Is io.github.rxolve/artscii safe to use?

io.github.rxolve/artscii has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install io.github.rxolve/artscii?

io.github.rxolve/artscii supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.rxolve/artscii do?

io.github.rxolve/artscii provides 11 tools: search, get, kaomoji, banner, frame and 6 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.rxolve/artscii?

io.github.rxolve/artscii is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is io.github.rxolve/artscii actively maintained?

io.github.rxolve/artscii is recently maintained — last commit was 50 days ago.

io.github.rxolve/artscii

artscii

ASCII art & kaomoji search for AI agents. 58 arts + 90 kaomoji via MCP.

55/wk 11 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Maintained

Last commit 50d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

11 tools · ~1.2k tok

Grade B · 0.6% of 200K ctx

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Entertainment

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artscii": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "artscii"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.rxolve/artscii does

ASCII art, kaomoji, animations, diagrams, charts, image conversion & procedural characters — 11 focused tools for AI agents.

Test This Server

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Score breakdown

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~1.2k tokens total

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Is io.github.rxolve/artscii safe to use?: io.github.rxolve/artscii has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.rxolve/artscii?: io.github.rxolve/artscii supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.rxolve/artscii do?: io.github.rxolve/artscii provides 11 tools: search, get, kaomoji, banner, frame and 6 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.rxolve/artscii?: io.github.rxolve/artscii is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.rxolve/artscii actively maintained?: io.github.rxolve/artscii is recently maintained — last commit was 50 days ago.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artscii": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "artscii"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.rxolve/artscii does

ASCII art, kaomoji, animations, diagrams, charts, image conversion & procedural characters — 11 focused tools for AI agents.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y 'artscii' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

artscii

LLMs can't draw. This MCP can.

ASCII art, kaomoji, animations, diagrams, charts, image conversion & procedural characters — 11 focused tools for AI agents.

81 curated arts × 12 motions = 972 terminal animations. 153,600 unique procedural characters from a single seed. Plus 100 kaomoji, 11 diagram types, FIGlet banners, and image-to-ASCII with braille mode.

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Install

Claude Code — one command:

claude mcp add artscii -- npx -y artscii

Claude Desktop — add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "artscii": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "artscii"] } } }

Cursor — add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "artscii": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "artscii"] } } }

VS Code — search @mcp artscii in Extensions panel, or add to settings.json:

{ "mcp": { "servers": { "artscii": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "artscii"] } } } }

MCP Tools

Tool	Parameters	Description
`search`	`query?`, `type?`, `random?`, `mode?`	Search art + kaomoji. Omit query to list all
`get`	`id`	Get art by ID
`kaomoji`	`query?`, `category?`	Get kaomoji by emotion. Omit for random
`banner`	`text`, `font?`	Render large ASCII text (FIGlet, 5 fonts)
`frame`	`text`, `style?`, `padding?`, `align?`, `title?`	Draw box/frame around text (5 styles)
`chart`	`type`, ...	Data visualization: progress, sparkline, heatmap
`animate`	`art`, `motion`, `output?`	Compose art + motion → terminal animation
`character`	`seed`, `species?`, `eyes?`, `mouth?`, `hat?`, `accessory?`, `mood?`, `size?`	Generate unique ASCII character from seed
`compose`	`blocks`, `mode?`, `gap?`, `align?`	Combine text blocks side-by-side or stacked
`convert`	`url?`, `base64?`, `mode?`, `size?`, ...	Image → ASCII (ascii or braille mode)
`diagram`	`type`, ...	Generate ASCII diagrams (11 types)

Box Frames

Draw borders around any text with 5 styles:

┌───────┐   ╔═══════╗   ╭───────╮   ┏━━━━━━━┓   +-------+
│ hello │   ║ hello ║   │ hello │   ┃ hello ┃   | hello |
└───────┘   ╚═══════╝   ╰───────╯   ┗━━━━━━━┛   +-------+
 single      double      rounded       bold        ascii

Options: padding, align (left/center/right), title in top border.

Charts

Unified chart tool with 3 types: progress, sparkline, heatmap.

Progress:   ███████████████░░░░░ 75%
Sparkline:  ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▇▅▃▁
Heatmap:     A B C
           X ░▒█
           Y ▓░▒

Animations

Compose any art (noun) with a motion (verb) to create terminal animations. 81 arts × 12 motions = 972 combinations. Custom text works too.

animate("apple", "bounce")     → bouncing apple
animate("trophy", "progress")  → trophy rides a progress bar 0→100%
animate("lock", "reveal")      → line-by-line reveal
animate("GAME OVER", "blink")  → blinking custom text

Motions: bounce, shake, blink, slide, reveal, fade, pulse, rain, progress, wave, jump, talk

Output: script (bash for terminal playback) or frames (raw data)

Character

Procedural ASCII character generator. One seed → one unique character. 153,600 standard combinations (16 species × 10 eyes × 8 mouths × 10 hats × 12 access

... View full README on GitHub

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

78/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−22

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked artscii against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (11)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~1.2k tokens total

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.rxolve/artscii safe to use?: io.github.rxolve/artscii has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.rxolve/artscii?: io.github.rxolve/artscii supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.rxolve/artscii do?: io.github.rxolve/artscii provides 11 tools: search, get, kaomoji, banner, frame and 6 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.rxolve/artscii?: io.github.rxolve/artscii is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.rxolve/artscii actively maintained?: io.github.rxolve/artscii is recently maintained — last commit was 50 days ago.