Using IconVectors with VS Code Copilot

VS Code's MCP support lets GitHub Copilot talk directly to IconVectors on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Copilot can inspect the current drawing, create new geometry, edit paths, render previews, and export assets by calling the MCP tools exposed by the running editor.

1. Start IconVectors

Windows

& 'C:\Program Files\Axialis\IconVectors\IconVectors.exe'

macOS

open -a /Applications/IconVectors.app

Linux

/usr/bin/IconVectors

2. Create the MCP configuration

Use either a workspace file .vscode/mcp.json or your VS Code user MCP configuration.

Windows example

{
  "servers": {
    "iconvectors": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "C:\\Program Files\\Axialis\\IconVectors\\IconVectorsMcp.exe",
      "args": ["--port", "61337"]
    }
  }
}

macOS example

{
  "servers": {
    "iconvectors": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "/Applications/IconVectors.app/Contents/MacOS/IconVectorsMcp",
      "args": ["--port", "61337"]
    }
  }
}

Linux example

{
  "servers": {
    "iconvectors": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "/usr/bin/IconVectorsMcp",
      "args": ["--port", "61337"]
    }
  }
}

If you need to force the working directory on Windows, wrap the command and change to C:\Program Files\Axialis\IconVectors before launching the helper. On macOS, update the bundle path if the app is installed elsewhere. On Linux packaged installs, /usr/bin/IconVectorsMcp is the expected path.

3. Optional: add the server from the command line

Windows

code --add-mcp "{\"name\":\"iconvectors\",\"type\":\"stdio\",\"command\":\"C:\\Program Files\\Axialis\\IconVectors\\IconVectorsMcp.exe\",\"args\":[\"--port\",\"61337\"]}"

macOS

code --add-mcp '{"name":"iconvectors","type":"stdio","command":"/Applications/IconVectors.app/Contents/MacOS/IconVectorsMcp","args":["--port","61337"]}'

Linux

code --add-mcp '{"name":"iconvectors","type":"stdio","command":"/usr/bin/IconVectorsMcp","args":["--port","61337"]}'

4. Verify in Copilot Chat

• Make sure the server appears in VS Code's MCP UI.
• Switch Copilot Chat to Agent mode.
• Try prompts such as Use IconVectors to call app_ping. and Create a new 32x32 document named test icon and return SwiftUI code for it.

Helper files

Use Help -> Open MCP Files Folder to open the installed helper bundle. Windows helper files are usually under %APPDATA%\Axialis\IconVectors\MCP. macOS helper files are usually under ~/Library/Application Support/Axialis/IconVectors/MCP. Linux helper files are usually under ~/.local/share/Axialis/IconVectors/MCP. The files most relevant to this host are vscode-copilot-implementation-instructions.md, iconvectors-mcp-command-reference.md, and vscode-copilot-AGENTS.md.template.