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shadertown.com

An MCP server for searching and retrieving WebGPU shaders from the shadertown catalogue, including parameters, source code, and live tuning URLs.

1 endpoint3 known toolsFirst detected September 6, 2026Last detected October 9, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://www.shadertown.com/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: shadertown
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools

Server instructions

shadertown is a catalogue of 77 production WebGPU shaders: animated backgrounds, image effects and GPU simulations, each a single WGSL fragment stage with typed parameters. The flow: `search_shaders` to find candidates, `get_shader` for one shader's controls and how to use it, `get_shader_source` for the files themselves. 16 shaders return their source to anyone. The rest need an Authorization header carrying a device token from an account on a paid plan; without one they answer with what to do about it. This server hands back bytes — it cannot write to the user's project. To have files written in place, run the stdio server instead: `npx shadertown mcp`, which adds `install_shader`.

Known tools 3

search_shaders

Search the shadertown catalogue of WebGPU shaders (animated backgrounds, image effects and GPU simulations).

Inferred read-only

get_shader

Everything about one shader: what it draws, every tunable control with its range, default and meaning, the colours it takes, how to use it in React or anywhere else, and a browser URL where a person can tune it live.

Inferred read-only

get_shader_source

The files that make up one shader: the complete WGSL, a typed preset pinned to the params you pass, a ready-to-paste React example, a README documenting every control, and the LICENSE.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.shadertown]
url = "https://www.shadertown.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shadertown": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.shadertown.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: shadertown
Remote MCP URL: https://www.shadertown.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shadertown": {
      "url": "https://www.shadertown.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "shadertown": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.shadertown.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "shadertown",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://www.shadertown.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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