Nakkas MCP Server

MCP server that turns AI into an SVG artist. One rendering engine. AI decides everything. Its 3 documented tools cluster into render, preview, save. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-14 · ★ 21 · #259 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Nakkas

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add arikusi-nakkas -- npx -y nakkas

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arikusi-nakkas": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nakkas"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 nakkas - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.arikusi is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Nakkas can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 3 documented tools across render, preview, save, including render_svg, preview, save.

The 3 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what nakkas lets an agent do.

render_svg: - Takes SVGConfig JSON, returns a PNG preview + artifact id (+ design analysis warnings)
preview: - Re-renders a stored artifact (or raw SVG) to PNG at any width
save: - Saves a stored artifact (or raw content) to disk as SVG (text) or PNG (raster)

Latest releases

v0.5.0 · 2026-07-13

Diagram release: arrowheads arrive, the contrast audit stops looking away from gradients, and the frame sampler gets a Chromium ground-truth test in CI. Full details in CHANGELOG.md, dogfood and edge-case audit records…

v0.4.0 · 2026-07-13

Text layout release: the audits learn to read. Full details in CHANGELOG.md, dogfood record in dogfooding.md. · Every text element's ink bounding box is measured after rendering, through an isolated resvg render with…

v0.3.1 · 2026-07-13

Model-surface release: the tool description learns the lessons the dogfood runs kept teaching. Full details in CHANGELOG.md, dogfood record in dogfooding.md. · The pattern-group section of the render_svg description…

04 · Who maintains Nakkas

nakkas is maintained by arikusi. We track 2 MCP servers from arikusi - 2 actively maintained, 38 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Jan 2026. Full record: all servers from arikusi.

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05 · Facts

repository: github.com/arikusi/nakkas
category: other - ranked #259 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 7 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-13)
registry: io.github.arikusi/nakkas (active, first published 2026-03-25 · 8 versions)
packages: npm:nakkas

06 · Nakkas FAQ

Is Nakkas still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-14 and it shipped 7 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Nakkas do?

An agent gets 3 documented tools across render, preview, save, including render_svg, preview, save.

How do I install Nakkas?

Run `npx -y nakkas`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Nakkas 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 Nakkas

Alternatives to Nakkas

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