21st.dev Magic MCP vs Webflow MCP Server

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	Webflow MCP Server Webflow's official MCP server: agents manage CMS, pages and the live Designer canvas via OAuth at mcp.webflow.com. Unverified SSE (remote) OAuth TypeScript
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	SSE (remote)
Auth	API key	OAuth
GitHub stars	5.2k	132
Last commit	6 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>`	`npx mcp-remote https://mcp.webflow.com/sse`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick Webflow MCP Server if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

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 Webflow MCP Server

Install / run

npx mcp-remote https://mcp.webflow.com/sse

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webflow-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.webflow.com/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

21st.dev Magic MCP or Webflow MCP Server — which is better?

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Webflow MCP Server if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Can I use both 21st.dev Magic MCP and Webflow MCP Server?

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 Webflow MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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