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OpenBrand

OpenBrand is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Extract brand assets (logos, colors, backdrop images, brand name) from any website URL. It has 800 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y openbrand-mcp.

github.com/tight-studio/OpenBrand (opens in a new tab)

Install OpenBrand

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openbrand": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openbrand-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENBRAND_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env OPENBRAND_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio openbrand -- npx -y openbrand-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openbrand": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openbrand-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENBRAND_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "openbrand_api_key",
      "description": "OPENBRAND_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "openbrand": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openbrand-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENBRAND_API_KEY": "${input:openbrand_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
OPENBRAND_API_KEYsecretNoYour OpenBrand API key from https://openbrand.sh/dashboard

About OpenBrand

Extract brand assets (logos, colors, backdrop images, brand name) from any website URL Extract brand assets (logos, colors, backdrops) from any website; open source alternative to Brand.dev

FAQ

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What is OpenBrand?

OpenBrand is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Extract brand assets (logos, colors, backdrop images, brand name) from any website URL. It has 800 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y openbrand-mcp. The source code is at github.com/tight-studio/OpenBrand.

How do I install the OpenBrand MCP server?

Add the command npx -y openbrand-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is OpenBrand free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (OPENBRAND_API_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is OpenBrand actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on May 12, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.