What does my AI agent actually get?

15 live MCP tools that unlock the entire shadcn.io registry — 6,000+ production-ready blocks, 285k icons across 222 libraries, every shadcn/ui primitive, and 59 themes. Your agent searches, previews, and installs the real components with install commands that run as-is — no hallucinated props, no broken imports.

How is this different from pasting the shadcn docs into my prompt?

Docs go stale and burn context. MCP is live: real-time registry data, metadata-only calls (~200 tokens per search vs tens of thousands to paste source), and install commands your agent can run directly. You stop paying to re-teach your agent shadcn every conversation.

Which AI editors support MCP?

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code (Copilot agent mode), JetBrains AI Assistant (WebStorm, IntelliJ), Zed, Cline, and any client that speaks HTTP MCP. Setup takes about 60 seconds per editor.

Grab your personal MCP URL from /dashboard/account, paste it into your editor's MCP config. For Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http shadcnio YOUR_URL. Each editor has a dedicated one-page setup guide.

Do I need a Pro subscription?

Yes — MCP is included with every Pro plan (monthly, yearly, or lifetime). Your MCP URL carries a personal token tied to your account. Without an active subscription, the server returns 403.

What happens if I cancel?

MCP access revokes on the next request — the server returns 403 with an upgrade link. Your token stays valid, so resubscribing restores access immediately with no reinstall needed.

Can I share it with my team?

Team and Organization plans give every workspace member their own MCP access under one subscription. Individual tokens are license-scoped to your own tooling — sharing outside that violates the terms.

Does this send my code anywhere?

No. MCP is one-way: shadcn.io registry data flows to your agent; your project files never leave your machine. We log which tools each token calls for analytics — that's it.

Is there a rate limit?

600 requests per minute per Pro token — plenty for sustained agent use (a typical prompt fires 5–15 tool calls). If you hit it, the server returns 429 with a Retry-After header.

Your AI editor just learned shadcn/ui.

No more hallucinated props. One MCP gives your agent live search, previews and installs across 6,000+ real blocks and 285k React icons.

hallucinations: 0
blocks: 6,000+
React icons: 285k
wasted tokens: 0

Terminal

✓ Connected · 15 tools auto-discovered
 
▸ search_items("pricing") → 40 blocks
▸ get_item_details("pricing-grouped-comparison-table")
▸ get_install_command → npx shadcn add "…?token=•••"
 
✓ Installed. Ready to ship.

Works with the editors you already use

Eight most-used AI agents below — every setup guide is a single Pro URL away.

Claude Code

Setup →

Official Anthropic CLI — one-line `claude mcp add` setup

Cursor

Setup →

One-click install via Cursor 1.0+ or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

Zed

Setup →

Fast, modern editor — connect via ~/.config/zed/settings.json

Claude Desktop

Setup →

Custom Connectors UI — paste one URL, no restart

VS Code

Setup →

Copilot agent mode with .vscode/mcp.json per workspace

Windsurf

Setup →

Cascade MCP marketplace — token via ${env:VAR} interpolation

JetBrains

Setup →

AI Assistant across IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm & more

OpenAI Codex

Setup →

TOML config at ~/.codex/config.toml — CLI & IDE share state

See all supported clients →

No more AI guesswork

Here's exactly what changes when your agent plugs into the shadcn.io MCP.

Pain pointWithout MCPWith MCP

Hallucinated output

Fake props, invented APIs, wrong deps

Real metadata, verified dependencies

Token cost

Thousands of tokens burned on guesses

~200 tokens per search, not thousands

Install reliability

3–4 rounds of 'fix this' per component

First-shot installs, every time

Context window

Pasting docs burns 30k+ context tokens

Metadata-only — full context stays yours

Installing blocks

Copy URL, paste token, every time

Auto-install with token embedded

Finding components

Browse, copy slugs, guess names

Instant search across 6,000+ blocks

Data freshness

Months-stale training data

Live registry, always current

Popular picks

Alphabetical or random choices

Analytics-ranked by install counts

Icon discovery

Copy SVG markup by hand

Fuzzy search 285k icons

See it before installing

Install first, then see what you got

Screenshot of every block (light, dark, framed)

The entire shadcn.io registry

Your AI agent searches, previews, and installs across 6,000+ blocks, 285k icons, and every shadcn/ui primitive — live, verified, one prompt away.

