best of · updated August 2026

The 15 best design MCP servers

The 15 design MCP servers worth your time, out of 219 we track - actively maintained, with real adoption, ranked on monthly installs, GitHub stars, and commit recency. Checked nightly.

Design MCP servers connect agents to design files and asset workflows. Look for Figma-class integrations, export tools, and comment or inspect capabilities documented in the README.

01 Figma Context MCP ★ 15,705 · commit 2026-08-07 Give your coding agent access to your Figma data. 351,765 installs/mo · 4 releases/90d · no env vars documented $ npx -y figma-developer-mcp 02 Photoshop MCP ★ 348 · commit 2026-08-10 Languages: English · 简体中文 · Español · Deutsch · 日本語 · Türkçe · Website. 10,827 installs/mo · 10+ releases/90d · needs 1 env var $ npx -y @alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp 03 Canvas MCP (vishalsachdev) ★ 203 · commit 2026-08-25 MCP server for Canvas LMS with up to 101 tools and 8 agent skills. 2,157 installs/mo · 8 releases/90d · no env vars documented $ uvx canvas-mcp 04 Easyeda MCP Pro ★ 36 · commit 2026-08-25 Production-grade MCP server for EasyEDA Pro: safe PCB design inspection, BOM sourcing, manufacturing export, and AI-assisted hardware review. 3,832 installs/mo · 4 releases/90d · needs 7 env vars $ npx -y easyeda-mcp-pro 05 UI Beats ★ 229 · commit 2026-08-23 Beautifully designed, animated React components you can copy, paste, or install with the shadcn CLI. 623 installs/mo · no env vars documented $ npx -y @uibeats/mcp 06 Figma MCP Server (planetabhi) ★ 8 · commit 2026-08-23 A local MCP server with full Figma REST API coverage. 7,511 installs/mo · 3 releases/90d · needs 1 env var $ npx -y figma-mcp-server 07 NVIDIA Elements ★ 80 · commit 2026-08-25 NVIDIA Design System and UI Agent Harness for AI/ML Factories, Robotics, and Autonomous Vehicles. 1,620 installs/mo · 10+ releases/90d · no env vars documented $ npx -y @nvidia-elements/cli 08 Kiln ★ 48 · commit 2026-08-25 The open-source MCP server for 3D printing. 2,092 installs/mo · 10+ releases/90d · needs 9 env vars $ uvx kiln3d 09 HIG Doctor ★ 111 · commit 2026-08-20 Active open-source project · MIT tooling with attributed Apple reference content. 1,070 installs/mo · 1 release/90d · no env vars documented $ npx -y hig-mcp 10 Illustrator MCP Server ★ 86 · commit 2026-08-11 🇺🇸 English | 🇯🇵 日本語 | 🇨🇳 简体中文 | 🇰🇷 한국어 | 🇪🇸 Español | 🇩🇪 Deutsch | 🇫🇷 Français | 🇵🇹 Português (BR). 2,314 installs/mo · 40 tools documented · 6 releases/90d · no env vars documented $ npx -y illustrator-mcp-server 11 Openflowkit MCP ★ 731 · commit 2026-08-19 The open-source diagramming studio for builders. 257 installs/mo · no env vars documented $ npx -y @vrun-design/openflowkit-mcp 12 melta UI ★ 196 · commit 2026-08-17 AI-Ready design system MCP: melta UI tokens, component contracts, 99 rules, check_html self-verify 624 installs/mo · no env vars documented $ npx -y melta-ds-mcp 13 Brandsystem MCP - Brand Guidelines for AI ★ 13 · commit 2026-08-20 @brandsystem/mcp turns the brand material you already have into context AI agents can use. 1,638 installs/mo · 34 tools documented · 10+ releases/90d · no env vars documented $ npx -y @brandsystem/mcp 14 Canvas Lms MCP ★ 5 · commit 2026-08-22 TypeScript MCP server for Canvas LMS - 165 tools across 42 domains. 2,839 installs/mo · 1 tools documented · 10+ releases/90d · needs 4 env vars $ npx -y canvas-lms-mcp 15 Figma MCP Rust ★ 24 · commit 2026-08-19 Figma MCP: Free, No Rate Limits Open-source Figma MCP server with full read/write access via plugin. 1,054 installs/mo · 40 tools documented · 4 releases/90d · no env vars documented $ npx -y @alvinindra/figma-mcp-rust

How to choose between them

Figma Context MCP tops the list - the most installs (351,765 last month) and actively maintained. All 15 run locally as stdio servers. 10 document no required env vars - paste the config and go; the others need env vars set first (each page lists exactly which). Where we've compared two of these head-to-head, the comparison is linked on each one's page.

Quick answers

Which design MCP server is most installed?

Figma Context MCP, with 351,765 installs in the last month (as of August 2026).

How many design MCP servers exist?

We track 219 design MCP servers in the official registry. The 15 above are the actively-maintained ones with real adoption - ranked by monthly installs, GitHub stars, and commit recency.

All 74 design MCP servers

Ranked 16 onward, same order as above. Status checked last night.

How this list is ranked

Ranked from live registry + GitHub data: monthly installs (npm/PyPI), GitHub stars, and commit recency - recomputed nightly. No pay-to-rank, ever. The 15 above lead the full list of 74, all of which you can see on this page. The other 145 we track have stopped being maintained, or nobody is using them yet. Full recipe: how we verify.