What is aicanvas?
aicanvas is a MCP server by aicanvas-me that search and fetch animated, shadcn-compatible React components, design systems and templates, with install commands, from the aicanvas registry. It is listed under Developer tools and has 68 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | aicanvas-me |
| Repository | aicanvas-me/aicanvas |
| Popularity | 68 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #734 of 4,418 MCP servers; #182 in Developer tools |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is aicanvas safe to install?
aicanvas scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install aicanvas?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/aicanvas-me/aicanvas
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add aicanvas -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http aicanvas <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs aicanvas for you:
Add the "aicanvas" MCP server from https://github.com/aicanvas-me/aicanvas to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.