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Better Icons MCP Server

by better-auth

Search 200K+ icons from 150+ collections via MCP or CLI.

CommunityTypeScriptDesign Tools

About Better Icons

Addresses common challenges AI agents face with icon management. Offers AI agent integration via MCP, a CLI for direct search and retrieval with JSON output support, project sync to automatically add icons to code files for multiple frameworks, and auto-learning of preferred icon collections.

Tags

iconssvgdesign-assetscli

How to install Better Icons

Package
better-icons (npm)
Transport
Local (stdio)

Install or run

npx better-icons setup

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-icons": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-icons"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Copied from the official README — . Replace placeholder keys with your own credentials.

Client setup documented by the maintainer

ClientSetup steps in README
Claude DesktopNot documented
Claude CodeYes
CursorYes
VS CodeYes
WindsurfYes

“Not documented” means the README has no client-specific steps — most MCP clients can still run a local stdio server from the configuration above.

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