Refero Design Styles

refero-styles-mcp-server

An MCP server that searches styles.refero.design for design systems that match your project's idea, needs, and style — returning ready-to-use design.md documentation.

Tools

Tool	Description
refero_list_styles	Browse the curated catalog with pagination
refero_search_styles	Search by keyword, mood, brand, or color
refero_get_design_md	Fetch the full design.md for a specific style
refero_match_style	Primary tool — match styles to your project description

Quick Start

npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js

Usage with Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "refero-styles": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/refero-styles-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Example Prompts

Find a design style for my dark SaaS dashboard targeting developers.

Match a design.md for a clean fintech mobile app, light theme.

Get the full design.md for Linear's design system.

How It Works

1. refero_match_style fetches all styles from the Refero API (~60 styles across 3 pages)
2. Scores each style against your description using mood detection, keyword matching, and color scheme alignment
3. Returns the top N matches ranked by score with their reasons
4. Fetches and returns the full design.md for the top match — ready to paste into your AI coding prompt

Project Structure

src/
├── index.ts              # Server entry point
├── constants.ts          # API URLs and limits
├── types.ts              # TypeScript interfaces
├── services/
│   └── referoApi.ts      # API client for styles.refero.design
├── tools/
│   ├── listStyles.ts     # refero_list_styles
│   ├── searchStyles.ts   # refero_search_styles
│   ├── getDesignMd.ts    # refero_get_design_md
│   └── matchStyle.ts     # refero_match_style
└── utils/
    ├── designMd.ts       # Generates design.md from JSON data
    └── errors.ts         # API error handling