Template Vault MCP

Connect Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf — or any MCP-speaking AI client — to Template Vault, an AI website builder for small businesses.

What it does

This package is the thin client-side adapter for the Template Vault MCP server. It bridges stdio-based MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor) to our hosted HTTP+OAuth server.

Once connected, your AI can:

Tool	Purpose
discover_business_needs	Interview the user about their business with niche-tailored follow-ups (always called first).
list_personalities	List the visual styles (classic, minimal, gradient, zen, immersive, glass).
generate_site	Generate a full website from a populated business profile. Returns a job id.
get_generation_status	Poll the build status (pending → processing → completed).
list_user_sites	List the user's existing sites.
publish_site	Deploy a site to production at slug.the-template-vault.com.

End-to-end, a one-page Spanish-and-English bilingual site for a Miami pool builder takes ~60 seconds from "build me a website" to a real running URL.

Install

Claude Desktop

Open your claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config) and add:

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

Restart Claude Desktop. The first time you ask it to use a Template Vault tool, your browser will open for OAuth — log in (or sign up) at the-template-vault.com, click Allow, done.

Claude.ai (web)

Claude.ai speaks HTTP MCP natively — you don't need this adapter. Just add a custom connector:

1. Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2. URL: https://www.the-template-vault.com/api/mcp
3. Click Connect → OAuth flow → Allow

Cursor

In ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

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

ChatGPT (Developer Mode)

OpenAI's MCP support uses an HTTP endpoint directly. Add the connector URL https://www.the-template-vault.com/api/mcp in ChatGPT's developer settings.

Auth & data

• OAuth 2.1 + PKCE with refresh tokens — authorize once, stay connected for 90 days.
• No credentials are stored in this repo. Tokens live in mcp-remote's per-user cache (~/.mcp-remote-auth/ by default).
• Quota — each generate_site call counts against your monthly Template Vault plan (5 free / month on the free tier).
• Per-user isolation — your AI can only see and act on YOUR sites.

Pricing

• Free — 1 site, 5 generations/month
• Pro — $15/mo, 5 sites, 25 generations, custom domains
• Business / Agency — for multi-site / agency use

See pricing.

Content policy

We decline generation requests for content categories listed in CONTENT_POLICY.md — including adult content, hate speech, scams, illegal goods, CSAM, and impersonation/phishing sites. Requests that match these categories return an explicit error message rather than silently generating.

The Template Vault generator itself (Anthropic Sonnet) applies its own content safety on top — so a borderline request that gets past our pre-filter will typically be refused by the model. Multiple layers, defense in depth.

How it works

┌──────────────────────┐         stdio        ┌─────────────────────────┐
│  Claude Desktop /    │ ─────────────────▶  │ @template-vault/mcp     │
│  Cursor / Windsurf   │ ◀───────────────── │ (this package)          │
└──────────────────────┘                     └────────────┬────────────┘
                                                          │ HTTPS + OAuth
                                                          ▼
                                             ┌─────────────────────────┐
                                             │  Template Vault         │
                                             │  api/mcp (hosted)       │
                                             └────────────┬────────────┘
                                                          │
                                                          ▼
                                                Site generation
                                                + Vercel deploy

The adapter has no business logic — it forwards stdio messages to the hosted MCP server and forwards responses back. All tool descriptions, schemas, and workflows live server-side; you always get the latest version without updating the package.

Open source

MIT licensed. The platform itself (the generator, the editor, the deployer) is closed source; this adapter is the open-source layer customers and contributors can inspect, fork, and build on.

PRs welcome for the adapter — bug fixes, additional client integrations, Docker improvements. Tool changes happen server-side; for those, open an issue or contact us at contact@the-template-vault.com.

Links

• 🌐 Homepage
• 📚 MCP docs
• 🔍 vs Wix / Squarespace / Framer / Webflow
• 🛡️ Content policy
• 📜 License