Flato Design MCP - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Flato Design MCP

Claude Code

claude mcp add sologovision-flato-design-mcp --transport http https://api.flato.ai/api/mcp/editor

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sologovision-flato-design-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.flato.ai/api/mcp/editor"
    }
  }
}

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

https://api.flato.ai/api/mcp/editor

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25

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 remote - your agent's requests go to api.flato.ai

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license MIT - declared in the repository

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

03 · What Flato Design MCP can do

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

Latest releases

v0.1.3 · 2026-06-11

Release hygiene update for the Flato Design MCP distribution package.\n\nChanges:\n- Updates the Codex plugin manifest version to 0.1.3.\n- Updates the README smoke-test wording to reference the current v0.1.3…

v0.1.2 · 2026-06-11

Updates the Flato Design MCP distribution package positioning and Codex plugin guide packaging.\n\nChanges:\n- Positions Flato as the native canvas runtime for AI design in the README.\n- Adds canvas, visual-canvas…

v0.1.1 · 2026-06-11

Updates the guide skills and docs to match the current hosted Flato MCP contract.\n\nChanges:\n- Replaces the old creative protocol references with flato://canvas/fundamentals-v1 and flato_get_canvas_fundamentals.\n…

04 · Who maintains Flato Design MCP

Flato Design MCP is maintained by sologovision. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/sologovision/flato-design-mcp
website: https://www.flato.ai/docs/mcp
category: design - ranked #73 of 74 actively-maintained design servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-11)
registry: io.github.sologovision/flato-design-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-18)

06 · Flato Design MCP FAQ

What is Flato Design MCP?

Flato is the native canvas runtime for AI design. Flato gives AI agents a live, editable visual canvas for design work. Through MCP, agents can create, inspect, revise, export to PNG, JPG, PDF, or image-only PPTX, and QA Flato projects while users keep full access to the browser editor. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Is Flato Design MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-22 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Flato Design MCP?

Run `claude mcp add sologovision-flato-design-mcp --transport http https://api.flato.ai/api/mcp/editor`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Flato Design MCP require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to Flato Design MCP

Alternatives to Flato Design MCP

Maintained design servers if Flato Design MCP isn't the fit.

More design MCP servers · Figma MCP Express · Validator · Openroad MCP (the-openroad-project) · Figma UI MCP · Contextatlas