Comics

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with plugin architecture for comic-related data sources.

Requirements: Python 3.11+

🚀 Quick Start

# 1. Install
pip install -e .

# 2. Create .env file with your API key
echo "COMICVINE_API_KEY=your-api-key" > .env

# 3. Run server
python3 -m comics_mcp.mcp_server

🧩 Available Plugins

Plugin	Tools	Description
comicvine	get_character	Get comprehensive character information including aliases, origin, and appearance count. Optimized for fast response times.

🔧 Setup

1. Get Comic Vine API Key:

   • Register at Comic Vine
   • Request an API key

2. Install and Configure:

   git clone https://github.com/imikailoby/comics-mcp.git
   cd comics-mcp
   pip install -e .
   echo "COMICVINE_API_KEY=your-api-key" > .env
   

3. Configure MCP Client:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "comics-mcp": {
         "command": "python3",
         "args": ["-m", "comics_mcp.mcp_server"],
         "env": {
           "PYTHONPATH": "/path/to/your/comics-mcp",
           "COMICVINE_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

📊 Character Data Fields

The comicvine plugin returns comprehensive character information including:

• Basic Info: name, real_name, description, publisher
• Media: image_url, source_url
• Details: aliases, origin, birth date, count_of_issue_appearances
• Legal: legal_note with data source attribution

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to help with:

• Adding new data sources (Marvel API, DC API, etc.)
• Adding new plugins or tools to existing plugins
• Improving plugin interfaces or descriptions
• Writing documentation or test coverage
• Performance optimizations

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