Brilliant vs Mozaic
A side-by-side look at the Brilliant and Mozaic MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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BrilliantArchitecture & DesignLocal MCP bridge: your coding agent designs on Brilliant's real vector canvas, fully on 127.0.0.1.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Brilliant for architecture & design work; choose Mozaic for architecture & design as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
BChoose Brilliant when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Architecture & Design domain.
Choose Mozaic when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Architecture & Design domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
PORT, AUTH_TOKEN, DATABASE_PATH, MCP_SERVER_PATH, MCP_DEBUG. - You want tools like
get_design_tokens, get_component_info, list_components.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B Brilliant | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Architecture & Design | Architecture & Design |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | PORTAUTH_TOKENDATABASE_PATHMCP_SERVER_PATHMCP_DEBUG |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 4 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 19 |
| Full listing | View Brilliant | View Mozaic |
Tools & capabilities
Brilliant tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Mozaic tools 19
get_design_tokensQuery tokens by category (colors, typography, spacing, etc.)get_component_infoGet component props, slots, events, and documentationlist_componentsList components by category or frameworkgenerate_vue_componentGenerate Vue 3 SFC code with propsgenerate_react_componentGenerate React/TSX code with TypeScriptgenerate_webcomponentGenerate native Web Component HTML with importsget_webcomponent_infoGet attributes, slots, events, CSS propertieslist_webcomponentsList web components by categorygenerate_freemarkerGenerate Freemarker macro code with configurationget_freemarker_infoGet macro configuration options and usagelist_freemarkerList Freemarker macros by categorysearch_documentationFull-text search across 309 documentation pages- +7 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Brilliant
No confirmed install command for Brilliant yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Mozaic
{
"mcpServers": {
"mozaic": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mozaic-mcp-server@2"
],
"env": {
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE",
"AUTH_TOKEN": "YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN_HERE",
"DATABASE_PATH": "YOUR_DATABASE_PATH_HERE",
"MCP_SERVER_PATH": "YOUR_MCP_SERVER_PATH_HERE",
"MCP_DEBUG": "YOUR_MCP_DEBUG_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Brilliant is categorized under Architecture & Design and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Mozaic belongs to Architecture & Design and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Brilliant for architecture & design work and Mozaic for architecture & design.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Brilliant has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Brilliant has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Mozaic has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add mcp-275 and mozaic as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Brilliant has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Mozaic has 59/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 4 GitHub stars.