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Design System MCP Server

Self-hosted MCP server for connecting ChatGPT / Workspace Agents to a Design System backend and guarded GitHub workflows.

What this provides

This server supports two integration modes:

Mode

Endpoint

Use case

MCP native connector

/mcp

ChatGPT Apps & Connectors / MCP connector

REST wrapper

/api/...

Custom GPT Actions using OpenAPI YAML

Design System MCP tools:

Tool

Type

Purpose

ds_ping

read

Health check from ChatGPT

ds_get_request

read

Fetch design request context by request_id

ds_submit_agent_result

write

Submit a completed agent review result back to the system

GitHub MCP tools:

Tool

Type

Purpose

github_get_repo

read

Read allowlisted repo metadata

github_read_file

read

Read UTF-8 file content

github_create_branch

write

Create guarded branch from base branch

github_upsert_file

write

Create/update file on guarded non-main branch

github_create_pr

write

Create pull request

github_get_workflow_runs

read

Read recent GitHub Actions workflow runs

github_comment_pr

write

Comment on pull request

REST endpoints for GPT Actions:

Method

Path

Purpose

GET

/health

Health check

GET

/api/design-requests/{request_id}

Fetch design request by ID

POST

/api/agent-results

Submit final agent review result

GET

/api/github/repos/{owner}/{repo}

Read repo metadata

GET

/api/github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/files?path=...&ref=...

Read file

POST

/api/github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches

Create branch

POST

/api/github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/files

Create/update file

POST

/api/github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pull-requests

Create PR

POST

/api/github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pull-requests/{pr_number}/comments

Comment PR

GET

/api/github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/workflow-runs

Read workflow runs

This repo is intentionally small. It is the public-MCP and REST-action foundation for a larger workflow:

Design System Backend / Custom GPT / ChatGPT
  -> reads design request or GitHub repo context
  -> creates guarded branch
  -> updates files on branch
  -> opens PR
  -> submits design review result or PR comment

Related MCP server: GPT MCP Service

Requirements

  • Node.js 20+

  • npm

  • Public HTTPS URL for ChatGPT connector usage

  • GitHub fine-grained PAT or GitHub App token for GitHub gateway usage

Local setup

npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run dev

Health check:

curl http://localhost:8787/health

Root check:

curl http://localhost:8787/

REST test:

curl http://localhost:8787/api/design-requests/DSR-001

Submit test result:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8787/api/agent-results \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "request_id": "DSR-001",
    "decision": "revise",
    "summary": "Mobile layout needs cleanup before implementation.",
    "risk_level": "medium",
    "frontend_tasks": [
      {
        "title": "Fix InvoiceCard mobile overflow",
        "acceptance_criteria": [
          "No horizontal scroll at 360px viewport",
          "Invoice content remains readable in mobile card"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "validation": ["Run typecheck", "Test 360px viewport"]
  }'

GitHub gateway setup

Set these env vars before using GitHub tools:

GITHUB_TOKEN=github_pat_xxx
GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOS=nhatnguyenquang1838-coder/ds_mcp_server,nhatnguyenquang1838-coder/rental_home
GITHUB_DEFAULT_BASE_BRANCH=main
GITHUB_ALLOWED_BRANCH_PREFIXES=feature/,fix/,chore/,docs/,ai/

Recommended fine-grained PAT permissions for MVP:

Repository access: only selected repositories
Contents: Read and write
Pull requests: Read and write
Actions: Read-only
Metadata: Read-only

Guardrails:

- Repository must be in GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOS.
- Direct writes to main/master/production/prod are blocked.
- Write branches must start with feature/, fix/, chore/, docs/, or ai/ by default.
- File paths cannot start with /, contain .., or use Windows backslash.
- No merge/delete/force-push/secret-management endpoints are exposed.

GitHub REST read file test:

curl "http://localhost:8787/api/github/repos/nhatnguyenquang1838-coder/ds_mcp_server/files?path=README.md"

Create branch test:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8787/api/github/repos/nhatnguyenquang1838-coder/ds_mcp_server/branches \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"branch":"docs/test-github-gateway","from_branch":"main"}'

Create/update file test:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8787/api/github/repos/nhatnguyenquang1838-coder/ds_mcp_server/files \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "path":"docs/test-github-gateway.md",
    "content":"# Test GitHub Gateway\n",
    "branch":"docs/test-github-gateway",
    "message":"docs: test github gateway"
  }'

Create PR test:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8787/api/github/repos/nhatnguyenquang1838-coder/ds_mcp_server/pull-requests \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title":"docs: test github gateway",
    "head":"docs/test-github-gateway",
    "base":"main",
    "body":"## Summary\n- Test GitHub gateway\n\n## Validation\n- Manual API call",
    "draft":true
  }'

Test with MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@latest \
  --server-url http://localhost:8787/mcp \
  --transport http

Expose publicly for ChatGPT development

Example with ngrok:

ngrok http 8787

Use the public MCP endpoint in ChatGPT:

https://<your-ngrok-domain>/mcp

ChatGPT MCP connector setup

In ChatGPT:

Settings
-> Apps & Connectors
-> Advanced settings
-> Developer mode
-> Create connector

Use:

Name: Design System MCP
URL: https://<your-public-domain>/mcp

Custom GPT Actions setup

Use openapi.yaml in this repo when configuring Custom GPT Actions.

Important: Custom GPT Actions should call REST endpoints, not /mcp directly.

Use server URL:

https://<your-public-domain>

Optional bearer auth

For local prototype, MCP_BEARER_TOKEN may be empty.

Before exposing to the internet, set:

MCP_BEARER_TOKEN=replace-with-a-long-random-token

Then MCP clients must send:

Authorization: Bearer replace-with-a-long-random-token

Note: the REST wrapper currently does not require this bearer token. Add real auth before using it with sensitive data.

Backend result forwarding

ds_submit_agent_result and POST /api/agent-results store result in memory and can also forward to your backend:

DS_BACKEND_URL=https://your-backend.example.com
INTERNAL_AGENT_RESULT_TOKEN=change-me

Expected backend endpoint:

POST /internal/agent-results
Header: X-Internal-Token: <INTERNAL_AGENT_RESULT_TOKEN>
Body: Agent result JSON

Scripts

npm run dev        # local development
npm run typecheck  # TypeScript validation
npm run build      # compile to dist
npm start          # run compiled server

Production notes

Minimum controls before production:

  • Set MCP_BEARER_TOKEN or implement OAuth for MCP.

  • Add auth for REST endpoints before using real data.

  • Keep write tools narrow and schema-validated.

  • Do not expose destructive tools in MVP.

  • Do not put secrets in tool output.

  • Audit all write calls.

  • Validate agent result JSON again in the backend.

  • Prefer GitHub App auth over PAT for multi-user/team production.

Docker

docker build -t ds-mcp-server .
docker run --rm -p 8787:8787 --env-file .env ds-mcp-server
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