INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

check_design

Check a snippet of CSS, HTML or JSX against the Slop Patterns library and return every AI design anti-pattern it matches, with the fix for each.

sloppatterns.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://sloppatterns.com/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for check_design and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.slop-patterns]
url = "https://sloppatterns.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slop-patterns": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sloppatterns.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: slop-patterns
Remote MCP URL: https://sloppatterns.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": {
    "slop-patterns": {
      "url": "https://sloppatterns.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "slop-patterns": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sloppatterns.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "slop-patterns",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://sloppatterns.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

list_patterns — List the whole Slop Patterns taxonomy: code, id, name and one-liner for every documented AI design anti-pattern.
get_pattern — Get one full pattern entry by id or code (e.
changelog — The library version, what each release added or changed, and how patterns are versioned.
search_patterns — Plain-language search across the library.
report_pattern — Report an AI design anti-pattern that is NOT yet in the library, for a design failure seen repeatedly that a search of the library does not find.
why — Return only the causal explanation for one pattern — which model, tool or template default produces it.