Typst Universe MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides AI assistants with access to the Typst Universe package registry. This allows AI models to search for packages, get package details, and explore the Typst ecosystem.

Features

This MCP server provides the following tools:

Installation

From npm (recommended)

npm install -g typst-universe-mcp

From source

git clone https://github.com/W1seGit/typst-universe-mcp.git
cd typst-universe-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file:

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "typst-universe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "typst-universe-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed from source:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "typst-universe": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/typst-universe-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

The server uses stdio transport. Start it with:

npx typst-universe-mcp
# or
node /path/to/dist/index.js

Usage Examples

Once connected to an AI assistant, you can ask:

• "Search for Typst packages for creating diagrams"
• "Get details about the cetz package"
• "What categories are available in Typst Universe?"
• "Show me featured Typst packages"
• "Find math-related Typst packages"
• "Search for presentation templates"

Tool Details

search_packages

Search for packages in Typst Universe.

Parameters:

• query (string, optional): Search text (e.g., "math", "diagram")
• kind (string, optional): "packages" or "templates" (default: "packages")
• category (string, optional): Filter by category (e.g., "visualization", "math")
• limit (number, optional): Max results to return (default: 20)

get_package_details

Get detailed information about a specific package.

Parameters:

• packageName (string, required): The exact package name (e.g., "cetz", "polylux")

Returns: Description, authors, categories, repository link, import code, and version history.

list_categories

Lists all available package categories in Typst Universe. No parameters required.

get_featured_packages

Returns a list of featured/popular packages. No parameters required.

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Run production build
npm start

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18.0.0

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Disclaimer

This project is not affiliated with Typst GmbH. It uses web scraping to access publicly available information from Typst Universe.