Design System Italia FAQs

Question 1

Is a GitHub Token necessary to use Design System Italia?

Accepted Answer

A GitHub Token is optional but highly recommended. It significantly increases the API rate limit for fetching live GitHub issues (from 60 to 5000 requests per hour). A public read-only token is sufficient and requires no special permissions.

Question 2

What kind of Design System data can AI assistants retrieve?

Accepted Answer

AI assistants can access Bootstrap Italia HTML markup, Dev Kit Italia web components, customizable CSS variables (`--bsi-*`), detailed usage guidelines, full accessibility verification status, and live open GitHub issues for specific Design System components.

Question 3

How often is the data updated?

Accepted Answer

Most static data (components, tokens, guidelines) is updated nightly via CI snapshots from official sources. GitHub issues are fetched live at runtime with a 15-minute cache to ensure up-to-date project status.

Question 4

What is Design System Italia?

Accepted Answer

Design System Italia is an unofficial, experimental MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides AI assistants with structured access to Italy's national Design System resources, including components, CSS tokens, usage guidelines, and accessibility status.

Question 5

Can I get all component information in a single query?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the primary tool `get_component_full(name)` is designed to provide an aggregated response. It includes HTML markup, Dev Kit variants, CSS tokens, usage guidelines, accessibility status, and related GitHub issues in one comprehensive query.

Design System Italia

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