rive-mcp
local MCP serverrive-mcp is a local MCP server: Free, editor-less MCP server for Rive: create, edit, inspect, render and preview .riv animations. Install it from npm as rive-mcp-server.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add rive-mcp -- npx -y rive-mcp-server
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": {
"rive-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"rive-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}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.
Summary
Free, editor-less MCP server for Rive: create, edit, inspect, render and preview .riv animations
rive-mcp vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rive-mcp | 16 | Local | No | npm |
| Unity-MCP | 4,346 | Local | Yes | oci |
| DBHub | 3,574 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Semiotic | 2,707 | Hosted | No | None |
| emailmd | 1,380 | Hosted | No | None |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
rive-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package rive-mcp-server.
Run: claude mcp add rive-mcp -- npx -y rive-mcp-server
Run: codex mcp add rive-mcp -- npx -y rive-mcp-server
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