MCP Design System Extractor vs Optics MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Design System Extractor and Optics MCP 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 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.

Explore MCP Design System Extractor Details

Choose Optics MCP 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_token, search_tokens, get_token_usage_stats.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Design System Extractor freema Finance & Fintech	Optics MCP Finance & Fintech
Summary	Extracts component information from Storybook design systems. Provides HTML, styles, props, dependencies, theme tokens and component metadata for AI-powered design system analysis.	MCP Server for Optics Design System documentation and token usage.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech

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": {
    "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"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "optics-mcp-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "optics-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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