Primitiv vs Mcp Design System Extractor

In-depth architectural comparison of the Primitiv and Mcp Design System Extractor MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Primitiv when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_design_context, get_token, get_component.

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Choose Mcp Design System Extractor when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: STORYBOOK_URL, NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED.
• Primary tools included: query, purpose, searchIn.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Primitiv AI-by-design Finance & Fintech	Mcp Design System Extractor freema Finance & Fintech
Summary	Design contract layer for your codebase. Scans Figma, code, Storybook, and token files, reconciles conflicts, and serves a single machine-readable source of truth over MCP so every agent gets the same authoritative design rules before it builds. Local-first — your code never leaves your machine.	Extracts component information from Storybook design systems. Provides HTML, styles, props, dependencies, theme tokens and component metadata for AI-powered design system analysis.
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-by-design-primitiv": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ai-by-design/primitiv"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freema-mcp-design-system-extractor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-design-system-extractor@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STORYBOOK_URL": "YOUR_STORYBOOK_URL_HERE",
        "NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED": "YOUR_NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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