Better Icons MCP Server

by better-auth

MCP server for searching and retrieving icons from 200+ icon libraries powered by Iconify

1.4kNode.jsstdio

context tax

pending

security

97/100

cold start

pending

freshness

Stale7mo ago

Our reading of Better Icons, from the data

Better Icons is a design MCP server from better-auth.

We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.

It looks stale: the newest commit, release or package publish we found was 7 months ago (2026-04-02). For comparison, 70% of design servers are active or maintained.

With 1,411 GitHub stars it ranks #15 of 696 design servers we index.

It runs locally on your machine over stdio.

Install Better Icons MCP server

claude mcp add better-icons -- npx -y better-icons

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

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

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

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "better-icons": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-icons"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

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

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Security signals

97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules

Freshness

Stale — last maintenance signal 7mo ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-04-02 · 7mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-03-14 · 7mo ago · GitHub · v1.0.5
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
no data · official registry

How it compares in Design

Against the most-starred design servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.

Server	Stars	Tools	Tokens / turn	Freshness	Runs
Better Icons (this)	1,411	—	not measured	Stale	local
Figma Developer	16,007	—	not measured	Slowing	local
Design System	11,774	—	not measured	Active	local
Magic	6,105	—	not measured	Maintained	—
Primer	3,918	—	not measured	Active	local
Dembrandt	3,722	—	not measured	Active	local

All design MCP servers

FAQ

›How do I install the Better Icons MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add better-icons -- npx -y better-icons. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Better Icons require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use Better Icons as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Better Icons in the official MCP registry?

No. It was indexed from npm.

Sources and method

GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Package registry (npm / PyPI): listed
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.