{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "boardui-boardui--have-coding-agent-build-with-boardui",
 "repo": "BoardUI/boardui",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/BoardUI/boardui",
 "repo_slug": "boardui-boardui",
 "title": "Let a coding agent build screens from BoardUI through MCP",
 "page_title": "How to let a coding agent build screens from BoardUI through MCP with Boardui",
 "summary": "Connect the BoardUI MCP server so your agent can browse the catalog and install components.",
 "who": "A developer who works in Claude Code or Cursor and wants the agent to build dashboard or agent UI with the design system.",
 "problem": "Coding agents often invent their own styles, so the output does not match a real design system.",
 "outcome": "An agent that installs the components you name and keeps the code on BoardUI tokens and type scale.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `claude mcp add boardui -- npx -y boardui@latest mcp` for Claude Code, or add the same server to your Cursor MCP config.",
  "Ask the agent in plain words to install the components you need, such as a data table and stat cards.",
  "Check that the agent followed the rules in `AGENTS.md`.",
  "Run your app and review the installed components in the browser."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the BoardUI MCP server from the repo BoardUI/boardui, add the <component-names> components to my project at <project-path>. Expected output: installed component source and a page that uses them with BoardUI tokens. Verify that the AGENTS.md rules were followed and the app builds.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "cursor",
  "codex"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README gives the MCP command for Claude Code and a config for Cursor, and points to Boardui.com/mcp for other clients like VS Code and Codex.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "A model provider API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, Groq, or xAI)",
  "A GitHub account and a Vercel account for the one-click deploy",
  "Node.js and npm for local runs or CLI installs",
  "A Next.js project if you want to add components to existing code"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.7,
 "evidence": [],
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