# opendesignguard-mcp

This hosted server checks a project against a design system, explains gaps, and suggests fixes. Production requests need a paid plan and access token.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: clauxel
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/clauxel/open-design-guard-mcp
- Updated: 2026-05-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/opendesignguard-mcp

## What it does

opendesignguard-mcp gives an AI agent tools to inspect design-system compliance, describe mismatches, and recommend changes. It can also create a design receipt and export an audit, giving reviewers evidence of the checks. Use it when you need a record alongside the review.

The service runs remotely and connects through Streamable HTTP. Production calls require a bearer token obtained after selecting a plan and creating or requesting an API token. Without that token, production requests will not run. The public repository contains documentation for the hosted service, not its production implementation.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://opendesignguard.clauxel.com/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http opendesignguard-mcp https://opendesignguard.clauxel.com/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add opendesignguard-mcp --url https://opendesignguard.clauxel.com/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "opendesignguard-mcp": {
            "url": "https://opendesignguard.clauxel.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "opendesignguard-mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://opendesignguard.clauxel.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http opendesignguard-mcp https://opendesignguard.clauxel.com/mcp
```

## When to use it
- check a project against its design system
- explain a mismatch between an interface and design rules
- get a proposed fix for a design issue
- create a review receipt and export an audit

## Example prompts
- Check this project against our design system and explain any mismatches.
- Suggest a fix for the design issue you found.
- Create a design receipt and export the audit for review.

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