# Design Doc Generator MCP server

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for Design Doc Generator: identity, probed posture, risk grade, and all 3 tools classified. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/design-doc-generator-mcp

## Facts

- Server id: `design-doc-generator-mcp`
- Install: `npx -y design-doc-generator-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/design-doc-generator-mcp
- Registry record: grade B, identity unverified
- Lifecycle: active
- Rate-limited: no
- Tools: 3 (3 with introspected schema)
- Tool categories present: Write
- Context-window cost: 634 tokens per request — https://policylayer.com/token-cost/design-doc-generator-mcp
- Tags: design doc generator mcp
- Record last modified: 2026-07-18T17:22:05.370Z

## Tools (3)

| Tool | Category | Risk | Record |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `prepare_design_doc` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/design-doc-generator-mcp/prepare-design-doc.md |
| `activate_license` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/design-doc-generator-mcp/activate-license.md |
| `save_design_doc` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/design-doc-generator-mcp/save-design-doc.md |

## Tool descriptions

- `prepare_design_doc` — Call this when the user runs /design-doc. Gathers local git context and the section template, and returns drafting instructions. You (Claude) then draft the actual document from this template plus your own knowledge of what was just done…
- `activate_license` — Call this when the user runs /design-doc --activate KEY. Verifies the key against the backend and caches the result locally (with a 7-day offline grace period) so future runs don't need network access.
- `save_design_doc` — Call this once with the finished markdown you drafted from prepare_design_doc's instructions. Writes docs/<title-slug>.md (adding a table of contents, splitting any oversized Mermaid diagrams, and applying consistent diagram styling) plu…

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=design-doc-generator-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Recommended policies for every tool: https://policylayer.com/policies/design-doc-generator-mcp