AI Plugin IndexTailwind Shades vs draw.io
Tailwind Shades and draw.io are both design MCP servers. draw.io scores higher (100 vs 77 out of 100). draw.io has more GitHub stars (5.7k), and draw.io was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Tailwind Shades | draw.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Tailwind CSS palettes (50-950) from any color, the closest Tailwind color, and Tailwind's defaults | Create draw.io diagrams in chat from Mermaid or XML, shown live and interactive. 10,000+ shapes. |
| Publisher | Community: bourhaouta | Verified: draw.io |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality B | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 41 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local and remote | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 78 | 5,662 |
| Last commit | 13 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Tailwind Shades | Install draw.io |
Questions
Is Tailwind Shades or draw.io more popular?
draw.io has more GitHub stars: 5,662.
Can I use Tailwind Shades and draw.io together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.