Pickapicon

Pickapicon is an MCP server that enables AI assistants to search, retrieve, and inspect SVG icons directly through the Iconify API without requiring external data files. Built primarily for frontend developers, UI engineers, and digital designers, this server streamlines the asset gathering process during interface creation. Instead of manually navigating web repositories to locate icon assets and copy vector code, users can prompt their connected language model using natural language descriptions. Pickapicon interacts with the Iconify repository network to discover available icon sets, query icons matching specific keyword criteria, and fetch full SVG source markup. This allows coding agents and chat assistants to quickly supply precise vector assets, apply modern design colors, and drop icons directly into frontend components, mockups, or application layouts.

Category: Design, Media & Creative

Tags: graphics, iconify, icons, svg

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How to install and configure Pickapicon

1. Run the automatic installation command for Claude Desktop using Smithery: bash npx -y @smithery/cli install @Leee62/pickapicon-mcp --client claude 2. Alternatively, manually add the server to your MCP configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json): json { "mcpServers": { "pickapicon-mcp": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "pickapicon-mcp@latest" ], "env": { "PREFIX": "<LIKE ant-design>" } } } } 3. Save the configuration and restart your MCP client to load the Pickapicon tools.

What you can do with Pickapicon

• Searching for UI icons using plain language descriptions and optional collection prefixes directly within conversational prompts. * Fetching complete raw SVG code to insert directly into web components, templates, or application codebases. * Listing available icon repository names and prefixes across the Iconify ecosystem for targeted asset filtering. * Accelerating component development by automating vector graphic discovery for buttons, navigation menus, and page layouts.

Key facts

• https://github.com/Leee62/pickapicon-mcp
• Design, Media & Creative, Developer Tools & Code Intelligence
• graphics, iconify, icons, svg

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What is Pickapicon?

Pickapicon is a Model Context Protocol server that connects language models directly to the Iconify API. It allows AI clients to look up icon collections, search for specific graphics using text descriptions, and fetch clean SVG code directly into coding environments.

What tools are included in Pickapicon?

Pickapicon provides three primary tools: get_icon_repos to retrieve available icon repository prefix names, get_icons_by_desc_and_prefix to search for icons using descriptive terms, and get_icon_detail_by_prefix_and_name to fetch the raw SVG code for a specific icon.

How do I install Pickapicon?

You can install Pickapicon automatically using the Smithery CLI by running npx -y @smithery/cli install @Leee62/pickapicon-mcp --client claude, or manually by adding the npx pickapicon-mcp@latest command entry into your client's MCP configuration file.

Is Pickapicon open source?

Yes, Pickapicon is open source and distributed under the MIT license. You can view the source code, open issues, or contribute directly through its GitHub repository.