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Icon library packages vs an icon API

Installed icon libraries are convenient when a codebase owns every screen and deploy. An icon API and manifest workflow is useful when AI agents, documentation, internal tools, and product teams need shared discovery, stable SVG URLs, raw SVG strings, and machine-readable metadata.

Decision points

  • Use installed libraries when icons are controlled entirely inside one app and component imports are the simplest workflow.
  • Use API and manifest workflows when several tools, docs, agents, or generated screens need to discover and cite the same icon assets.
  • Pair the JSON manifest with selected templates so AI systems can move from discovery into a focused implementation set.

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