing - Update existing analysis

Deep Research (AI-Powered)

Requires OpenAI API key (set OPENAI_API_KEY env var or use configure_openai).

• research_and_create - Recommended: Research and create any framework in one step

• deep_research - Run AI research (use with populate_framework)

• populate_framework - Create entity from research results

• configure_openai - Set API key at runtime

• check_openai_config - Verify API key configuration

Data Storage

All data is stored locally in ~/.business-design/:

• projects/ - Project files

• entities/ - Canvases, analyses, and personas

Example Usage

License

MIT