MCP

The shadcn-vue MCP server lets your AI assistant search Animate UI's Vue registry and add its icons, backgrounds and styled components (the Liquid, Flip, GitHub Stars and Theme Toggler buttons, the Code Block, the Page Transition) to your project as .vue files.

Add the registryCopy Anchor Link

The MCP server searches the registries listed in your components.json. Add Animate UI's Vue registry:

{
  "registries": {
    "@animate-ui": "https://animate-ui.com/r/vue/{name}.json"
  }
}

The same entry lets the shadcn-vue CLI add them by name: shadcn-vue add @animate-ui/icons-lucide-bell.

Configure the MCP serverCopy Anchor Link

Run the command for your MCP client:

npx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client claude

pnpm dlx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client claude

yarn dlx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client claude

bun x shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client claude

npx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client cursor

pnpm dlx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client cursor

yarn dlx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client cursor

bun x shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client cursor

npx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client vscode

pnpm dlx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client vscode

yarn dlx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client vscode

bun x shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client vscode

npx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client codex

pnpm dlx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client codex

yarn dlx shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client codex

bun x shadcn-vue@latest mcp init --client codex

Or add the server to your client's MCP configuration yourself (.mcp.json for Claude Code, .cursor/mcp.json for Cursor, .vscode/mcp.json for VS Code):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shadcnVue": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["shadcn-vue@latest", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Use itCopy Anchor Link

Ask your assistant things like:

• "Show me the animated icons in the Animate UI registry."
• "Add the Lucide bell icon from Animate UI."
• "Add Animate UI's stars background to the hero."
• "Add Animate UI's liquid button."

To animate your shadcn-vue components, use the CLI or the skill.