---
group:
  title: AI
  order: 0.9
order: 0
title: For Agents
tag: New
---

This page provides a ready-to-use prompt that lets any AI coding agent work with Ant Design effectively.

## Copy this prompt

Copy into your agent conversation or automation runner.

```text
This version may contain breaking changes. The component APIs, conventions, and file structure may differ from what is included in your training data. Before writing any code, please read https://ant.design/docs/react/for-agents.md and https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ant-design/ant-design-cli/main/skills/antd/SKILL.md, pay attention to deprecation warnings, and follow the instructions to use Ant Design.

If you can install skills, run:
npx skills add ant-design/ant-design-cli
```

## What the agent gets

### CLI — offline knowledge and project tools

[`@ant-design/cli`](https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design-cli) ships all metadata locally — every prop, token, demo, and changelog entry for antd v3 / v4 / v5 / v6 — queryable in milliseconds, fully offline.

```bash
npm install -g @ant-design/cli
```

```bash
antd list                           # All components with versions
antd info Button                    # Component props, types, defaults
antd doc Button                     # Full markdown documentation
antd demo Select basic              # Runnable demo source code
antd token DatePicker               # Design Token values (v5+)
antd design.md                      # Design-language document (design.md)
antd semantic Table                 # classNames / styles structure
antd changelog 4.24.0 5.0.0 Select  # API diff across versions
antd doctor                         # Diagnose project issues
antd env                            # Collect env info for bug reports
antd usage ./src                    # Analyze antd imports in project
antd lint ./src                     # Check deprecated APIs & best practices
antd migrate 3 4                    # v3 to v4 migration guide
antd migrate 4 5 --apply ./src      # Agent-ready migration prompt
antd mcp                            # Start MCP server for IDE integration
antd setup --client claude          # Set up MCP/Skill for AI agents
antd upgrade                        # Upgrade CLI to latest version
```

Full reference: [CLI](/docs/react/cli)

### design.md — design-language context

[design.md](https://ant.design/design.md) is built for AI design tools. It describes the visual language, component archetypes, and theme tokens of Ant Design's default light theme.

Full reference: [design.md](/docs/react/design-md)

### MCP Server — IDE integration

The CLI also runs as an MCP server with 8 tools and 2 prompts for IDE integration (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, etc.).

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "antd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ant-design/cli", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

Full reference: [MCP Server](/docs/react/mcp)

### LLMs.txt — structured docs for LLMs

Feed complete component documentation directly into AI context:

| File | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [llms.txt](https://ant.design/llms.txt) | Navigation file with links to all docs and components |
| [design.md](https://ant.design/design.md) | Design-language description for AI design tools |
| [llms-full.txt](https://ant.design/llms-full.txt) | Full component documentation (English) |
| [llms-full-cn.txt](https://ant.design/llms-full-cn.txt) | Full component documentation (Chinese) |

Single component docs are also available at `https://ant.design/components/<name>.md`.

Full reference: [LLMs.txt](/docs/react/llms), [design.md](/docs/react/design-md)