# Five ways we've been using our MCP server

DevFeed: [Five ways we've been using our MCP server](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/five-ways-we-ve-been-using-our-mcp-server-9108.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.sketch.com/blog/mcp-server-use-cases/>)

Author: Freddie Harrison

Published: 2026-02-05T08:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Sketch Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/sketch-blog.md>)

Topics: [Sketch](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sketch.md>), [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol-mcp.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>)

Tags: [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [latest-features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latest-features.md>), [mcp-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp-server.md>), [model-context-protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model-context-protocol.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

Sketch describes five internal use cases for its MCP server, including switching between dark and light themes, verifying design changes against an original UI, and replacing placeholder text with realistic or generated content. The server lets AI clients such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex interact with Sketch documents locally on Mac.

## Source excerpt

We shipped our MCP server last year. Here are five simple but useful ways we've been using it to speed up our design workflows.