`get_comic`

Pack: xkcd · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/xkcd/mcp

Fetch a specific XKCD comic by its number (e.g., 353 for ‘Python’). Returns title, image URL, alt text, publication date, transcript, and permalink.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`number`	number	yes	The XKCD comic number (e.g. 1, 353, 2867).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "number": 353
}

curl

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}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_comic', {
  "number": 353
});

More examples

{
  "number": 1
}

Response shape

Always returns: number, title, safe_title, alt, img, date, transcript, link, url

Field	Type	Description
`number`	number	The comic number
`title`	string	The comic title
`safe_title`	string	The comic title with special characters escaped
`alt`	string	Alt text for the comic image
`img`	string	URL to the comic image
`date`	string	Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD format
`transcript`	string \| null	Transcript of the comic, or null if not available
`link`	string \| null	URL link related to the comic, or null if not present
`url`	string	URL to view the comic on xkcd.com

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "number": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "The comic number"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The comic title"
    },
    "safe_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The comic title with special characters escaped"
    },
    "alt": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Alt text for the comic image"
    },
    "img": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL to the comic image"
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD format"
    },
    "transcript": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Transcript of the comic, or null if not available"
    },
    "link": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "URL link related to the comic, or null if not present"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL to view the comic on xkcd.com"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "number",
    "title",
    "safe_title",
    "alt",
    "img",
    "date",
    "transcript",
    "link",
    "url"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_comic