AntV Chart MCP

Turns numbers into line, bar, sankey, mind-map and 20-odd other charts.

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★ 4.4K GitHub stars
2.2K downloads a week
Last commit 27 Aug 2026

At a glance

AntV is Ant Group's open source visualisation library, and this server gives an assistant one tool per chart type: line, area, bar, pie, scatter, histogram, boxplot, sankey, funnel, radar, treemap, word cloud, Venn, fishbone, flowchart, mind map, org chart, network graph, pivot table and more. Each call returns a link to the rendered chart.

By default the chart is drawn by an AntV service run by Alipay, so the data you chart leaves your machine. For anything sensitive, deploy the rendering service yourself and point VIS_REQUEST_SERVER at it. The three map tools use AMap and only cover China.

Made by: AntV, the visualisation team at Ant Group
Licence: MIT
Latest version: 0.9.10 (25 Feb 2026)
npm package: @antv/mcp-server-chart
GitHub stars: 4.4K
Downloads: 2.2K a week
Last commit: 27 Aug 2026
Tools: 27
Runs on: Your computer

Our check: We ran this exact config on 27 Oct 2026: it started and answered with 27 tools.

What's in the pod: its tools

We found 27 tools when we started it on 27 Oct 2026. Every one of them only reads, so nothing changes unless you act on what it finds.

Only reads27 tools · Looks things up and changes nothing.

Tool	What it is for
`generate_area_chart`	An area chart for trends where the size of the total matters.
`generate_bar_chart`	Horizontal bars for comparing categories with long names.
`generate_boxplot_chart`	Box plots comparing distributions across groups.
`generate_column_chart`	Vertical bars for comparing categories.
`generate_district_map`	Shades administrative regions by value. China only.
`generate_dual_axes_chart`	Two series with different units on one chart, such as bars and a line.
`generate_fishbone_diagram`	A fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram of causes behind a problem.
`generate_flow_diagram`	A flowchart of steps and decisions.
`generate_funnel_chart`	A funnel showing drop-off between stages.
`generate_histogram_chart`	A histogram showing how values are spread across ranges.
`generate_line_chart`	A line chart for trends over time.
`generate_liquid_chart`	A single percentage drawn as a filling bubble.
`generate_mind_map`	A mind map branching out from one central idea.
`generate_network_graph`	Nodes and links showing how things are connected.
`generate_organization_chart`	An org chart of teams and reporting lines.
`generate_path_map`	Draws a route between places. China only.
`generate_pie_chart`	A pie or donut for shares of a whole.
`generate_pin_map`	Puts points of interest on a map. China only.
`generate_radar_chart`	A radar chart comparing items across four or more measures.
`generate_sankey_chart`	A Sankey diagram of flows between stages or categories.
`generate_scatter_chart`	A scatter plot for the relationship between two numbers.
`generate_spreadsheet`	A table, or a pivot table when rows and values are given.
`generate_treemap_chart`	Nested rectangles sized by value, for hierarchies.
`generate_venn_chart`	A Venn diagram of overlapping sets.
`generate_violin_chart`	Violin plots, a fuller view of distributions than box plots.
`generate_waterfall_chart`	A waterfall showing how gains and losses add up to a total.
`generate_word_cloud_chart`	A word cloud sized by frequency or weight.

Grouped and described by us. The README on GitHub lists the inputs each tool takes.

How clearly it describes its tools to your assistant

Tools with a description: 27 of 27
Say if they change things: 27 of 27
Context it takes, at least: ~2,300 tokens

Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things, so a client can ask before the risky ones.

From the tool list it sent us. The token figure counts names, descriptions and input names; the full schemas your client loads add more.

Set it up

Pick your app for the exact snippet and where it goes.

Where it goes: claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config)

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "antv-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@antv/mcp-server-chart"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Where it goes: Your terminal, in the project folder

Claude Code

claude mcp add-json antv-chart '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@antv/mcp-server-chart"]}'

Where it goes: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "antv-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@antv/mcp-server-chart"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Where it goes: .vscode/mcp.json in your project

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "antv-chart": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@antv/mcp-server-chart"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Where it goes: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "antv-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@antv/mcp-server-chart"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add "DISABLED_TOOLS": "generate_district_map,generate_path_map,generate_pin_map" in env to drop the China-only map tools and save context.

New to this? See the setup guides for Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop and ChatGPT.

Settings

Names are exactly as the project spells them. Required ones are marked.

Setting	What it does
`VIS_REQUEST_SERVER`Environment variable	The service that draws the charts. It defaults to AntV's public service run by Alipay; point it at your own deployment to keep data in house.`https://charts.example.com/api/chart`
`DISABLED_TOOLS`Environment variable	A comma-separated list of chart tools to hide from the model.`generate_district_map,generate_pin_map`
`SERVICE_ID`Environment variable	An ID that lets you look up the charts you generated later.
`--transport`Command line flag	stdio by default; sse or streamable to serve it over HTTP on port 1122.`--transport streamable`

What it can touch

It can read

The data the model passes in for each chart

It can change

Safer setup: The chart data goes to the rendering service, which is AntV's public one unless you change VIS_REQUEST_SERVER. Run your own rendering service for anything confidential.

Before you start

Node.js 18 or newer
Nothing else: no account or key

If it does not work

Charts fail behind a corporate firewall: The server calls antv-studio.alipay.com to draw each chart. Allow that host, or deploy the rendering service inside your network.
Map tools return errors or empty maps: The three map tools use AMap and only work for places in China. Hide them with DISABLED_TOOLS elsewhere.
npx is not found on Windows: Use "command": "cmd" with args /c, npx, -y, @antv/mcp-server-chart.
The model picks an odd chart type: Name the chart you want, or add AntV's chart-visualization skill in Claude Code, which chooses the type for you.

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