React Design Systems MCP

What is React Design Systems MCP?

React Design Systems MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive information about React design systems, along with code generation capabilities for common UI patterns. It currently supports the AWS Cloudscape Design System and is intended for developers building React-based interfaces.

How to use React Design Systems MCP?

Install globally via npm (npm install -g @agentience/react-design-systems-mcp) and run directly as a CLI tool, or install as a project dependency and start it programmatically. Run the server in standard mode (stdio) with npm start or npm run dev, or in SSE mode for web applications with npm run dev:sse. When using as a dependency, import createCloudscapeAssistant and call assistant.start().

Key features of React Design Systems MCP

• Search for Cloudscape components with advanced options
• Get detailed component information, properties, and examples
• Generate code for individual components and common patterns
• Validate component props and compare components
• Generate multi-component layouts and get setup instructions

Use cases of React Design Systems MCP

• Quickly look up component props, examples, and patterns during UI development
• Generate boilerplate code for common UI patterns to speed up prototyping
• Validate component props to catch errors early in the development process
• Compare components side-by-side to choose the best fit for a design
• Generate layouts that combine multiple components for complete page sections

FAQ from React Design Systems MCP

Which design systems does React Design Systems MCP support?

Currently only the AWS Cloudscape Design System is supported. The roadmap includes future support for Material UI, Chakra UI, Ant Design, Blueprint, and Mantine.

How do I run the server in different modes?

Use npm start or npm run dev for standard stdio mode, or npm run dev:sse for SSE (Server-Sent Events) mode intended for web applications.

Can I use React Design Systems MCP as a programmatic dependency?

Yes. Install it via npm as a dependency, then import createCloudscapeAssistant (CommonJS or ES Modules) and start it with your configuration options.

What framework is React Design Systems MCP built on?

It uses the FastMCP framework, which provides structured tool and resource definition, built-in authentication, session management, SSE support, CORS support, and improved error handling.

How do I install React Design Systems MCP?

Install globally with npm install -g @agentience/react-design-systems-mcp to use as a CLI, or as a project dependency with npm install @agentience/react-design-systems-mcp.