# Alcheon

Scrapes websites to extract deep design insights and visual patterns for creative projects. Generates comprehensive design briefs and CSS token sets based on real-world inspiration. Provides automate…

## Quick Start

```bash
# Connect this server (installs CLI if needed)
npx -y smithery mcp add alcheon/alcheon-mcp-server

# Browse available tools
npx -y smithery tool list alcheon/alcheon-mcp-server

# Get full schema for a tool
npx -y smithery tool get alcheon/alcheon-mcp-server list_sites

# Call a tool
npx -y smithery tool call alcheon/alcheon-mcp-server list_sites '{}'
```

## Direct MCP Connection

Endpoint: `https://alcheon-mcp-server--alcheon.run.tools`

**Optional config:**
- `alcheon-api-key` (header) — Optional Alcheon API key for credits / rate-limit tracking

## Tools (9)

- `list_sites` — Lists all scraped websites in the data store as a summary table.
- `get_site_overview` — Returns the full design DNA breakdown for ONE specific site.
- `scrape_site` — Scrapes a new website and adds it to the data store via the 8-step Design DNA pipeline. Takes 2-4 minutes.
- `synthesize_brief` — PRIMARY TOOL. Generates a full-page design brief + CSS token set by synthesizing inspiration from 1-10 reference sites.
- `recommend_sites` — AI-powered: recommends the best 3-5 sites from the data store for a given project description.
- `get_component_examples` — Returns RAW examples of a specific component/section type from across all scraped sites.
- `search_sites` — Filter the site catalog by specific, structured criteria: aesthetic style, color tone, industry, font, gradients.
- `get_layout_blueprint` — Returns a statistically-derived section blueprint for a page type based on patterns across ALL scraped sites.
- `get_section_inspiration` — AI-powered: generates a targeted design brief for ONE specific section or component, synthesized from real site example…

```bash
# Get full input/output schema for a tool
npx -y smithery tool get alcheon/alcheon-mcp-server <tool-name>
```

## Prompts (2)

- `design_brief_from_intent` (productType, audience, tone) — Collects design intent details before running recommendation and synthesis tools.
- `section_copy_starter` (sectionType, productName, keyBenefit) — Generates starter copy directions for a section before running section inspiration.