DesignScan

Name: DesignScan
Author: ms-zaman

by ms-zamanversion 0.4.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.ms-zaman/designscan

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Extract a website’s design tokens (colors, type, spacing, shadows) as DESIGN.md, W3C, or CSS.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Design, images & audio

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "designscan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@designscan/extractor",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add designscan -- npx -y @designscan/extractor mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "designscan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@designscan/extractor",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "designscan": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@designscan/extractor",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

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These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

More stars than 0% of the other 2204 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 12% of the other 2204 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2204 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is DesignScan safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.4.0) reached the registry 5 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Figma Context MCP, Claude Real Video, Figma MCP Server

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README from the maker

Open the README

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DesignScan

URL → design tokens → DESIGN.md. Point it at any website and get a spec-compliant DESIGN.md file (YAML tokens + prose) that AI coding agents can read to match that site's look.

Preview

Every run can also emit a self-contained HTML proof sheet (--preview) that renders the extracted tokens — color roles, type specimens, spacing/radius scales, components — so you can eyeball the result before trusting it:

Notes for your coding agent

A DESIGN.md is always *consumed by an AI coding agent* (Cursor, Claude Code, …). So rather than run our own LLM to resolve semantic intent, every file ends with a Notes for your coding agent section: deterministic, per-extraction instructions computed from the actual tokens — heading hierarchy vs. a muted text color, sub-AA body contrast, brand-font fallback, the primary-button contract, shape/spacing rhythm. The reasoning stays on our side (no API key); the *application* happens for free inside the agent you already use.

It measurably changes the output. Below: the same stripe.DESIGN.md cloned by an agent that ignored the notes (left) vs one that followed them (right) — identical tokens, layout, and copy:

Brand corpus

A growing, curated library of real-brand specs lives in examples/ — each one a DESIGN.md, an HTML preview, and the raw token JSON, indexed in examples/README.md (visual gallery: index.html).

Rebuild it from the committed JSON with pnpm seed rebuild (no network), or add brands with pnpm seed add — degenerate / bot-challenged pages are skipped automatically so the corpus only holds trustworthy specs.

Monorepo layout

Path	What
`packages/extractor`	The extraction + generation engine (Playwright → tokens → `DESIGN.md`).
`packages/designscan`	The short npm name — a thin CLI shim over the engine (`npx designscan` ).
`examples/`	The brand corpus — `DESIGN.md` + HTML preview + token JSON per brand, with a gallery index.

Install (as a CLI / library)

The engine ships as the publishable @designscan/extractor package — a designscan CLI and a typed library — with designscan as its short npx alias.

# one-off, no install

npx designscan stripe.com --md --out stripe.DESIGN.md

or install the CLI

npm i -g @designscan/extractor npx playwright install chromium # one-time (the engine drives headless Chromium) designscan stripe.com --md --preview --out stripe.DESIGN.md

Quick start (from this repo)

This is a pnpm workspace (corepack enable to get pnpm).

pnpm install

pnpm --filter @designscan/extractor exec playwright install chromium # one-time

token profile (JSON) for any URL

pnpm extract stripe.com

generate a DESIGN.md (light theme by default)

pnpm extract stripe.com --md --out out/stripe.DESIGN.md

pick a theme: light (default) | dark | both

pnpm extract vercel.com --md --theme dark --out out/vercel.dark.DESIGN.md

both = bundle light + dark into one file (parallel *-dark tokens)

pnpm extract vercel.com --md --theme both --out out/vercel.DESIGN.md

--preview = also write a self-contained HTML proof sheet beside the file,

rendering every token (swatches, type specimens, scales, components) so you

can eyeball the extraction before trusting it (--theme both adds a Light/Dark toggle)

pnpm extract stripe.com --md --preview --out out/stripe.DESIGN.md

→ out/stripe.DESIGN.md + out/stripe.preview.html

--format = pick your output: json (profile) | md (DESIGN.md) | w3c | css

pnpm extract stripe.com --format w3c --out out/stripe.tokens.json # W3C Design Tokens (Style Dictionary etc.) pnpm extract stripe.com --format css --out out/stripe.tokens.css # CSS custom properties, paste-ready

(--theme both folds a genuinely distinct dark pass into every format)

--strict = exit non-zero if the result looks degenerate (bot challenge / too

few signals), for CI/automation that must not consume junk tokens

pnpm extract stripe.com --strict --quiet

seed / rebuild the curated brand corpus under examples/

pnpm seed add tailwindcss.com vercel.com # extract live + add to the corpus pnpm seed rebuild # regen md/preview/gallery from JSON

Scripts (root)

Script	Does
`pnpm extract [--format json\	md\	w3c\	css] [--theme light\	dark\	both] [--preview] [--strict] [--timeout ms] [--out f]`	Extract tokens in your format: profile JSON, `DESIGN.md` (`--md` shorthand), W3C Design Tokens, or CSS custom properties (`--theme both` = light + dark in one file; `--preview` = HTML proof sheet beside it; `--strict` = non-zero exit on a degenerate result)
`pnpm seed rebuild` / `pnpm seed add`	Build the brand corpus under `examples/` (md + preview + gallery; `add` extracts live)
`pnpm build`	Compile the publishable package (`tsc` → `dist`)
`pnpm typecheck`	Type-check all packages
`pnpm test`	Run the test suite (vitest)
`pnpm check`	Biome — format + lint (use `pnpm format` to auto-fix)
`pnpm lint:designmd`	Validate `examples/*.DESIGN.md` against the official spec

All of these run on every push/PR via GitHub Actions. The engine is consumable as a library through its public API (packages/extractor/src/index.ts).

Status

Step 1 — Extraction engine (Playwright → clean token profile)
Step 2 — Generator (token profile → spec-valid DESIGN.md, lint-clean)
Step 3 — HTML preview (--preview → self-contained token proof sheet, light/dark toggle)
[~] Step 4 — agent guidance. Each DESIGN.md now ships a Notes for your coding agent section: deterministic, per-extraction instructions (contrast, heading hierarchy, font fallback) so the consuming agent applies the tokens with intent — no LLM on our side. (Optional LLM-refined prose still future.)
[~] Step 5 — brand-seed library (pnpm seed, curated corpus + gallery) done; npx … add / checkout next

See packages/extractor/README.md for the full roadmap and engine details.

DesignScan

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

Common questions

Alternatives

Figma Context MCP

Claude Real Video

Figma MCP Server

README from the maker

DesignScan

Preview

Notes for your coding agent

Brand corpus

Monorepo layout

Install (as a CLI / library)

or install the CLI

Quick start (from this repo)

token profile (JSON) for any URL

generate a DESIGN.md (light theme by default)

pick a theme: light (default) | dark | both

both = bundle light + dark into one file (parallel *-dark tokens)

--preview = also write a self-contained HTML proof sheet beside the file,

rendering every token (swatches, type specimens, scales, components) so you

can eyeball the extraction before trusting it (--theme both adds a Light/Dark toggle)

→ out/stripe.DESIGN.md + out/stripe.preview.html

--format = pick your output: json (profile) | md (DESIGN.md) | w3c | css

(--theme both folds a genuinely distinct dark pass into every format)

--strict = exit non-zero if the result looks degenerate (bot challenge / too

few signals), for CI/automation that must not consume junk tokens

seed / rebuild the curated brand corpus under examples/

Scripts (root)

Status