Rive MCP

Create, edit, inspect, render and live-preview Rive (.riv) animations from Claude - no Rive editor, no cloud, no subscription. Its 32 documented tools cover riv, render, diff, studio. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with riv, render and diff and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-14 · ★ 13 · #94 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

NOASSERTION · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Rive MCP

Claude Code

claude mcp add odu33104-rive-mcp -- npx -y rive-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odu33104-rive-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rive-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

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

registry namespace io.github.ODU33104 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Rive MCP can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can extract embedded images/fonts from a .riv, and read the Studio's Agent chat (with auto-attached context: selection, artboard, animation, playback time) and post replies back into it.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Rive MCP lets an agent do.

Riv

31 tools - e.g. Recursively find .riv files (size, format version); Full metadata: artboards, animations (duration/fps/loop), state machines and inputs, plus data-binding structure (ViewModel definitions, instances with…

riv_list · riv_inspect · riv_lint · riv_render_frame · riv_render_gif · riv_render_apng…

auth & access

1 tool - e.g. Generate design tokens before designing: OKLCH-harmonized palette (+WCAG contrast), gradient pairs, Material-Motion durations & easing roles, spacing/radius/typ

riv_design_tokens

Limitations (from the README)

- Text-run enumeration is not exposed by the runtime API (access by name works) - GIF output has no transparency (composited on a background color) - The Canvas2D preview renderer can show mesh seams that don't exist in the file (WebGL/Skia render clean) - fill.feather/stroke.feather (vector blur) writes correctly to the .riv but isn't rendered by this server's Canvas2D preview pipeline - only a GPU Rive Renderer sup

Latest releases

v0.6.1 · 2026-09-14

Screenshot / SVG → animated .riv prototype · New tools riv_ui_detect and riv_ui_prototype turn a UI screenshot - or a Figma/Illustrator SVG export - into a working, animated .riv in two calls: · riv_ui_detect reads…

v0.5.0 · 2026-08-06

30 tools. This release adds batch/comparison rendering, audio in generated files, data-binding inspection, and five new Studio features. · New tools · riv_batch_render - render many .riv files to many formats in one…

04 · Who maintains Rive MCP

rive-mcp is maintained by odu33104. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/odu33104/rive-mcp
category: other - ranked #94 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-14)
registry: io.github.ODU33104/rive-mcp (active, first published 2026-07-16 · 6 versions)
packages: npm:rive-mcp-server

06 · Rive MCP FAQ

Is Rive MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-14 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Rive MCP do?

How do I install Rive MCP?

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

Does Rive MCP 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 Rive MCP

Alternatives to Rive MCP

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