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Better Design MCP

An MCP server that provides coding agents with access to 90 design systems, 433 design guides, and 144 review rules. It enables agents to retrieve UI/UX principles, generate design systems, check accessibility and visual consistency, and install icon libraries, facilitating design-to-code workflows for developer-led teams.

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Package and access

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Better Design MCP logo, by Better DesignCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Better Design
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  • Popularity 1 GitHub star

What you can do with it

  • Retrieve UI and UX design principles for layout, color, and navigation
  • Search and install pre-built design systems with specific styles
  • Review generated UI against accessibility and visual design rules
  • Generate local icon components from a specified library

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.48.0MIT
mcp-registry: io.github.marvkr/better-design@0.48.0Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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better-design 0.48.0

npm
better-design package definition
{
  "version": "0.48.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "better-design",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "packageArguments": [
    {
      "type": "positional",
      "value": "mcp"
    }
  ],
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "BETTER_DESIGN_API_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Create or manage a key at https://better-design.com/mcp"
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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  • · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-design-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-design@0.48.0",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BETTER_DESIGN_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BETTER_DESIGN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-design-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-design@0.48.0",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BETTER_DESIGN_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BETTER_DESIGN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "better-design-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-design@0.48.0",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BETTER_DESIGN_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BETTER_DESIGN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-design-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-design@0.48.0",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BETTER_DESIGN_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BETTER_DESIGN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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