I’ve pushed Glyphs MCP v1.0.24, with updates to the bundled agent skills and a safer italic-first-pass workflow.
These skills are not meant to be “one-click final result” tools. The goal is to help with repetitive inspection, setup, review, and first-pass editing while keeping the designer in control. The skills prefer reading context first, running reviews before edits, using dry runs before mutation, and never auto-saving the font.
Current Glyphs MCP skills:
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glyphs-mcp-connect
Helps connect an MCP client to the local Glyphs MCP server using Direct connection mode athttp://127.0.0.1:9680/mcp/, choose the right tool profile, and run an initiallist_open_fontshealth check. -
glyphs-mcp-outlines-docs
Helps inspect and edit outlines, components, anchors, and selected nodes, while encouraging use of the bundled Glyphs documentation lookup before falling back to custom scripts. -
glyphs-mcp-spacing
Guides spacing review and approved spacing changes. It is designed around review-first and dry-run-first workflows, not automatic spacing replacement. -
glyphs-mcp-kerning
Supports kerning review workflows, especially collision or near-miss checks, and can help apply approved kerning bumper changes after a dry run. -
glyphs-mcp-italic-first-pass
Helps create a first-pass italic or oblique scaffold from roman glyphs. It can work on the current glyph, selected glyphs, named glyphs, or all glyphs. The workflow can copy glyph data from a roman master to an italic master, review stem metric readiness, verify the target master’s Glyphs Font Info MetricsitalicAngle, and apply a guarded slant using Glyphs’ native transformation behavior.
The main v1.0.24 change is that italic angle handling is now more explicit and tool-backed. get_font_masters reports the actual master italicAngle separately from the legacy slantAngle value, which comes from the postscriptSlantAngle custom parameter. A new guarded set_master_italic_angle tool can preview and, with explicit confirmation, set the target master’s Glyphs source italicAngle.
For the italic skill, the intention is still very specific: it is not meant to create a finished italic. It is a scaffolding workflow to accelerate the early production pass.
The process is inspired by the production approach described for creating the italic version of Inter: complete the roman, copy glyphs into corresponding italic masters, apply a slant, then manually adjust optical issues, stem distortion, and italic-specific forms. The skill follows that spirit. It can help set up a useful starting point, but it does not solve the design work.
The default source slant is now +12 degrees in Glyphs’ source/Transformations convention, chosen as a common modern starting point. Exported OpenType/UFO metadata uses the opposite sign convention, so this corresponds to about -12 in post.italicAngle or an OpenType slnt value.
The skill also includes checks around master stem metrics, because Glyphs’ Cursivy-style slant correction depends on reliable horizontal and vertical stem information. If those stems are missing, the workflow should stop, report the issue, suggest measured values when possible, or ask before setting anything.
Overall, these skills are meant as practical assistants for font production: useful for inspection, setup, repetitive transformations, and safer application of changes, while leaving final judgment, correction, and design decisions to the type designer.
Feedback is welcome, especially from people testing this on real multi-master Glyphs projects.
