Set up Tailwind CSS MCP in Continue

Full Tailwind CSS v3/v4 context including utilities, config, themes, plugins, and integration guides for your AI editor.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: tailwind-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - mcp-tailwindcss

No environment variables needed. Tailwind CSS MCP works out of the box without any API keys or tokens.

Restart Continue. Tailwind CSS MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 4 tools available.

This server adds approximately 2,060 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.