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com.googleapis.design/mcp

by design.googleapis.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by com.googleapis.design

Provides UX capabilities to enhance the design output and understanding of AI systems.

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5 tools: 2 change things and 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

1 check matched something in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http design https://design.googleapis.com/mcp

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

1 warn
  • Warngenerate_color_scheme

    The server marks "generate_color_scheme" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "generate_color_scheme" says "generate": a word for a change.

    What this check looks for

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

5 tools

Changes things 2Claude Code: ask
  • generate_color_schemeGenerates a Material Design color scheme from one or more key colors.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "generate_color_scheme" says "generate": a word for a change.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "generate_color_scheme" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "generate_color_scheme" says "generate": a word for a change.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Generates a Material Design color scheme from one or more key colors. Always use this when you need to create a color scheme for an application. The input is one or more named colors in hex format, and the output is a color scheme with a map of color role names to colors in hex format.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • icons_instructionsProvides essential and critical instructions on how to use Material Icons and Material Symbols efficiently on Web.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Provides essential and critical instructions on how to use Material Icons and Material Symbols efficiently on Web.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • describe_fontDescribes a font family in detail, including its look and feel, supported styles, weights and how to use it.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "describe_font" says "describe": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Describes a font family in detail, including its look and feel, supported styles, weights and how to use it.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • search_fontsFinds appropriate fonts matching categories and/or languages.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_fonts" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Finds appropriate fonts matching categories and/or languages.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • search_iconsFinds appropriate Material Design icons matching keywords that describe their usage, style, or shape.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_icons" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Finds appropriate Material Design icons matching keywords that describe their usage, style, or shape.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http design https://design.googleapis.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__design__search_icons",
      "mcp__design__search_fonts",
      "mcp__design__describe_font"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__design__generate_color_scheme",
      "mcp__design__icons_instructions"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as design. Review it before you use it.