Install

MCP server

Twenty-three tools. Zero cloud.

@pax-sh/mcp hands your agent the whole Pax toolchain over stdio, on your machine. Every tool asserts your repository root and refuses to leave it. The 5 that write or export are marked dangerous and wait for your approval.

Set it upPair it with skills
paxfx mcp servelocal only

Scenes and pipelines

Initialize a project, read its brand, run recipes, and carry a scene through preview, quality checks, and export.

  • initialize_projectInitialize a Pax project
  • inspect_brandInspect local brand profile
  • list_recipesList recipes
  • create_sceneCreate a scene from a recipe
  • validateValidate scene or package
  • previewStart local preview
  • capture_framesCapture preview frames
  • inspect_qualityRun critic checks
  • repairRepair high-confidence issuesgated
  • exportExport scene outputsgated
  • retrieve_docsRetrieve documentation excerpts
  • capabilitiesRead capability information

Effects

Browse the 25 canvas and WebGL engines, read their props and tiers, and get the exact install command per framework.

  • list_effectsBrowse Pax canvas/WebGL effects
  • get_effectRead effect props, tiers, and install commands
  • install_effectReturn shadcn install command for an effectgated

Blocks

Search the 128 curated assets by id, tag, or tier, inspect any of them, and install source into components/pax/.

  • blocks_listList Pax blocks registry assets
  • blocks_searchSearch Pax blocks registry assets
  • blocks_collectionsList curated Pax collections with member counts
  • blocks_inspectInspect a Pax blocks asset
  • blocks_addInstall a Pax block into components/pax/gated
  • motion_personalitiesList Pax motion personalities

Demo video

List deterministic demo templates and presets, then render a demo document to video on your machine.

  • demo_templatesList demo video templates and presets
  • render_demoRender a demo document or template to videogated

Path-safe by construction

Tools reject absolute paths, traversal, and anything outside the repository root. Tokens never appear in logs.

The agent stays in character

Paired with the Pax skills, agents cite assets by id and install reviewed code instead of improvising motion from memory.

Docs come to the context

retrieve_docs pulls local documentation excerpts into the conversation. Nothing is fetched from a server because nothing lives on one.