21st.dev Magic MCP vs Recraft MCP Server (Official)

A side-by-side comparison of two Design & Media servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	21st.dev Magic MCP Generate beautiful, modern UI components from natural-language descriptions inside your IDE. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	Recraft MCP Server (Official) Official Recraft server for raster and vector image generation, vectorization, and editing. Verified stdio (local) API key Stale TypeScript
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	5.2k	60
Last commit	5 months ago	11 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>`	`npx -y @recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Pick Recraft MCP Server (Official) if you need the broadest set of tools, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Add 21st.dev Magic MCP

Install / run

npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "21st-dev-magic-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@21st-dev/magic@latest",
        "API_KEY=\"your-api-key\""
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Recraft MCP Server (Official)

Install / run

npx -y @recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recraft-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RECRAFT_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "IMAGE_STORAGE_DIRECTORY": "/absolute/path/to/output/dir"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

21st.dev Magic MCP or Recraft MCP Server (Official) — which is better?

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option. Pick Recraft MCP Server (Official) if you need the broadest set of tools, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Can I use both 21st.dev Magic MCP and Recraft MCP Server (Official)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do 21st.dev Magic MCP and Recraft MCP Server (Official) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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