amCharts 5 MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI assistants on-demand access to the complete amCharts 5 knowledge base: 141 documentation pages, 283 code examples, and 1,098 class API references.

Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code + GitHub Copilot, and any other MCP-compatible AI tool.

Why?

Instead of loading the entire amCharts reference into the AI's context window, the MCP server lets the AI query exactly what it needs — a specific chart type reference, a code example, or an API lookup. This means better answers with less context waste.

Quick Start

Claude Code

For all projects (global, recommended):

claude mcp add -s user amcharts5 -- npx -y @amcharts/amcharts5-mcp

For current project only:

claude mcp add amcharts5 -- npx -y @amcharts/amcharts5-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amcharts5": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@amcharts/amcharts5-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Create or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project root (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amcharts5": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@amcharts/amcharts5-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amcharts5": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@amcharts/amcharts5-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code + GitHub Copilot

Create or edit .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "amcharts5": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@amcharts/amcharts5-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Other MCP-compatible tools

For any other tool that supports MCP (Cline, Continue, Amazon Q, Zed, etc.), configure it to run:

npx -y @amcharts/amcharts5-mcp

Run locally (for development)

git clone https://github.com/amcharts/amcharts5-mcp.git
cd amcharts5-mcp
npm install
npm start

Available Tools

Tool	Description
get_core_reference	Get core amCharts 5 docs — setup, themes, colors, events, common pitfalls
get_chart_reference	Get full reference for a chart type (e.g. "pie", "sankey", "xy")
list_chart_types	List all available chart types and their keywords
search_docs	Search the skill reference docs by keyword
search_all	Search across everything — skill docs, full documentation, and code examples
get_doc	Get a full documentation page (e.g. "charts/xy-chart/axes", "concepts/events")
get_section	Get a specific section from a reference file by heading
get_quick_start	Get a minimal working template for any chart type
list_examples	Browse all 283 examples, optionally filtered by category
get_example	Get the full code for a specific example

Example Usage

Once connected, your AI assistant can:

• "Build me a pie chart" → AI calls get_quick_start("pie") and adapts the template
• "How do I format date axis labels?" → AI calls search_all("date axis label format")
• "Show me the Sankey diagram example" → AI calls get_example("examples/flow/sankey-diagram")
• "What settings does XYChart support?" → AI calls get_doc("reference/xychart")
• "How do I integrate with React?" → AI calls get_doc("getting-started/integrations/react")
• "What chart types are available?" → AI calls list_chart_types()

Content

The server includes 1,500+ documents:

• 141 documentation pages — getting started, chart guides, concepts (themes, events, adapters, data binding, animations, accessibility, etc.), and framework integration guides (React, Angular, Vue, Next.js, Svelte, and more)
• 283 code examples — working demos across 16 categories including column/bar, line/area, pie/donut, maps, hierarchy, flow, radar/polar, stock, gauges, Gantt, timeline, and more
• 1,098 class API references — every class in the amCharts 5 library with its settings, properties, methods, events, and inheritance chain
• Curated skill reference — quick-start templates and chart-specific guides from the amCharts 5 AI Skill

License

MIT