Aria Icons vs Ask Jev
A side-by-side look at the Aria Icons and Ask Jev MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Ask JevDeveloper ToolsEvaluate state with typed choice, score, and probability questions.41FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Aria Icons for developer tools work as a local process; choose Ask Jev for developer tools. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Aria Icons when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A Ask Jev | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 87 | 5,215 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Aria Icons | View Ask Jev |
Tools & capabilities
Aria Icons tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ask Jev tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Aria Icons
{
"mcpServers": {
"aria-icons": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"aria-icons@latest"
]
}
}
}
Ask Jev
No confirmed install command for Ask Jev yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Aria Icons is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Ask Jev belongs to Developer Tools and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Aria Icons for developer tools work and Ask Jev for developer tools.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Ask Jev has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Aria Icons is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Ask Jev has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add aria-icons and ask-jev as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Aria Icons has a quality signal of 49/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 87 GitHub stars. Ask Jev has 41/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 5,215 GitHub stars.