Is Basecoat Ui Mcp safe to use?

Basecoat Ui Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Basecoat Ui Mcp?

Basecoat Ui Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with Basecoat Ui Mcp?

Basecoat Ui Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.

Is Basecoat Ui Mcp actively maintained?

Basecoat Ui Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 277 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

Basecoat Ui Mcp

Name: Basecoat Ui Mcp
Author: Sorbh

basecoat-ui-mcp · by Sorbh

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides programmatic access to Basecoat CSS components and their usage documentation. This server allows AI assistants to help developers build HTML interfaces using the Basecoat CSS framework.

9 13/wk 0 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Stale

Last commit 277d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse

0 tools

Grade F

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecoat-ui": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "basecoat-ui-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Basecoat Ui Mcp does

While building my hobby project — turning old devices into a Digital Photo Frame — I struggled with UI components. I wanted to use Basecoat CSS, the HTML port of ShadCN UI, but there was no MCP server to easily pull components and docs into AI-assisted coding.

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Score breakdown

38/100across 5 weighted dimensions

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Basecoat Ui Mcp safe to use?: Basecoat Ui Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Basecoat Ui Mcp?: Basecoat Ui Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with Basecoat Ui Mcp?: Basecoat Ui Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Basecoat Ui Mcp actively maintained?: Basecoat Ui Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 277 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

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Design Developer Tools

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecoat-ui": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "basecoat-ui-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Basecoat Ui Mcp does

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y 'basecoat-ui-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

Basecoat MCP Server

Story

So I built one.
This is my first MCP server, and it’s here to make working with Basecoat (and ShadCN-style components) effortless for everyone. Feedback and contributions are welcome!

Features

30+ Component Variants: Access to buttons, inputs, cards, dialogs, tabs, and more.
Usage Documentation: Complete implementation guides with examples for each component.
Setup Scripts: Get CDN links and theme switching code instantly.
Search & Discovery: Find components by name or category.
Accessibility Ready: All components include ARIA attributes and semantic HTML.

Tech Stack

Node.js - JavaScript runtime environment
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk - For creating the MCP server

Installation

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/Sorbh/basecoat-ui-mcp.git
cd basecoat-mcp-server

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```

MCP Configuration

You can run this server either by using npx (if the package is published on npm) or by cloning the repository for local development.

Using NPX (Recommended)

This method is the easiest way to get started and doesn't require cloning the repository.

Claude Desktop

Update your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecoat-ui": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y","basecoat-ui-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

Configure the server to run:

npx basecoat-ui-mcp

Using Git Clone (Local Development)

For local development or if you want to modify the server:

Clone and setup:

git clone https://github.com/Sorbh/basecoat-ui-mcp.git
cd basecoat-ui-mcp
npm install

Claude Desktop Configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecoat-ui": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/basecoat-ui-mcp/server.js"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/basecoat-ui-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/basecoat-ui-mcp with the actual path where you cloned the repository.

Other MCP Clients:

cd /path/to/basecoat-ui-mcp
node server.js

Available Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters
`get_component`	Get HTML code for a specific component variant	`name`: Component name (e.g., "button-primary", "card-basic")
`list_components`	List all available components organized by category	None
`get_usage`	Get comprehensive usage documentation for a component	`component`: Base component name (e.g., "button", "card")
`get_setup`	Get Basecoat CSS setup code with CDN links	None
`get_theme_script`	Get theme switcher script for dark/light mode	None
`search_components`	Search for components by name or category	`query`: Search term (e.g.

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

38/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−62

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked basecoat-ui-mcp against OSV.dev.

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Basecoat Ui Mcp safe to use?: Basecoat Ui Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Basecoat Ui Mcp?: Basecoat Ui Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with Basecoat Ui Mcp?: Basecoat Ui Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Basecoat Ui Mcp actively maintained?: Basecoat Ui Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 277 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.