Pipeworx xkcd

Fetch xkcd comics by number, latest release, or random (excluding #404), returning title, alt text, image, date, transcript, and permalink.

xkcd

Fetch xkcd comics programmatically. Because sometimes you need to cite "Standards" (927) in a technical argument, or share "Compiling" (303) while waiting for CI.

Three tools:

• get_latest -- Whatever Randall published most recently
• get_comic -- A specific comic by number
• random_comic -- Surprise me (skips #404, which is intentionally missing -- it's an xkcd joke)

Each comic comes with the title, alt text (the hover text!), image URL, date, transcript, and a permalink.

Example: fetch the classic "Python" comic (#353)

bash

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/xkcd/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_comic","arguments":{"number":353}}}'

Greatest hits

#	Title
149	Sandwich
303	Compiling
327	Exploits of a Mom (Bobby Tables)
353	Python
386	Duty Calls
927	Standards
1053	Ten Thousand
2347	Dependency

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xkcd": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/xkcd/mcp"
    }
  }
}