Flint MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server for Flint — compile, validate, and render semantic chart specs across supported backends.

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What is the Flint MCP server?

Flint MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Model Context Protocol server for Flint — compile, validate, and render semantic chart specs across supported backends.

What you get

See the changelog for complete release notes.

  • Semantic chart specs. — Flint captures what each field means using 70+
  • Automatic layout. — Flint adapts sizing, spacing, labels, marks, and legends
  • Formal visual themes. — Define layout behavior, semantic presentation, and
  • Multiple backends. — Compile one input to backend-native output across
  • Agent-ready chart authoring. — The MCP server gives agents Flint tools and

What the assistant can call

Once Flint is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Agent — ready chart authoring.** The MCP server gives agents Flint tools and
  • Documentation — The Documentation tool exposed by this server

Setting it up

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at flint-chart-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Choosing this one

This sits in the knowledge and memory group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Flint's toolset — Agent, Documentation — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by GitHub Actions; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Flint's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the flint mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Agentready chart authoring.** The MCP server gives agents Flint tools and
DocumentationThe Documentation tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Flint MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flint": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "flint-chart-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Flint to Agent.
  • Use Flint to Documentation.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Flint to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (Agent, Documentation) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Flint directly.