Tailwind to NativeWind MCP server

This MCP server transforms React components using Tailwind CSS to make them compatible with NativeWind 4, enabling the use of Tailwind styles in React Native applications.

Installation

Install the MCP server globally using npm:

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-nativewind

Usage

Running as a CLI Tool

Start the server by running:

mcp-nativewind

Integrating with Claude for Desktop

To use the NativeWind transformer with Claude for Desktop, add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nativewind-transformer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-nativewind"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

The server provides three main transformation tools:

Transform Component

Converts a single Tailwind component to be compatible with NativeWind 4.

Transform Directory

Processes all components in a specified directory, converting Tailwind CSS to NativeWind 4 compatible code.

Analyze Component

Examines a component to identify and analyze Tailwind CSS usage patterns.

Each tool can be accessed through the MCP interface when the server is running.

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 "nativewind-transformer" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@modelcontextprotocol/server-nativewind"]}'

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": {
        "nativewind-transformer": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@modelcontextprotocol/server-nativewind"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "nativewind-transformer": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@modelcontextprotocol/server-nativewind"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect