Agentic Design System MCP Server

Design governance for coding agents that build UI. See the live workshop · Read the design philosophy. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting coding agent tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in HTML.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-20 · ★ 4 · #59 OF 194 MAINTAINED CODING AGENT · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · HTML · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Agentic Design System

Claude Code

claude mcp add aa-on-ai-agentic-design-system -- npx -y ads-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aa-on-ai-agentic-design-system": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ads-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package ads-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.aa-on-ai is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Agentic Design System can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.3.1 · 2026-07-19

Agentic Design System v1.3.1 · This patch closes the finding-local repair gap exposed by the v1.3.0 Pawprint benchmark. · Adds an adjacent-action consistency sweep to both builder revision prompts and independent…

v1.3.0 · 2026-07-19

Agentic Design System v1.3.0 · This release closes the loop between design intent, rendered production evidence, and actionable · revision. · Dogfoods decision provenance on the public /trace page, preserving verified…

v1.2.0 · 2026-07-17

Agentic Design System v1.2.0 · This release makes the reasoning behind consequential UI decisions inspectable without putting · another model or browser pass inside the build loop. · Captures exact skill and source…

04 · Who maintains Agentic Design System

Agentic Design System is maintained by aa-on-ai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/aa-on-ai/agentic-design-system
website: https://agentic-design-system.vercel.app/mcp
category: coding agent - ranked #59 of 194 actively-maintained coding agent servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-19)
registry: io.github.aa-on-ai/agentic-design-system (active, first published 2026-07-25 · 5 versions)
packages: npm:ads-mcp

06 · Agentic Design System FAQ

What is Agentic Design System?

Design governance for coding agents that build UI. See the live workshop · Read the design philosophy. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Agentic Design System still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-20 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Agentic Design System?

Run `npx -y ads-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Agentic Design System run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Agentic Design System

Alternatives to Agentic Design System

Maintained coding agent servers if Agentic Design System isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Agentic Design System doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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