Aria Icons vs Japan Jepx MCP
A side-by-side look at the Aria Icons and Japan Jepx MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
J
Japan Jepx MCPDeveloper ToolsJapan JEPX electricity spot prices (system + 9 areas)45FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Aria Icons for developer tools work as a local process; choose Japan Jepx MCP 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.
JChoose Japan Jepx MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
get_latest_spot_price, get_spot_price_by_day, get_spot_price_history.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | J Japan Jepx MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 87 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 5 |
| Full listing | View Aria Icons | View Japan Jepx MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Aria Icons tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Japan Jepx MCP tools 5
get_latest_spot_priceLatest spot price for an area (default tokyo)get_spot_price_by_dayFull 48-period day curve + min/max/avgget_spot_price_historyDaily-average history (min/max/avg over window)get_cheapest_spotCheapest 30-min slots, or cheapest-area rankinglist_spot_areasArea catalogue + unit + latest date
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"
]
}
}
}
Japan Jepx MCP
No confirmed install command for Japan Jepx MCP 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. Japan Jepx MCP belongs to Developer Tools and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Aria Icons for developer tools work and Japan Jepx MCP 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. Japan Jepx MCP has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Aria Icons is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Japan Jepx MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 japan-jepx-mcp 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. Japan Jepx MCP has 45/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.