What is Studio MCP?
Studio MCP runs a local MCP server from inside ProtoPie Studio so that AI clients — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, and others — can read and control the prototype you currently have open. You can ask the AI to inspect an interaction, build new ones, or capture the canvas, all from a chat prompt.
What you can do
Analyze the interactions in the current prototype.
Author layers and layouts by prompt — create, modify, arrange, and style layers to build or refine a screen.
Author interactions by prompt — for example, add a Tap trigger to a button, or build a screen where tapping flips a card.
Capture a preview of the current screen.
Requirements
ProtoPie Studio 10.3.0 or later (the MCP Server ships from 10.3.0).
Your AI client and ProtoPie Studio must run on the same computer.
A ProtoPie Pro or Enterprise plan.
Which client should I connect?
The experience is identical once connected — only the connection method differs. Pick the one that fits your setup.
Client | Best for | How you connect (summary) |
|---|---|---|
Claude Desktop (Chat) | Designers who’d rather avoid code and the terminal — the easiest path | Click Open in Claude Desktop in Labs → install the extension ( |
Claude Code (terminal CLI, or the Code tab in Claude Desktop) | Designers and design engineers comfortable with a code editor or terminal | Run a |
Codex / Cursor / VS Code / others | People already using another MCP client | Register the endpoint via a command or config |