MCP · design research · free tier
axso is a Model Context Protocol server that returns grounded design research — visual styles, interface patterns, and build recipes for three.js, GSAP, anime.js, Vue and React — instead of another generated page. Your agent studies first, then builds.
claude mcp add --transport http axso https://mcp.axsolab.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <your-key>"
Live demo — no signup
Three research layers
Visual direction: colour roles (CTA-only, surface, text), type scale, spacing rhythm, surfaces, elevation, do/don't rules.
axso_search_styles → axso_get_style
What an interface contains: structure order, hierarchy, states, copy guidance, accessibility. Answers the "what" before the "how".
axso_search_patterns → axso_get_pattern
How to build a thing with a specific library: ordered steps with rationale, a runnable snippet, pitfalls, a verify checklist.
axso_search_recipes → axso_get_recipe
Pro library
The method
Agents that jump straight to code produce generic design. axso teaches a different loop: form the brief, search styles for taste, patterns for structure, recipes for the build, synthesise into one direction, and check the output against the anti-generic checklist. The full methodology ships as an MCP resource — axso://method — free on every tier.
Pricing
$0
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Connect
# Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http axso https://mcp.axsolab.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <your-key>"