Exploring the Role of AI in Typeface Design with Glyphs

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How to use

AGENTS.md

If you work with a coding agent, add an AGENTS.md file at the root of your working directory.

To make Codex, VS Code, Cursor, and Claude Code reliably use the MCP server, add this snippet to your AGENTS.md:

<INSTRUCTIONS>
- For any work involving Glyphs.app automation (fonts, masters, instances, kerning, features, variables, or Glyphs Python scripts), prefer using the Glyphs MCP Server tools (including `execute_code`) to query or apply changes rather than guessing the GlyphsApp API.
- If the MCP server is not reachable, ask the user to start it in Glyphs (Edit → Start MCP Server) and confirm the MCP URL (default `http://127.0.0.1:9680/mcp/`).
</INSTRUCTIONS>

Tips

  • If this snippet isn’t in AGENTS.md, you’ll need to explicitly tell your agent to use the Glyphs MCP server.
  • If you have more than one MCP server, keep server names short and descriptive to help the agent pick the right one.
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The prompt to verify if you have access to the MCP server with Codex is: Use /mcp to see active MCP servers

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