Summary
This wraps the official xkcd.com JSON API and gives you three straightforward tools: pull the latest comic, fetch a specific one by number, or grab a random strip from the archive. Each response includes the title, image URL, and alt text. No authentication required since the underlying API is public. It's part of the Pipeworx gateway ecosystem, so you can either connect directly to the xkcd endpoint or use their unified gateway that bundles 673+ data sources. Useful when you want to reference relevant xkcd comics in documentation, add some levity to technical discussions, or build features that pull webcomic content programmatically.
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XKCD MCP — wraps xkcd.com JSON API (free, no auth)
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1476+ live data sources.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
get_latest | Fetch the most recently published XKCD comic. Returns comic number, title, image URL, alt/hover text, publication date, transcript (if available), and permalink. |
get_comic | Fetch a specific XKCD comic by its number (e.g., 353 for 'Python'). Returns title, image URL, alt text, publication date, transcript, and permalink. |
random_comic | Fetch a randomly selected XKCD comic from the full archive (skips #404). Returns comic number, title, image URL, alt text, publication date, and transcript. |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"xkcd": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/xkcd/mcp"
}
}
}
What this endpoint actually serves
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/xkcd/mcp returns the tools in the table
above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx,
discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the
gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a
single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the
pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and
is the authoritative answer for a given day.
This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a
scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via
ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a
second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without
them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth,
connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1476+ data sources. The
only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx
reaches all of them from either one.
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Xkcd data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
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