Pirog MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that wraps the PokeAPI to provide Pokemon data access through standardized tools. Built using the high-level McpServer API with Zod schema validation.

Features

This MCP server provides the following tools:

• get_pokemon - Get detailed information about a Pokemon (stats, types, abilities, moves)

• get_pokemon_species - Get species information (evolution chain, habitat, flavor text)

• get_ability - Get information about a Pokemon ability

• get_move - Get information about a Pokemon move

• get_type - Get information about a Pokemon type (strengths/weaknesses)

• list_pokemon - List Pokemon with pagination

• get_evolution_chain - Get evolution chain information

Related MCP server: pokeapi-mcp-server

Installation

npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Using with Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pirog": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/pirog-mcp/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Replace /absolute/path/to/pirog-mcp with the actual path to this project.

Using with Other MCP Clients

This server uses stdio transport. Run it with:

node build/index.js

Usage Examples

Once configured, you can ask Claude questions like:

• "Tell me about Pikachu"

• "What are the weaknesses of electric type Pokemon?"

• "Show me the evolution chain for Eevee"

• "What does the ability 'Intimidate' do?"

• "List the first 50 Pokemon"

• "Tell me about the move Thunderbolt"

Development

Technologies

• MCP SDK: Uses the high-level McpServer API for simplified tool registration

• Zod: Schema validation for tool inputs

• TypeScript: Full type safety and modern JavaScript features

Build

npm run build

Watch Mode

npm run watch

API Reference

All tools interact with the PokeAPI v2. The server fetches data from https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/ endpoints and returns JSON responses.

License

MIT