how it works
Search small. Fetch full. Paste clean.
Lists stay tiny, details load only for finalists, and guides turn winners into paste-ready answers.
2,495
components
193
skills
30,688
assets
725
design systems
the loop
Four steps, every time.
01
Agent asks
plain words, any client
02
MCP searches
4 tables in parallel
03
Agent pastes
guide + tokens + files
Beginner rule: status → search-all → get-one → install-one
Never fetch everything up front.
aura_status
aura_search_all "dark cinematic portfolio"
aura_get_component 732
aura_install_component 732The exact sequence from the beginner docs — status checks health, search fans out, get pulls one winner, install turns it into paste-ready files.
Set up in a minutecomparison
One page, two ways.
Same brief — a dark landing page. Left: hand-built from scratch. Right: four MCP calls.
without · hand-built
- Hours hand-coding from a blank file
- Guessing Tailwind from memory
- No tokens — every page drifts off-brand
- Stock look, zero motion
with · aura-components-mcp
- 4 calls, ~2 minutes to a page
- Full source + preview before you commit
- Design tokens applied first, always
- Animated, glass, responsive out of the box
- Award-grade refs folded into the brief
This MCP vs the official one.
Same family, different jobs. Exploring ideas or landing pages → this server. Editing your Canvas or shipping → official.
| aura-components-mcp | official aura mcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Reads | Free catalogue: 2,495 / 193 / 30,688 / 725 | Your Canvases, projects, sites |
| Tools | 35 — catalogue, bridge + awards | Canvas + publish workflow |
| Login | None | Aura account + OAuth |
| Price | Free, MIT | Aura tiers |
| Install plans | install_* + tokens | Source only |
| Award refs | Ranked refs + blueprints | Not included |
| Publish | Not included | Validate + publish |
| Transport | stdio · zero deps · Node 22+ | Streamable HTTP |
Free · MIT · No login · Terms §4 for catalogue art