magic-mcp
It's like v0, but in your Cursor / Claude Code / Windsurf: search 10,000+ React/Tailwind components, generate new UI with AI, and publish your own — right from your editor. Magic MCP is now the 21st MCP; this package keeps old configs working. Setup: 21st.dev/mcp
Install / Use
claude mcp add 21st-dev -- npx -y github:21st-dev/magic-mcpIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of magic-mcp
magic-mcp scores 88/100 on our quality scale, 1775th of 4,632 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 39%).
Its MCP Server is 3.0 KB long, split into 6 sections with 2 code examples: a solid amount of guidance for an agent.
With 6,409 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so magic-mcp is actively maintained.
- Our last check on 2026-10-17 found the source still online.
- It is released under the ISC license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
magic-mcp compared with similar skills
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| magic-mcp (this skill)by 21st-dev | 88 | 6.4k | 58d ago | MCP Server |
| taste-skillby Leonxlnx | 100 | 111.4k | 2d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 109.8k | 1d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 79.1k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| ai-job-searchby ai-job-search-dev | 100 | 70.2k | 1d ago | CLAUDE.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install magic-mcp?
- Run
claude mcp add 21st-dev -- npx -y github:21st-dev/magic-mcp. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does magic-mcp work with?
- It is written for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and Windsurf, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is magic-mcp safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It is ISC-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is magic-mcp still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so magic-mcp is actively maintained.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.