Build With Taste

Your design taste, understood by AI.

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

i added an AI design assistant to the Taste @figma plugin

select any frame(s) and it critiques your work using context from your past designs + everything you've saved on Taste. chat with it to brainstorm and build a plan of edits you can pin right on your Figma canvas

instead of generic AI design feedback, it knows your previous work and inspiration

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

submitted a big Taste iOS update last night.

one new feature is color search for finding UI/UX inspiration by palette (supports multi-colors at once).

the bigger update is about moving Taste beyond aesthetic preference into product judgment. will share more once Apple approves the build...

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

I’m far too into the design of Apple Park #wwdc26

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@alexkehr @figma

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

almost finished with a cool Taste @figma plugin update that feels like a glimpse of where design tools are going/should be going

select a frame → get a critique against your Taste Profile from your @buildtaste repo → add your own notes/critique → generate new Figma frames that remix the design with improvements and chages

so, not just "make this prettier"... more like: apply my design judgment to this frame to give me more ideas

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

one thing i experimented with for Taste over the weekend: capturing design judgment, not just aesthetic taste

so i started building "taste interviews”".. quick voice design critiques where you’re shown a design and explain what you like, what you’d change, what you’d keep, etc...

the bigger goal by adding this is for the Taste MCP to give Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, etc. more than your aesthetic preferences, but a glimpse into how you make design decisions

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@InsiderPresider @alexkehr big if true

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

what if you could rent your taste?

today i launched full beta of renting your taste via an MCP on Taste!

you can build a design repo from the Taste @figma plugin, uploaded designs, or organize your favorite designs from the Taste iOSS app/website... then set a price: free, monthly, or annual.

people can buy access to your design repo and inject your aesthetic style into Codex, @Cursor_ai, and @Claude Code outputs through Taste MCP.

payouts are powered by @Stripe Connect.

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

just shipped a Taste update that makes the home feed feel more like a For You page for design inspiration

you’ll now see more designs (that you're likely to enjoy) from people you don’t follow - so you can more easily find stuff to save to your collections, and then reference those collections from Codex or Claude Code through the Taste MCP

discover -> organize inspiration -> use it while building

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

apple just approved the Taste update i built last weekend

now your profile can explain your design taste back to you

the more designs you upload/favorite/organize, the more precise your design taste profile gets

it’s weirdly fun seeing your own design style/preferences articulated back to you

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

designers already have years of taste sitting inside Figma

with that in mind... i (finally!) updated the @figma Taste plugin so you can bulk export frames into Taste, connect the Taste MCP, and make Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, etc generate front-end that feels much close to something you’d actually design

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@alexkehr @bentossell big if true

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@alexkehr yummy

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

a rather weird idea i built based on a suggestion from @Ian8ach:

what if designers could rent out their taste?

their favorite designs, color choices, spacing preferences, typography choices, general product vibes, etc.

over the weekend, i made it so that, on Taste, you can turn your design preferences into a paid MCP profile for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.

set a price. make it free. offer a subscription. it will auto-revoke access when someone stops paying.

rent your taste 👅

https://t.co/XMtZ7Alcu2

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@alexkehr iOS app: https://t.co/FQjFsUfC8t

website: https://t.co/ksPF5niVjV

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

i’m trying to make AI coding tools generate design outputs that actually feel personalized

so i just shipped a big update to the Taste MCP:
project-specific design collections you can reference in Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.

build collections with design references and ask your AI coding tool to reference the collection when building!

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

built a weird little Taste feature

you can now import your @figma designs and it turns your design style into vacation photos

the outfits, locations, styling, and vibe are all generated from your taste profile 👅

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

i’ve been fascinated with the idea of portable taste for AI tools... what if your design preferences could follow you into Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, etc?

so i built the Taste MCP beta over the weekend.

swipe on designs, upload your work, save references you like, and Taste turns it into a living taste profile your AI tools can actually use.

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

i launched a @figma plugin for Taste this weekend 👅

now you can import your own designs, let Taste turn them into a design profile, and have Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, etc generate UI that actually factors in your style.

the bigger idea: portable design taste for AI tools.

instead of every AI product starting from zero, your taste should move with you.

try Figma plugin here: https://t.co/MUIxrSAhyz

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

built an in-app browser for Taste (coming in the next update)

paste any URL, save design inspiration directly from the web, and Taste adds it to your personal design repo

over time, that repo becomes a profile of what you like, so AI coding tools can design more like you

original sources are always linked too