@coinbase/cds-mcp-server

Name: @coinbase/cds-mcp-server Review
Item: @coinbase/cds-mcp-server
Rating: 2.5
Author: Aaron Matthews

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Standardizes UI component implementation across teams using Coinbase's proven design system, reducing design-to-code friction and ensuring visual consistency…

MCP server for the Coinbase Design System (CDS), covering web and mobile components. Serves CDS documentation — generated from the design system's docs site and package source — to AI assistants so generated UI code follows Coinbase's component patterns and design tokens.

Generate React components that follow Coinbase design standards and patterns
Ask Claude to review component code for Coinbase Design System compliance
Automate creation of accessible UI elements using predefined design tokens

493 starsFreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Standardizes UI component implementation across teams using Coinbase's proven design system, reducing design-to-code friction and ensuring visual consistency without duplicating component logic.

Best for

Product engineering teams building multiple interfaces who need shared, maintainable component libraries with design parity.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/coinbase/cds/tree/master/packages/mcp-ser...

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How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

npx -y @coinbase/cds-mcp-server

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me generate React components that follow Coinbase design standards and patterns

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars493Contributors20Last updated2026-08-12Weekly downloads2,825Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-13 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Growing

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3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 470 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license no license.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

1/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.55 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedMay 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 470 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license no license.

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