Curio MCP Server for Claude

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Canonical URL

https://heyclau.de/entry/mcp/curio-mcp-server

Source URLs

https://designbycurio.com/docs, https://github.com/JSONbored/awesome-claude/blob/main/content/mcp/curio-mcp-server.mdx, https://designbycurio.com/

Safety notes

Remote HTTP MCP server — it runs no local commands and touches no local files. All tools are read-only lookups against the Curio style catalog; the server cannot modify anything on the user's machine., get_style_spec consumes one quota credit on the signed-in account, the same metering as a website download. search_styles, list_styles, get_style, and get_quota never charge.

Privacy notes

Sign-in is OAuth only (PKCE); the client holds scoped tokens, never passwords., The server receives only tool arguments (search queries, style ids) and the account id for quota accounting — no prompts, files, or other local context leave the client., Access can be revoked anytime from the account's Connected apps page, which invalidates the authorization's tokens immediately.

Author

Curio

Submitted by

voltwake

Claim status

unclaimed

Last verified

2026-06-11

• Sign-in is OAuth only (PKCE); the client holds scoped tokens, never passwords.
• The server receives only tool arguments (search queries, style ids) and the account id for quota accounting — no prompts, files, or other local context leave the client.
• Access can be revoked anytime from the account's Connected apps page, which invalidates the authorization's tokens immediately.

• A Curio account. Sign-in happens via OAuth (email OTP, Google, or GitHub) in the browser the first time the client connects; free accounts work.
• An MCP-capable client with remote HTTP transport support, such as Claude, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT (Developer Mode), or Codex.

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Curio MCP Server for Claude side by side with 3 alternatives on trust, install, platform support, and disclosed safety notes — all from reviewed registry metadata.

claude mcp add --transport http curio https://mcp.designbycurio.com/mcp

npx -y designlang mcp

npx storybook add @storybook/addon-mcp

claude mcp add zeplin --env ZEPLIN_ACCESS_TOKEN=YOUR_ZEPLIN_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN -- npx -y @zeplin/mcp-server@latest

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "curio": {
      "url": "https://mcp.designbycurio.com/mcp",
      "type": "http"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "designlang": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "designlang", "mcp", "--output-dir", "./design-extract-output"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "storybook": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "STORYBOOK_LOCAL_MCP_URL"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zeplin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@zeplin/mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZEPLIN_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${ZEPLIN_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
      },
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

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