sketch/design — System Design Interview Board MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 2 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

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.

      spawn(cmd, args, { detached: true, stdio: 'ignore' }).unref();

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

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.

claude mcp add sysdesign-board -- npx -y sysdesign-board

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sysdesign-board": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sysdesign-board"
      ]
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.sysdesign-board]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "sysdesign-board"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sysdesign-board": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sysdesign-board"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "sysdesign-board": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sysdesign-board"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: SYSDESIGN_PORT (Local port for the whiteboard page (http://localhost:<port>). Defaults to 4321).