MCP Playback6,000+ items

# Fuzzy search every block, component, hook, chart and preset by title

→

Read the full tool docs

What Pro saves you

$389/yr replaces ~$24,000/yr of UI work — same blocks, in seconds via MCP.

Hand-coded

$24,000/yr

~240 blocks/yr at $100/hr

With Pro

$389/yr

Same blocks, installed in seconds

You save

$23,611/yr

That's $1,968 back every single month.

Plus 14 premium templates (worth $1000), 285k+ icons, and lifetime updates — included.

Based on ~20 blocks/month at $100/hr (1h per block hand-coded). Your numbers are likely higher.

Individual

Solo developer

$32

Save $17/mo

Per month · Billed annually as $389

All access
1 seat
Personal use

All access
1 seat
Personal & OSS use

Team

Organization

Unlimited seats · enterprise

$132

Save $67/mo

Per month · Billed annually as $1589

All access
Unlimited seats
Commercial

All access
Unlimited seats
Commercial use

Individual

Solo developer

$32

Save $17/mo

Per month · Billed annually as $389

All access
1 seat
Personal use

All access
1 seat
Personal & OSS use

Team

Organization

Unlimited seats · enterprise

$132

Save $67/mo

Per month · Billed annually as $1589

All access
Unlimited seats
Commercial

All access
Unlimited seats
Commercial use

Secure checkout via Stripe·License terms

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I'm thoroughly impressed with the design they delivered. The final product matched exactly what I envisioned.

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As an agency owner, I usually spend weeks perfecting landing page layouts for clients. With shadcn.io, I literally plug in a template, tweak the copy, and I'm ready to ship.

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The templates are not just visually stunning but also incredibly well-structured. Saved us weeks of development time.

Abiola BraimahDeveloper @ Studio IX

Beautiful landing page design with perfect balance and flow. The color palette combined with the animations creates an exceptional user experience.

Alan Obeng-PeprahSenior Designer @ NativeXAI

I'm thoroughly impressed with the design they delivered. The final product matched exactly what I envisioned.

DesmondCo-founder @ VectorlabsVentures

As an agency owner, I usually spend weeks perfecting landing page layouts for clients. With shadcn.io, I literally plug in a template, tweak the copy, and I'm ready to ship.

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Acromond X.Co-founder @ VectorlabsVentures

Integrating these templates into our workflow has significantly reduced our development cycle. Excellent work!

Raquib S.Backend Developer

These templates have become our go-to resource. The code is clean, well-documented, and easily customizable.

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shadcn.io templates strike the perfect balance between aesthetics and functionality. A real game-changer for our projects.

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Acromond X.Co-founder @ VectorlabsVentures

Integrating these templates into our workflow has significantly reduced our development cycle. Excellent work!

Raquib S.Backend Developer

These templates have become our go-to resource. The code is clean, well-documented, and easily customizable.

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I've used many template libraries before, but shadcn.io stands out for its attention to performance optimization and clean code architecture.

Ian D.CTO at Wavelength

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As a non-technical founder, shadcn.io templates helped us launch our MVP in record time without compromising on design quality. Our investors were blown away!

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Frequently Asked Questions

What MCP gives your agent, how it compares to pasting docs, and how Pro access works.

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Your AI editor just learned shadcn/ui.

Works with the editors you already use

Claude Code

Cursor

Zed

Claude Desktop

VS Code

Windsurf

JetBrains

OpenAI Codex

No more AI guesswork

The entire shadcn.io registry

What Pro saves you

Choose your pricing plan

Features included

Features included

Features included

Features included

Features included

Features included

Built with shadcn.io

Fetchtalent AI

InfoSignal Inc.

TextbookLM

Toonly AI

Lexos

Skillura

InfoBoard

Meeting IQ

Gen Y Solutions

Intero Properties

Onlytool

Stakenet

PH Careers

Midas

Lancershout

Arete Codes

Devs love shadcn.io

Used by 50k devsand across top universities

What does my AI agent actually get?

How is this different from pasting the shadcn docs into my prompt?

Which AI editors support MCP?

How do I set it up?

Choose your pricing plan

Features included

Features included

Features included

Features included

Features included

Features included

Used by 50k devs
and across top universities