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DimensionShadcn UI MCP ServerGive AI assistants direct access to shadcn/ui v4 components, blocks, and demosNPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS66 / 100 · C79 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions14 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance16 / 2018 / 20
Documentation15 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers using shadcn/ui
  • Teams wanting AI assistants to generate shadcn/ui-style component code
  • Developers needing consistent UI across frameworks (React, Svelte, Vue, React Native)
  • Building AI-powered development tools or integrations
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Users not using shadcn/ui
  • Users needing other UI libraries (e.g., Tailwind UI)
  • Offline environments (requires GitHub API access)
  • Scenarios requiring fully local operation without external API dependencies
  • Projects outside the NPM ecosystem (e.g., pure Python/Go)
  • Environments without network access to deps.dev, OSV.dev, and the npm registry
  • Scenarios requiring maintenance by an official upstream vendor
Required permissions
  • GitHub API access (to fetch component and repository data)
  • Network access (for GitHub API and npm package downloads)
  • Read environment variables (e.g., GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN)
  • Local filesystem operations (e.g., for build caches)
  • Network access to the NPM registry and external services (deps.dev, OSV.dev, OpenSSF, npms.io, GitHub)
  • Read access to workspace lockfiles (pnpm-lock.yaml, package-lock., yarn.lock) for cache invalidation
Risks and side effects
  • GitHub API rate limiting may cause service unavailability (60 requests/hour default, 5000/hour with token).
  • Supply chain risk from npm packages; verify package integrity.
  • SSE mode may expose the server on the network; configure CORS and access controls.
  • Component code may contain outdated or insecure patterns; review before use.
  • Third-party READMEs and changelogs are untrusted external content; they are wrapped in tags with _meta flags but should still be handled cautiously
  • Depends on availability and accuracy of external services
  • Batch requests are capped at 25 packages to prevent registry enumeration; larger sets require batching
  • Third-party open source project, not officially maintained by NPM or Anthropic
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, ContinueClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
Tools819