@wiretext/mcp

Wiretext MCP Server

An MCP server that lets AI assistants generate wireframes programmatically. Returns editable Wiretext URLs or renders ASCII art directly.

Install

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wiretext": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@wiretext/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add wiretext -- npx -y @wiretext/mcp

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wiretext": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@wiretext/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Codex

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.wiretext]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@wiretext/mcp"]

Tools

create_wireframe

Generate an editable Wiretext URL from wire objects.

"Create a wireframe with a navbar, a sidebar with navigation links, and a main content area with a card grid"

Returns a URL like https://wiretext.app/#... that opens in the editor.

render_wireframe

Render wire objects as ASCII art. Useful for previewing layouts inline.

Object Types

Primitives: box, text, line, arrow

Components:

Type	Description	Key Props
button	Clickable button	label, icon, align
input	Text input field	label, icon
select	Dropdown select	label
checkbox	Checkbox with label	label, checked
radio	Radio button with label	label, checked
toggle	On/off switch	label, checked
table	Data table	columns, rows, filterable
modal	Modal dialog	label
browser	Browser window	label (URL)
card	Content card	label (title)
navbar	Navigation bar	navItems
tabs	Tab bar	tabs
progress	Progress bar	progress (0-100)
icon	Single icon character	icon
image	Image placeholder	label, icon
alert	Alert banner	label, alertType
avatar	User avatar	label (initials), icon
divider	Horizontal rule	label
breadcrumb	Breadcrumb nav	items, separator
list	Bulleted/numbered list	items, listStyle
stepper	Step indicator	items, activeStep
rating	Dot rating	value, maxValue
skeleton	Loading placeholder	width, height

Example

[
  {
    "type": "component",
    "componentType": "navbar",
    "position": { "col": 0, "row": 0 },
    "width": 50,
    "navItems": ["Home", "Products", "About"]
  },
  {
    "type": "component",
    "componentType": "breadcrumb",
    "position": { "col": 2, "row": 4 },
    "items": ["Home", "Products", "Laptops"]
  },
  {
    "type": "component",
    "componentType": "card",
    "position": { "col": 2, "row": 6 },
    "width": 22,
    "height": 10,
    "label": "MacBook Pro"
  },
  {
    "type": "component",
    "componentType": "rating",
    "position": { "col": 4, "row": 13 },
    "value": 4,
    "maxValue": 5
  }
]