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shadcn-ui-mcp-server

MCP server that gives AI assistants seamless access to shadcn/ui v4 components, blocks, demos, and metadata.

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MCP Server Configuration
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2 "name": "shadcn-ui",
3 "command": "npx",
4 "args": [
5 "@jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server",
6 "--github-api-key",
7 "ghp_your_token_here"
8 ]
9}
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Shadcn UI v4 MCP Server

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🚀 The fastest way to integrate shadcn/ui components into your AI workflow

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with comprehensive access to shadcn/ui v4 components, blocks, demos, and metadata. Seamlessly retrieve React, Svelte, and Vue implementations for your AI-powered development workflow.

✨ Key Features

  • 🎯 Multi-Framework Support - React, Svelte, and Vue implementations
  • 📦 Component Source Code - Latest shadcn/ui v4 TypeScript source
  • 🎨 Component Demos - Example implementations and usage patterns
  • 🏗️ Blocks Support - Complete block implementations (dashboards, calendars, forms)
  • 📋 Metadata Access - Dependencies, descriptions, and configuration details
  • 🔍 Directory Browsing - Explore repository structures
  • ⚡ Smart Caching - Efficient GitHub API integration with rate limit handling

🚀 Quick Start

# Basic usage (60 requests/hour)
npx @jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server

# With GitHub token (5000 requests/hour) - Recommended
npx @jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server --github-api-key ghp_your_token_here

# Switch frameworks
npx @jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server --framework svelte
npx @jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server --framework vue

🎯 Get your GitHub token in 2 minutes: docs/getting-started/github-token.md

📚 Documentation

SectionDescription
🚀 Getting StartedInstallation, setup, and first steps
⚙️ ConfigurationFramework selection, tokens, and options
🔌 IntegrationEditor and tool integrations
📖 UsageExamples, tutorials, and use cases
🎨 FrameworksFramework-specific documentation
🐛 TroubleshootingCommon issues and solutions
🔧 API ReferenceTool reference and technical details

🎨 Framework Support

This MCP server supports three popular shadcn implementations:

FrameworkRepositoryMaintainerDescription
React (default)shadcn/uishadcnReact components from shadcn/ui v4
Svelteshadcn-sveltehuntabyteSvelte components from shadcn-svelte
Vueshadcn-vueunovueVue components from shadcn-vue

🛠️ Essential Setup

1. Get GitHub Token (Recommended)

# Visit: https://github.com/settings/tokens
# Generate token with no scopes needed
export GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here

2. Run Server

# React (default)
npx @jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server

# Svelte
npx @jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server --framework svelte

# Vue  
npx @jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server --framework vue

3. Integrate with Your Editor

🎯 Use Cases

  • AI-Powered Development - Let AI assistants build UIs with shadcn/ui
  • Component Discovery - Explore available components and their usage
  • Multi-Framework Learning - Compare React, Svelte, and Vue implementations
  • Rapid Prototyping - Get complete block implementations for dashboards, forms, etc.
  • Code Generation - Generate component code with proper dependencies

📦 Installation

# Global installation (optional)
npm install -g @jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server

# Or use npx (recommended)
npx @jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server

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📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

  • shadcn - For the amazing React UI component library
  • huntabyte - For the excellent Svelte implementation
  • unovue - For the comprehensive Vue implementation
  • Anthropic - For the Model Context Protocol specification

Made with ❤️ by Janardhan Polle

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