Iconify MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides AI assistants with access to Iconify's extensive collection of over 200,000 open source vector icons from 200+ icon sets.

Features

• Get all icon sets: Browse all available icon collections

• Get specific icon set: Retrieve detailed information about a specific icon set

• Search icons: Search through icons with flexible query parameters

• Get icon data: Retrieve specific icon data with usage examples for popular frameworks

Installation

Install in Cursor

Go to: Settings -> Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new global MCP server

Pasting the following configuration into your Cursor ~/.cursor/mcp.json file is the recommended approach. You may also install in a specific project by creating .cursor/mcp.json in your project folder. See Cursor MCP docs for more info.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iconify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "iconify-mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Install in Claude Code

Run this command. See Claude Code MCP docs for more info.

claude mcp add iconify -- npx -y iconify-mcp-server@latest

Install in Windsurf

Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file. See Windsurf MCP docs for more info.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iconify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "iconify-mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor One-Click Install

Usage

This MCP server runs as a stdio server and can be integrated with MCP-compatible clients.

Available Tools

get_all_icon_sets

Get a list of all available icon sets from Iconify.

Response: JSON object containing all icon collections with metadata.

get_icon_set

Retrieve detailed information about a specific icon set.

Parameters:

• set (string): The icon set prefix (e.g., "mdi", "heroicons", "lucide")

Response: JSON object with icon set information including total icons, categories, etc.

search_icons

Search for icons across all or specific icon sets.

Parameters:

• query (string): Search query

• limit (number, optional): Maximum results (32-999, default: 64)

• start (number, optional): Starting index for pagination

• prefix (string, optional): Icon set prefix to limit search scope

Response: JSON array of matching icons with metadata.

get_icon

Get detailed information about a specific icon.

Parameters:

• set (string): Icon set prefix

• icon (string): Icon name

Response: Icon data with usage examples for:

• UnoCSS

• Tailwind CSS

• Iconify Icon web component

• Vue (Iconify)

• React (Iconify)

• Svelte (Iconify)

• Astro

• Unplugin Icons

Build

bun run build

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18.0.0

• Bun runtime

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/imjac0b/iconify-mcp-server.git
cd iconify-mcp-server

2. Install dependencies:

bun install

3. Build the project:

bun run build

4. Run in development mode:

bun run dist/index.js

Project Structure

src/
├── index.ts          # Main MCP server implementation
├── utils.ts          # Utility functions
└── ...

dist/                 # Built output
├── index.js          # ES module build
├── index.cjs         # CommonJS build
└── index.d.ts        # TypeScript definitions

Testing

Test the MCP server using the MCP Inspector:

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector bun run dist/index.js

This will open a web interface where you can test all available tools interactively.

Usage Examples

Get All Icon Sets

# This would be called by your MCP client
# Returns: JSON object with all available icon collections
get_all_icon_sets

Get Specific Icon Set

# Get information about Material Design Icons
get_icon_set({"set": "mdi"})

Search Icons

# Search for "home" icons across all sets
search_icons({"query": "home", "limit": 10})

# Search for "heart" icons in Lucide set only
search_icons({"query": "heart", "prefix": "lucide"})

Get Icon Data

# Get detailed information about a specific icon
get_icon({"set": "heroicons", "icon": "home"})

API Reference

All tools return structured JSON responses. See the tool definitions above for detailed parameter and response information.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)

3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')

4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)

5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

If you find this MCP server useful, please consider:

• ⭐ Starring the repository

• 🐛 Reporting bugs or issues

• 💡 Suggesting new features

• 🔗 Sharing with other developers

Changelog

v1.0.0

• Initial release

• Support for all major Iconify operations

• Compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, and Windsurf

• Comprehensive icon set and search functionality