Pokémon TCG API runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 180 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Oct 2026.
English, Japanese and Chinese Pokémon cards: search, sets, illustrators, prices, photo lookup.
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Today is the operative word: we check Pokémon TCG API every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add mcp -e 'PTCG_API_KEY=<PTCG_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @pokemontcgapi/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pokemontcgapi/mcp"
],
"env": {
"PTCG_API_KEY": "<PTCG_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@pokemontcgapi/mcp"]
env = { PTCG_API_KEY = "<PTCG_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pokemontcgapi/mcp"
],
"env": {
"PTCG_API_KEY": "<PTCG_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pokemontcgapi/mcp"
],
"env": {
"PTCG_API_KEY": "<PTCG_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<PTCG_API_KEY> (API key for pokemontcgapi.com, needed by every tool but ptcg_get_reference. POST /v1/accounts/free returns one without a dashboard or a card).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
PTCG_BASE_URL (Override the API base URL. Defaults to https://api.pokemontcgapi.com).
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