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xkcd Comic Suggester MCP Server

io.github.papjuli/xkcdai
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xkcd Comic Suggester is answering right now. Last checked 3 min ago. It exposes 1 tools. Last commit 12 Jul 2026.

Suggests a relevant xkcd comic during a conversation, via semantic search over every comic.

Uptime history 39 hours of history
39 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
92 of 92 checks
1
Tools
read from the server
148 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 12 Jul 2026

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 3 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add xkcdai --transport http https://xkcdai.onrender.com/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xkcdai": {
      "url": "https://xkcdai.onrender.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.xkcdai]
url = "https://xkcdai.onrender.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xkcdai": {
      "url": "https://xkcdai.onrender.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xkcdai": {
      "url": "https://xkcdai.onrender.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 1

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

xkcd
find_xkcd
Find xkcd comics semantically relevant to the current conversation. Call this whenever an xkcd comic might enrich the conversation — when the discussion lands on a topic xkcd is famous for skewering (programming, science, statistics, relationships, the absurdity of standards, etc.). Pass a concise description of the current topic or theme as `context` (a phrase or sentence works better than a whole transcript), e.g. "spending hours automating a task that was faster to do by hand" or "code finally compiling". IMPORTANT — deciding whether to mention one. xkcd has a comic for almost every topic, so this tool will nearly always return something. A result being returned does NOT mean you should bring it up. Use the `score` as a signal and apply your own judgment about conversational fit: score >= 0.75 strong match — usually worth mentioning if it fits the moment 0.66 - 0.75 plausible — mention only if it genuinely lands < 0.66 weak/tangential — almost always better to stay silent Only one comic, at most, per topic — and only when it actually adds something. When you do share one, cite it by number and title with its `url`, and quote the `alt` (mouseover) text — it's half the joke. Returns a dict with a `results` list (num, title, score, url, image, alt, explain_url) and a `count`. An empty list means nothing cleared the floor.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://xkcdai.onrender.com/mcp streamable-http answering 106 ms 3 min ago

xkcd Comic Suggester — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can xkcd Comic Suggester do?
It exposes 1 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: find_xkcd. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is xkcd Comic Suggester working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 148 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect xkcd Comic Suggester?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does xkcd Comic Suggester need an API key?
No. xkcd Comic Suggester completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 1 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is xkcd Comic Suggester?
It answers our handshake in 148 ms on average, which is faster than 74% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is xkcd Comic Suggester open source?
Yes — it is published under the NOASSERTION licence, written in Python and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.