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HIG Doctor

local MCP server

HIG Doctor is a local MCP server: Apple Human Interface Guidelines search, lookup, and project audits for AI coding agents. Install it from npm as hig-mcp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add hig-doctor -e HIG_SKILLS_DIR=... -- npx -y hig-mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hig-doctor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hig-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HIG_SKILLS_DIR": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: HIG_SKILLS_DIR

Summary

Apple Human Interface Guidelines search, lookup, and project audits for AI coding agents.

HIG Doctor vs similar servers

ServerStarsTypeAPI keyRuntime
HIG Doctor139LocalYesnpm
Repomix29KLocalNonpm
ref-tools-mcp1,176LocalYesnpm
ref-tools-mcp1,176HostedNoNone
fastCRW1,079HostedNoNone

Questions

It reads one environment variable: HIG_SKILLS_DIR. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

HIG Doctor is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package hig-mcp.

Run: claude mcp add hig-doctor -e HIG_SKILLS_DIR=... -- npx -y hig-mcp

Run: codex mcp add hig-doctor --env HIG_SKILLS_DIR=... -- npx -y hig-mcp

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