Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Canvelete design platform. Enables AI assistants to create, manipulate, and export designs programmatically
Canvelete MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Canvelete directly instead of describing what you should do. Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Canvelete design platform. Enables AI assistants to create, manipulate, and export designs programmatically with 13 element types including QR codes, barcodes, and access to 200K+ icons and millions.
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Canvelete design platform. This server exposes Canvelete's design capabilities to AI assistants and other MCP-compatible clients, enabling programmatic design creation and manipulation.
The server ships on npm as @canveletedotcom/mcp-server, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.
Once Canvelete is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
Barcodes — Support for CODE128, EAN13, UPC, and 7 other formatsTemplates — List, apply, and create templatesAssets — Comprehensive asset search across multiple sourcesPixabay — 2.7M+ free stock photos and illustrationsUnsplash — 3M+ high-quality curated photosIconify — 200K+ icons from 150+ icon setsCliparts — 10K+ curated clipart graphicsIllustrations — 5K+ artistic illustrationsFonts — 30+ professional fonts with metadata and pairing recommendationsShapes — 70+ SVG shapes from 8 categories (basic, arrows, stars, callouts, nature, symbols, geometric, extra)Authentication — For detailed API documentation, see docs.canvelete.comKiro — The Kiro tool exposed by this serverYou will need 4 environment variables: CANVELETE_API_KEY, CANVELETE_API_URL, GEMINI_API_KEY, WS_SERVER_URL. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
This sits in the file and storage access group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Canvelete's toolset — Barcodes, Templates, Assets and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by canvelete; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Canvelete's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Barcodes | Support for CODE128, EAN13, UPC, and 7 other formats |
| Templates | List, apply, and create templates |
| Assets | Comprehensive asset search across multiple sources |
| Pixabay | 2.7M+ free stock photos and illustrations |
| Unsplash | 3M+ high-quality curated photos |
| Iconify | 200K+ icons from 150+ icon sets |
| Cliparts | 10K+ curated clipart graphics |
| Illustrations | 5K+ artistic illustrations |
| Fonts | 30+ professional fonts with metadata and pairing recommendations |
| Shapes | 70+ SVG shapes from 8 categories (basic, arrows, stars, callouts, nature, symbols, geometric, extra) |
| Authentication | For detailed API documentation, see [docs.canvelete.com](https://docs.canvelete.com). |
| Kiro | The Kiro tool exposed by this server. |
| Build | The Build tool exposed by this server. |
| Setup | 1. Start the WebSocket server (in the main Canvelete directory): bash pnpm ws |
**Option C: Using Local Build**
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvelete-mcp-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-server/dist/index.cjs", "start"],
"env": {
"CANVELETE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
"CANVELETE_API_URL": "https://www.canvelete.com"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| CANVELETE_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| CANVELETE_API_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| GEMINI_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| WS_SERVER_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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