# Icons8 MCP server

> Search Icons8 icons and Ouch illustrations and fetch them as SVG, PNG or animation.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/icons8
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [Design, Websites & CMS](https://mcp.tc/c/design)
- Vendor: Icons8
- Homepage: <https://icons8.com/mcp>

## About

Connects your assistant to the Icons8 library. You can search icons and Ouch illustrations and fetch the chosen assets as SVG, PNG or animation, so designs and code use genuine Icons8 files instead of generated approximations.

The server is hosted at https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/ and uses streamable HTTP. Users sign in with OAuth. Nothing needs to be installed locally.

## What it can do

- Search Icons8 icons by keyword
- Search Ouch illustrations
- Fetch assets as SVG
- Fetch assets as PNG
- Fetch animated icons

## Example prompts

- "Find an Icons8 shopping cart icon and give me the SVG"
- "Search Ouch illustrations about team collaboration"
- "Get a PNG of a settings gear icon from Icons8"
- "Fetch an animated checkmark icon from Icons8"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http icons8 https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **icons8** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Icons8 sign-in.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Icons8** and paste this URL:

```url
https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Icons8 asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Icons8&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.icons8.com%2Fmcp%2F>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Icons8 asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**.

2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server.

3. Paste `https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Icons8 to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=icons8&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5pY29uczguY29tL21jcC8ifQ%3D%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "icons8": {
      "url": "https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

Cursor shows **Needs login** next to the server. Click it to sign in.

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=icons8&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.icons8.com%2Fmcp%2F%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"icons8","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "icons8": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "icons8": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add icons8 --url https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/
codex mcp login icons8
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.icons8]
url = "https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http icons8 https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth icons8` to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "icons8": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.icons8.com/mcp/`.

## Details

- Server version: 1.0.0
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-03

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