21st.dev Magic MCP vs MCP Servers for Revit

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	MCP Servers for Revit Drive Autodesk Revit from AI: query, create, modify, and delete BIM elements via a TypeScript server and C# add-in. Unverified stdio (local) No auth C#
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	C#
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	5.2k	227
Last commit	6 months ago	4 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>`	`claude mcp add mcp-server-for-revit -- cmd /c npx -y mcp-server-for-revit`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Pick MCP Servers for Revit if you want zero-setup with no API key, and you need the broadest set of tools.

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 MCP Servers for Revit

Install / run

claude mcp add mcp-server-for-revit -- cmd /c npx -y mcp-server-for-revit

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-servers-for-revit": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-for-revit"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

21st.dev Magic MCP or MCP Servers for Revit — which is better?

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option. Pick MCP Servers for Revit if you want zero-setup with no API key, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both 21st.dev Magic MCP and MCP Servers for Revit?

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 MCP Servers for Revit work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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