Adobe Spectrum Design Data MCP, Adobe's design token server

• Gives a session-start overview of the design data

  Returns a summary of token counts, mode sets, components, guidelines and which dataset version is embedded.

  Try: “Give me an overview of the Spectrum design data.”

  Read · design-data-primer

• Finds tokens with a filter like component=button

  Filters design tokens by a query expression such as component=button or property=color-*.

  Try: “Find all tokens for the button component.”

  Read · design-data-query

• Suggests tokens from a plain description

  Returns tokens that match a description in plain words, ranked by a similarity score.

  Try: “Which token should I use for a subtle border color?”

  Read · design-data-suggest

• Shows a component's variants, sizes, states and props

  Returns the full schema of a Spectrum component by its kebab-case ID.

  Try: “What variants and states does the action-button component have?”

  Read · design-data-component

• Gives a token's final value for a theme setting

  Resolves a token to its concrete value for a given color scheme, scale and contrast.

  Try: “What is the value of the background color token in dark mode?”

  Read · design-data-resolve

• Lists the Spectrum design guidelines

  Lists available guideline pages, optionally filtered by category.

  Try: “List the guidelines about accessibility.”

  Read · design-data-guideline-list

• Reads one Spectrum design guideline

  Returns a guideline's purpose, rules, accessibility notes and examples by its ID.

  Try: “Show me the typography guideline.”

  Read · design-data-guideline

Watch out for

• The data is a snapshot

  The Spectrum data is built into each package version. Install the latest version to get newer tokens. github.com

• It checks for a newer dataset

  The overview tool does a best-effort check for a newer Spectrum data version and stays silent if it is offline. Set DESIGN_DATA_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK=1 to turn it off. github.com

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