Mythic Index MCP Server

Magic: The Gathering card prices, deck analysis, and investment intelligence — powered by live data from 5 vendors covering 99K+ cards.

Connect this MCP server to Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant to get real-time MTG card pricing, deck cost analysis, sealed product EV calculations, and investment insights.

What You Can Do

Ask about prices:

"What's the current price of Sheoldred, the Apocalypse?"

Build decks on a budget:

"Find me black creatures with deathtouch under $5 legal in Modern"

Price a full decklist:

"Price this deck: 4 Lightning Bolt, 4 Goblin Guide, 20 Mountain — check Modern legality"

Evaluate sealed products:

"Is the Modern Horizons 3 Collector Booster Box worth buying at $280?"

Track investments:

"What cards spiked this week? Show me Reserved List cards under $50"

Understand strategy:

"What role does Counterspell play? Find me blue counter spells for Commander under $3"

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Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+ (the MCP SDK requires 3.10 or newer)

• Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP-compatible client

Install

git clone https://github.com/wizkid17/mythic-index-mcp.git
cd mythic-index-mcp
pip install -r requirements.txt

Configure Claude Desktop

Edit your Claude Desktop config file:

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mythic-index": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/full/path/to/mythic-index-mcp/mcp_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The Mythic Index tools will appear in the tools menu (hammer icon).

Configure Claude Code

claude mcp add mythic-index python3 /full/path/to/mythic-index-mcp/mcp_server.py

Use Your Own API Key (optional)

The server includes a public read-only key with rate limiting. For higher rate limits, get your own key and set it as an environment variable:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mythic-index": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/full/path/to/mythic-index-mcp/mcp_server.py"],
      "env": {
        "MYTHIC_INDEX_API_KEY": "mi_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools (19)

Search & Discovery

Pricing

Sets & Sealed Products

Investment

Deck Analysis

Strategy

System

Data Coverage

Using as a Claude Project

For the best experience, create a Claude Project and add the contents of skill/system_prompt.md as the Project Instructions. This gives Claude deep MTG domain knowledge on top of the live data tools.

Self-Hosting

If you run your own Mythic Index API instance:

export MYTHIC_INDEX_API_URL=http://localhost:8000
export MYTHIC_INDEX_API_KEY=your-key
python3 mcp_server.py

For remote SSE hosting:

python3 mcp_server.py --sse --port 8080

API

This MCP server connects to the Mythic Index API. Documentation: api.mythic-index.com/mtg-api/docs

License

MIT — see LICENSE

Links

• API Docs: https://api.mythic-index.com/mtg-api/docs

• Admin Console: https://api.mythic-index.com/admin

• MCP Protocol: https://modelcontextprotocol.io

• Anthropic: https://anthropic.com