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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026; it has been in the index since 22 Aug 2026. How this is checked

xkcd MCP Server is a hosted Model Context Protocol endpoint exposing tools for retrieving the latest, specific, or random XKCD comics. It returns comic metadata such as titles, images, alt text, publication dates, transcripts, and permalinks for use by AI agents.

Inferred · not functionally tested

WebAPICloud-managed
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Giving AI agents programmatic access to current and archived XKCD comic data.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: AI agent developers

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: unknown · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, api_only, cloud_managed

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: gateway.pipeworx.io. These links do not verify the individual claims.

xkcd is a Frameworks & SDKs project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on giving AI agents programmatic access to current and archived XKCD comic data. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a B2B product for AI agent developers. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web and API.

Pipeworx builds and maintains xkcd. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are latest comic lookup, specific comic lookup, and random comic lookup. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Latest comic lookup
  • Specific comic lookup
  • Random comic lookup
  • Comic metadata
  • Transcript retrieval
  • JSON-RPC endpoint

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
mcp-serverxkcd-apicomic-archiveai-agent-tools

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Hosting
Cloudflare
Connectors
MCP
Runs on
BrowserAPI-onlyCloud-managed
Detected from
Cloudflare
cf-ray header

Trust & compliance

Public signals
HTTPS

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed22 Aug · 03:52 UTC
    xkcd seen via MCP Registry (official)
    Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open

Frequently asked questions about xkcd

What does xkcd do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Xkcd focuses on giving AI agents programmatic access to current and archived XKCD comic data. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
Who is xkcd for?
Inferred · not functionally tested: xkcd is a B2B product built for AI agent developers.
What platforms does xkcd run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: xkcd runs on the web and API.
Is xkcd still active?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026.
What are alternatives to xkcd?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include x-mcp, arxiv, and xero.x-mcparxivxero
Who makes xkcd?
xkcd is developed by Pipeworx.
Does xkcd have an API or integrations?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Yes — xkcd exposes an MCP server.

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