AntV Visualization Libraries MCP server for AI agents

The MCP Server AntV is a specialized Model Context Protocol server designed for AI development and QA, providing AntV documentation context and code examples using the latest APIs. It supports G2, G6, and F2 libraries for data visualization workflows.

Installation Requirements

Node.js >= v18.0.0
An MCP Client (Cursor, VSCode, Cline, or Claude Desktop)

Setting Up with Cursor

Configuration

Go to: Settings -> Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new global MCP server and add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-antv": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-antv"]
    }
  }
}

Windows Configuration

If you're using Windows, use this configuration instead:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-antv": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-antv"]
    }
  }
}

Setting Up with VSCode

Configuration File Method

Add the following to your VSCode ~/.vscode/mcp.json file:

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-antv": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-antv"]
    }
  }
}

Command-line Method

Alternatively, run this command to configure the server:

code --add-mcp "{\"name\":\"mcp-server-antv\",\"command\": \"npx\",\"args\": [\"-y\",\"@antv/mcp-server-antv\"]}"

Available Tools

The MCP Server AntV provides two main tools:

extract_antv_topic

This tool detects which library you're using (G2, G6, or F2) and infers the complexity of your task. It helps the server understand your intent when working with AntV libraries.

query_antv_document

This tool fetches relevant documentation and code examples from the AntV documentation, providing context-aware assistance for your visualization tasks.

Supported Libraries

The server currently supports:

G2: For creating 2D charts and visualizations
G6: For graph and network visualizations
F2: For mobile-friendly charts

Additional libraries (S2, X6, and L7) are planned for future releases.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "mcp-server-antv" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@antv/mcp-server-antv"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-server-antv": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@antv/mcp-server-antv"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-server-antv": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@antv/mcp-server-antv"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect