Pokemon TCG Card Search MCP server

The Pokemon TCG Card Search MCP server enables Claude to search and display Pokemon Trading Card Game cards, providing detailed information and high-resolution images directly in your conversations with Claude.

Installation

To set up the Pokemon TCG Card Search MCP server:

1. Update your Claude configuration file:

   • Navigate to the Claude desktop config file:
     • For macOS: /Users/ABSOLUTE_PATH_HERE/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Add the following configuration (remove any existing MCP configurations):

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "ptcg-mcp": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["ABSOLUTE_PATH_HERE/dist/index.js"]
       }
     }
   }
   

   Note: Replace ABSOLUTE_PATH_HERE with the actual path to the server files.

2. Restart Claude:

   • Close Claude completely (using Task Manager)
   • Start Claude again

The Pokemon TCG Card Search MCP will automatically load when Claude restarts.

Using the MCP

Once configured, you can ask Claude questions about Pokemon cards in natural language. For example:

• "Show me standard-legal basic Pokemon with free retreat"
• "Find water-type Pokemon with more than 120 HP"
• "Search for Pikachu cards"

Claude will display matching cards with their images and relevant information.

Search Syntax

Name Search

• Regular search: name:pikachu
• Exact match: !name:pikachu
• Wildcard: name:char*
• Names with hyphens: name:chien-pao

Filtering Options

• Types: types:water or -types:water (to exclude)
• Subtypes: subtypes:basic
• Legalities: legalities.standard:legal
• HP: hp:[100 TO 200]
• Retreat Cost: convertedRetreatCost:0

Range Queries

Use brackets for inclusive/exclusive ranges:

• hp:[100 TO 200] - HP between 100-200 (inclusive)
• hp:{100 TO 200} - HP between 100-200 (exclusive)
• hp:[* TO 100] - HP up to 100
• hp:[100 TO *] - HP 100 or higher

Example Queries

Try asking Claude these questions:

• "Show me standard-legal basic Pokemon with free retreat"
• "Find water-type Pokemon with more than 120 HP"
• "Search for cards with 'char*' in their name"
• "Show me banned cards in Standard format"
• "Find EX Pokemon that evolve from Charmander"

Response Format

The search results will include:

• Card name
• Set name
• High-resolution card image
• Card legalities
• Additional card details as requested

Advanced Features

• Multiple filters can be combined in a single query
• All queries are case-insensitive
• The MCP leverages the Pokemon TCG API for up-to-date card information
• Images are displayed from the Pokemon TCG API's CDN

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "ptcg-mcp" '{"command":"node","args":["./dist/index.js"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ptcg-mcp": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "./dist/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ptcg-mcp": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "./dist/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect