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@21st-dev/magic

It's like v0, but in your Cursor / Claude Code / Windsurf: search 10,000+ React/

21st.dev Magic MCP Server setup guide →
GitHub ↗npm ↗
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✅ No clear abandonment signal detected; complete security and compatibility checks before production use

What it does for you

Lets your AI generate polished UI components — describe the interface you want and get usable React component code.

Capabilities

  • Generate UI components from a description
  • Draw on ready-made component libraries

Once installed, try asking your AI

Say this directly in Claude / Cursor or any client with this server connected

  • Build me a pricing card component with a search box

Before you connect

🔑 Needs an API key / tokenNode.js

Config example (to connect)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "21st": {
      "url": "https://21st.dev/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_21ST_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Works with these clients

  • Claude Desktopnpx
  • Claude Codenpx
  • Cursornpx
  • VS Codenpx
  • Windsurfnpx

Derived from the registry manifest (package type and transport) — we have not installed it ourselves. Check the official README before relying on it.

Install / Connect

claude mcp add magic -- npx -y @21st-dev/magic

Follow the official README; env and args vary per server.

🛠️ Maintenance weight 30% · 67 pts

📝
Last commit5 days ago
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Commits in 90 days3
💬
Recent issues with replies78%
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Repo statusNormal

📊 Adoption weight 25% · 63 pts

GitHub stars5.6k (90d +1%)
📦
npm weekly downloads74.4k(+738%)
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Releases per month0.3

✅ Usability weight 20% · 55 pts

📋
Official registryNot listed
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Runnable entryResolvable (npx/remote)
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AuditabilityOpen-source repo, auditable

❤️ Health & community weight 25% · 50 pts

🐛
open issues2
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open PRs
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LicenseNot declared
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Contributors / forks5 / 412

Sources: GitHub API · npm registry · updated 2026-07-30

90-day trend

⭐ stars +1%

📦 weekly downloads +738%

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