Pick Lucide icons for a concept, UI placement, or vault note. Searches the full Lucide catalog for real, verified icon names. Use when the user says 'what icon for X', 'suggest a Lucide icon', 'pick an icon', or needs an icon for note frontmatter, a button, or a section header.

Suggest Lucide Icons Suggest the most relevant icons from the [Lucide open source icon pack](https://lucide.dev) to symbolize a concept or fit specific UI placements. Reason about symbolic associations broadly — across culture, science, and design — rather than only literal matches. Input Provide one or both: Concept : The idea, action, or meaning to represent Screenshot : UI context showing where icons are needed The catalog script scripts/lucide.py (Python 3, no dependencies) fetches the entire Lucide set once from unpkg.com/lucide static@latest/tags.json , caches it ~24h, and searches and validates locally — so you never fetch icons one at a time: search "<terms " — real icons matching a concept by name and semantic tag, ranked. Every result is an icon that exists, listed with its tags so you can see why it fits. validate <name ... — confirm specific names (e.g. a compound you built by hand). Misses come back with near match suggestions, and the exit code is nonzero if any name is missing. If Python 3 isn't available, fetch that URL directly (it's {name: [tags]} ), or check one icon at https://unpkg.com/lucide static@latest/icons/<name .svg (200 exists, 404 doesn't; follow the 302 redirect). Naming conventions Icon names follow strict rules — apply these when reading results or building compound candidates to validate: kebab case : arrow up not Arrow Up International English : color not colour Group variants : <group <variant — e.g. badge plus is based on badge Multiple elements, different sizes : list largest first — circle person if circle is bigger Element with modifier : [element] [modifier] — circle dashed not dashed circle ; combined: circle dashed heart broken Process 1. Brainstorm associations — key ideas, visual metaphors, and screenshot context clues. Turn them into a handful of search terms. 2. Search the catalog — pull candidates from the script's results rather than guessing names: The tags show why each fits. If you build a compound name from the naming conventions, confirm it before suggesting: 3. Present 3 confirmed candidates — icon name, and why it fits (symbolic meaning, visual clarity, context appropriateness). 4. Recommend best choice — single strongest option, with rationale. Guidelines Only suggest icons confirmed by search (results are real) or validate (for hand built names) — never a made up name. If fewer than 3 candidates survive, search more terms before giving up. If no good matches exist after thorough searching, say so. For screenshots, tailor to the specific design context. Provide a distinct recommendation for each icon needed. Ready for multiple feedback rounds to refine suggestions. Output Format Brainstorm : [Key associations and metaphors] Candidate Icons : 1. icon name — Explanation of fit 2. icon name — Explanation of fit 3. icon name — Explanation of fit Recommendation : icon name — Why this is the strongest choice for [context]

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