# textarttools-mcp

A remote MCP server that turns plain text into Unicode styles and ASCII banners. Handy for headers, dividers and terminal decoration.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 6
- Author: humanjesse
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/humanjesse/textarttools-mcp
- Updated: 2025-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/textarttools-mcp

## What it does

The server runs on Cloudflare Workers and answers at `https://mcp.textarttools.com`. No authentication is involved, so setup is a single command. It exposes 7 tools: four for Unicode styling, three for ASCII banners.

There are 23 styles, from bold and italic to fraktur. Banner fonts number 322+, and the server serves the list from R2 storage. Preview tools let you push one string through several styles or fonts before committing to a choice.

Because the endpoint is public, it is rate limited to 100 requests per minute with burst protection. Batch banner generation will hit that ceiling. Running your own copy locally needs Node.js and `npm`; deploying it requires Cloudflare authentication.

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

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport sse textarttools-mcp https://mcp.textarttools.com/
```

### Codex

**Codex**
- Codex connects MCP servers over stdio and streamable HTTP only, and this server speaks SSE

### Cursor

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t sse textarttools-mcp https://mcp.textarttools.com/
```

## When to use it
- style a heading in bold Unicode letters
- build an ASCII banner for a script header
- compare one phrase across several styles
- pick a figlet font that fits the line width
- drop a decorative divider into terminal output

## Example prompts
- Make the heading “Release Notes” bold in Unicode
- Generate an ASCII banner for the word Deploy using the Big font
- Show “Hello” in a few styles so I can pick one

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