Model Context Protocol

Connect Coding Agents to Neat Labs

Connect your favorite coding agent to Neat Labs in under 60 seconds. Use the hosted remote endpoint at neatlabs.design, or run the local CLI binary.

Method 1 (Recommended)Zero Local Binaries

Hosted Remote MCP Endpoint

Connect directly over HTTPS/SSE to our hosted instance on Coolify. No node_modules, no CLI installation.

// ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neat-labs": {
      "url": "https://neatlabs.design/api/sse"
    }
  }
}

Method 2Local Stdio Process

Local CLI via Bun

Spawn the Neat Labs MCP server locally on your machine via stdio. Perfect for offline development.

// ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neat-labs": {
      "command": "bun",
      "args": ["run", "./bin/neat.ts", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neat-labs": {
      "url": "https://neatlabs.design/api/sse"
    }
  }
}

MCP tools by connection type

The hosted endpoint provides nine catalogue tools. Scanning, adaptation, creation, and requests require the local CLI or stdio MCP server.

Tool Name	Description
recommend	Match a brief to a macrostructure, suggested brands, and an ordered set of components
find_components	Browse the canonical React + Tailwind component archetypes
get_component	Retrieve raw copy-pasteable React JSX for an archetype
theme_component	Export a component with a theme.css built from a brand's normalized tokens
list_flows	Browse multi-screen flow blueprints (onboarding, paywall)
get_flow	Retrieve multi-screen flow suite skinned with brand tokens
scan_codebase	Extract CSS variables and Tailwind classes from a local project into design system filesLocal CLI / stdio only
adapt_design_system	Harmonize codebase tokens with an inspiration brand (Linear, Stripe, etc.)Local CLI / stdio only
list_design_systems	Browse brand design systems with color palettes and metadata
get_design_system	Export Tailwind v4 @theme, token JSON, CSS variables, or DESIGN.md guides
search_design_systems	Keyword search across brand names and descriptions
create_design_system	Scaffold a custom design system as the five catalogue filesLocal CLI / stdio only
request_design_system	Queue new brand or website requests directly from the editorLocal CLI / stdio only