@polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp

MCP server that gives AI assistants context about Base UI — the unstyled React component library.

Install

Claude Code:

claude mcp add base-ui -- npx -y @polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp

Codex CLI:

codex mcp add base-ui -- npx -y @polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp

Or add to ~/.codex/config.toml (global) / .codex/config.toml (project):

[mcp_servers.base-ui]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp"]

Cursor — add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "base-ui": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code — add to .vscode/mcp.json (workspace) or run MCP: Open User Configuration:

{
  "servers": {
    "base-ui": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

opencode — add to opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "base-ui": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["npx", "-y", "@polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Prefer a different runner? Swap npx -y @polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp for:

Runner	Command
npm	npx -y @polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp
pnpm	pnpm dlx @polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp
yarn	yarn dlx @polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp
bun	bunx @polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp

For JSON/TOML configs, split the runner into command + args (e.g. "command": "pnpm", "args": ["dlx", "@polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp"]).

Works with any MCP client that supports stdio.

Tools & resources

Kind	Name	Purpose
Tool	base_ui_list_docs	Fetches the Base UI docs index (llms.txt) and lists every page as an identifier you can pass to base_ui_get_doc.
Tool	base_ui_get_doc	Fetches a single Base UI docs page by path identifier (e.g. react/components/accordion.md).
Resource	base-ui://{+path}	Same content as base_ui_get_doc, exposed as an MCP resource for clients that prefer resources over tools. Includes list() for discovery.

All tools are read-only and idempotent. The server fetches content directly from https://base-ui.com on demand — nothing is cached server-side.

Remote (legacy)

A hosted version used to run at https://base-ui-mcp.polv.workers.dev/mcp. It is being sunset in favor of the local npm package. If you're still pointing at it, migrate to the npx -y @polvallverdu/base-ui-mcp config above — it's faster, has no rate limits, and keeps working offline for pages you've already fetched.

Requirements

• Node.js >= 20 (or Bun >= 1.2).
• An MCP client (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex CLI, VS Code MCP, opencode, or any other stdio-capable client).

License

Apache-2.0 — see LICENSE.