Sketch MCP Server: let Claude, Cursor and Codex work in your Sketch files

• Gives an overview of the open document: pages, frames and layer counts

  Summarizes the document you have open: its name, each page, how many layers it has, and the main frames with their size and position.

  Try: “Give me an overview of the pages and frames in my open Sketch document”

  Read · get_document_info

• Shows the layer structure of a frame or page as a readable tree

  Lists the layers under a frame or page as a tree, with each layer's type, size, position, text and stack settings, so the assistant knows how a design is built.

  Try: “Show the full component hierarchy of my Sketch selection as a tree”

  Read · get_layer_tree_summary

• Takes a picture of a layer or the canvas so the assistant can see it

  Captures an image of a chosen layer or the current canvas, so the assistant can look at the design.

  Try: “Explain the visual layout of the selected Sketch frame”

  Read · get_screenshot

• Lists the symbols, styles, colors and templates in your document

  Finds the reusable parts of your document, such as symbols, text and layer styles, color swatches and templates, so the assistant can reuse or audit them.

  Try: “List all design tokens used in my Sketch selection”

  Read · get_design_assets

• Lists the libraries linked to your document

  Shows which Sketch libraries the open document uses, so the assistant can pick symbols and styles from them.

  Try: “Which libraries does this Sketch document use?”

  Read · get_libraries

• Shows what you can customize on a symbol without detaching it

  Lists the properties of a symbol instance that can be changed, such as text or nested symbols, while keeping it linked to its master.

  Try: “What can I override on the selected button symbol?”

  Read · get_symbol_overrides

• Runs a Sketch script to create, change, export or remove anything in your document

  Runs a script with the same powers as a Sketch plugin. This is how the assistant creates layers, edits text, renames or removes things and exports assets, retrying if the script fails.

  Try: “Create a vertical stack of four rectangles in Sketch and add a unique gradient pattern to each”

  Delete · run_code

• Used by the assistant behind the scenes

  Loads a Sketch how-to guide the assistant reads before a task

  Fetches one of Sketch's built-in reference guides so the assistant learns how a part of Sketch works before it acts.

  Read · get_guide

Watch out for

• It can change or delete layers in open files

  The script tool can do anything a Sketch plugin can, including editing and removing layers. Save a copy of the file before big requests. sketch.com

• Only works while you have it switched on

  The server is off by default and only reachable from your Mac. Turn it off in Sketch's settings when you are done. sketch.com

• Claude can ask before each action

  In Claude's Sketch extension, choose Configure to have Claude ask before it uses any Sketch tool. sketch.com

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