Shadcn MCP for BoltAI

One MCP URL gives BoltAI live tools to search, preview, and install every block, component, and icon on shadcn.io — no hallucinated props, no broken installs.

Install

In BoltAI, open Settings → Plugins and paste the configuration below:

Paste it in once signed in with an active Pro subscription — the config carries your personal token through the mcp-remote bridge, so treat the URL like an API key. Pro starts at $19/mo and includes MCP access across every editor plus 6,000+ production-ready blocks. Not Pro yet? See what you unlock →

BoltAI's plugin system supports STDIO-transport MCP servers. Since shadcn.io is a remote HTTP server, the config uses mcp-remote (published on npm) as an adapter that launches locally and proxies HTTP into STDIO frames BoltAI can read.

Share with your team

BoltAI stores plugin configuration per-install, so there's no committed-config pattern. For teams, share the config shape and let each member paste in their own token from /dashboard/account. A Team or Organization plan gives every workspace member their own Pro entitlement.

Install your first block

use shadcnio to install hero-announcement into my project

What BoltAI actually does, in order:

1. search_items({ query: "hero-announcement" }) to confirm the slug resolves.
2. get_item({ name: "hero-announcement" }) for a cheap metadata peek.
3. get_install_command({ name: "hero-announcement" }) — returns a shadcn add https://www.shadcn.io/r/hero-announcement.json?token=… URL with your token already in the query string.
4. Hands the command back in chat for you to run in your project's terminal (BoltAI doesn't execute shell commands itself).

Name the server explicitly ("use shadcnio…") when multiple MCPs are configured.

The example above uses hero-announcement, a Pro block — the install runs once you're signed in with an active subscription.

Manage the connection

Return to Settings → Plugins to edit, disable, or remove the shadcnio server. BoltAI reloads plugins on save, so config changes take effect without restarting the app.

If your Pro subscription lapses, mcp-remote surfaces the 403 response in BoltAI's plugin log. Resubscribing restores access immediately — the token stays valid across subscription gaps.

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