MCP server for The Noun Project - search and download icons directly in Cursor AI and Claude
MCP server for The Noun Project - search and download icons directly in Cursor AI and Claude. That is what the noun mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for searching, downloading, and using icons from The Noun Project in Cursor AI, Claude Desktop, and other MCP-supported AI tools.
The server publishes 10 tools. What each one is for:
Tier — Monthly LimitFREE — 5,000 callsPAID — Unlimitedsearch_icons — The search_icons tool exposed by this serverget_icon — The get_icon tool exposed by this serverdownload_icon — The download_icon tool exposed by this serversearch_collections — The search_collections tool exposed by this serverget_collection — The get_collection tool exposed by this servericon_autocomplete — The icon_autocomplete tool exposed by this servercheck_usage — The check_usage tool exposed by this serverThe server ships on npm as @alisaitteke/noun-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.
Configuration is passed through the environment: NOUN_CONSUMER_KEY, NOUN_CONSUMER_SECRET, NOUN_API_TIER. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Noun's toolset — Tier, FREE, PAID and 7 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by alisaitteke; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Noun's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tier | Monthly Limit |
| FREE | 5,000 calls |
| PAID | Unlimited |
| search_icons | The search_icons tool exposed by this server. |
| get_icon | The get_icon tool exposed by this server. |
| download_icon | The download_icon tool exposed by this server. |
| search_collections | The search_collections tool exposed by this server. |
| get_collection | The get_collection tool exposed by this server. |
| icon_autocomplete | The icon_autocomplete tool exposed by this server. |
| check_usage | The check_usage tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"noun-project": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@alisaitteke/noun-mcp"],
"env": {
"NOUN_CONSUMER_KEY": "your_key",
"NOUN_CONSUMER_SECRET": "your_secret",
"NOUN_API_TIER": "FREE"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| NOUN_CONSUMER_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| NOUN_CONSUMER_SECRET | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| NOUN_API_TIER | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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