Start the server

Glyphs MCP runs inside Glyphs. Start it from the app before connecting your AI client.

Start in Glyphs

1. Launch Glyphs 4 beta.
2. Choose Edit -> Glyphs MCP Server.
3. Click Start if the server is stopped.
4. Confirm the status dot is green.

Endpoint

The default local MCP endpoint is:

http://127.0.0.1:9680/mcp/

MCP clients connect with Streamable HTTP. If you open the endpoint in a browser, you may only see a small discovery response; that does not replace client setup.

Startup order

If a client cannot connect, use this order:

1. Quit or reload the client.
2. Relaunch Glyphs.
3. Start Glyphs MCP from the Edit menu.
4. Reopen or reconnect the client.

Tool profiles

Many MCP clients include tool names and JSON Schemas in model context. Glyphs MCP can expose a smaller tools/list through Tool Profile in the status panel.

Choose between read-only inspection and full edit access:

Profile	Use when
Read-only	You only need inspection, docs, visual review, and other non-mutating tools.
Edit	You want the complete server surface, including editing and execution tools. This is the default.

After changing a profile, restart the server and reconnect the client so it fetches the new tool list.

Auto-start

The status panel can enable auto-start on Glyphs launch. Auto-start is useful after your setup is stable. During troubleshooting, start manually so you can see errors clearly.

Next step

Continue to Connect a client.