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UISandbox MCP Server

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UISandbox runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 71 installs a week from npm. Last commit 31 Aug 2026.

Play with your app's design in the browser: load a build, turn the knobs, export the code.

Installs per day peak 38 · avg 14 · +10% w/w
a month agotoday
71
Installs / week
npm · uisandbox-mcp
6
Stars
0 open issues
31 Aug 2026
Last commit
6 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 1 d ago · rules ccca72095570

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command mcp/server.ts:202
  try { spawn(cmd[0]!, cmd.slice(1), { stdio: 'ignore', detached: true }).unref() } catch { /* the URL is returned anyway */ }

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add uisandbox -- npx -y uisandbox-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uisandbox": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "uisandbox-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.uisandbox]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "uisandbox-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uisandbox": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "uisandbox-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uisandbox": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "uisandbox-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: UISANDBOX_URL (The app the render tools drive (verify, screenshot). Default https://uisandbox.org). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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UISandbox — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for UISandbox?
UISandbox runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package uisandbox-mcp was installed 71 times last week.
How do I connect UISandbox?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls uisandbox-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use UISandbox?
The npm package uisandbox-mcp was installed 71 times in the last week. Week over week that is +10%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is UISandbox open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 6 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.