Software Design runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 520 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Aug 2026.
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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.
claude mcp add software-design -- npx -y mcp-software-design
{
"mcpServers": {
"software-design": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-software-design"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.software-design]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-software-design"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"software-design": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-software-design"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"software-design": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-software-design"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
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