Refero Styles MCP Server

MCP server for discovering and matching design styles from styles.refero.design

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Refero Styles MCP server?

If you already use Refero Styles, the refero styles mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. MCP server for discovering and matching design styles from styles.refero.design.

What the server does

An MCP server that searches styles.refero.design for design systems that match your project's idea, needs, and style — returning ready-to-use design.md documentation.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • refero_list_styles — Browse the curated catalog with pagination
  • refero_search_styles — Search by keyword, mood, brand, or color
  • refero_get_design_md — Fetch the full design.md for a specific style
  • refero_match_stylePrimary tool — match styles to your project description

Installation

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

Where it fits

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. Refero Styles's toolset — refero_list_styles, refero_search_styles, refero_get_design_md and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by faridjafarlee; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • 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.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
refero_list_stylesBrowse the curated catalog with pagination
refero_search_stylesSearch by keyword, mood, brand, or color
refero_get_design_mdFetch the full design.md for a specific style
refero_match_style**Primary tool** — match styles to your project description

How to install the Refero Styles MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "refero-styles": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "npm"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Refero Styles to refero list styles.
  • Use Refero Styles to refero search styles.
  • Use Refero Styles to refero get design md.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Refero Styles to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (refero_list_styles, refero_search_styles, refero_get_design_md, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Refero Styles directly.