Igniteui MCP Server

A set of Sass variables, mixins, and functions for generating palettes, typography, and elevations used by Ignite UI components.

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What is the Igniteui MCP server?

A set of Sass variables, mixins, and functions for generating palettes, typography, and elevations used by Ignite UI components. Exposed over MCP by the igniteui mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

What it actually does

The Model Context Protocol allows AI assistants (like Claude, GitHub Copilot, and others) to connect to external tools and data sources. The Ignite UI Theming MCP server acts as an expert theming assistant that can:

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • detect_platform — Auto-detect which Ignite UI platform your project uses
  • create_palette — Generate color palette with automatic shade calculations
  • create_custom_palette — Create palette with fine-grained control over individual shades
  • create_typography — Setup typography with font families and type scales
  • create_elevations — Configure elevation shadows
  • create_theme — Generate complete theme (palette + typography + elevations)
  • get_component_design_tokens — Discover customizable properties for components
  • create_component_theme — Generate component-specific theme code

Adding it to your client

igniteui-theming on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

When to reach for it

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Igniteui's toolset — detect_platform, create_palette, create_custom_palette and 5 more — 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.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Caveats

  • 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 igniteui mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
detect_platformAuto-detect which Ignite UI platform your project uses
create_paletteGenerate color palette with automatic shade calculations
create_custom_paletteCreate palette with fine-grained control over individual shades
create_typographySetup typography with font families and type scales
create_elevationsConfigure elevation shadows
create_themeGenerate complete theme (palette + typography + elevations)
get_component_design_tokensDiscover customizable properties for components
create_component_themeGenerate component-specific theme code

How to install the Igniteui MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "igniteui-theming": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/igniteui-theming/packages/theming/dist/mcp/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Igniteui to detect platform.
  • Use Igniteui to create palette.
  • Use Igniteui to create custom palette.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Igniteui to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 8 tools (detect_platform, create_palette, create_custom_palette, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Igniteui directly.