Pokémon TCG API MCP server

by pokemontcgapi.com·com.pokemontcgapi/mcp·v0.1.5

English, Japanese and Chinese Pokémon cards: search, sets, illustrators, prices, photo lookup.

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ptcg_get_card_prices
Every current price observation for one card, each with its source, basis, printing, grade, sample
ptcg_get_cards
Fetch one or many cards by id, in a single call. Ids are the printed coordinate — set code, dash,
ptcg_get_catalogue_status
Live counts and coverage for the catalogue: sets per print region, card total, which locales carry
ptcg_get_reference
The exact strings the catalogue uses for types, supertypes, subtypes and rarities. Call this before
ptcg_identify_card_from_image
Recognise a Pokemon card from a photograph and return ranked candidates. Use this instead of guessing
ptcg_list_artists
Illustrators with the number of cards each has drawn, deduplicated across 30 years of printings.
ptcg_list_sets
Every set with its code, series, print region, release date and, where we hold it, printed total: no Japanese set has one. One call answers
ptcg_search_cards
Search the Pokémon TCG card catalogue by name, set, print region, rarity, artist or release window.

scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan13 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
Maintenancelast push 1 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; website matches verified namespace9/10

Overall 85/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Runs npx -y @pokemontcgapi/mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @pokemontcgapi/mcp

Is Pokémon TCG API MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Pokémon TCG API safety report
How do I install Pokémon TCG API?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does Pokémon TCG API need an API key?: Yes. The registry entry asks for PTCG_API_KEY.
Is Pokémon TCG API maintained?: The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-18). The latest release is v0.1.5.
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Local package. It runs on your machine, not through the gateway.

PTCG_API_KEYsecretAPI key for pokemontcgapi.com, needed by seven of the eight tools. POST /v1/accounts/free returns one without a dashboard or a card.
PTCG_BASE_URLOverride the API base URL. Defaults to https://api.pokemontcgapi.com.

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