io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server
REMOTE · POKEAPI.CASEYJHAND.COM · 2 COMPONENTS
Look up Pokémon, moves, abilities, items, natures, and type matchups from PokéAPI v2.
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Last scanned (18 hours ago)
Scores higher than 98% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Entertainment and Games
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security83
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Nothing on it is marked destructive, but we can't show that an anonymous caller can only read: full credit needs the server to list at least one tool and every tool to be verifiably read-only. We use a best-effort check of tool names and descriptions to tell read-only tools from tools that change things, so some genuinely read-only tools may not get full credit. Names that start with a read verb (get, list, read, search and similar) and accurate readOnlyHint annotations help. Meet that to earn full credit, or require authorisation. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability87
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 1949 tokens (~69/item across 28 items; 7 tools + 21 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management97
- Stability observed for 29 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Checks we ran (13)
- TLS certificate
- Authorization
- HTTPS
- HSTS header
- DNSSEC
- Transport
- Schema quality
- Stability
- Tool coverage
- Injection markers
- Destructive annotations
- Judged manipulation
- MCP protocol
Does not apply to this hosted endpoint (2)
- Supply Chain SecurityScored on package channels only. This is a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install or inspect.
- Provenance & TransparencyScored on package channels only. This is a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install or inspect.
The score does not measure everything. What the score does not measure →
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 5 Nov 26 −1
- Stability: pass → 0.97 functional
- 30 Oct 26 0
- New prompt “pokeapi_team_builder” functional
- New resource “pokeapi-guide” functional
- Server version: 0.2.1 → 0.3.0 functional
- 14 Oct 26 0
- Tool “pokeapi_get_type_matchups” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Server version: 0.2.0 → 0.2.1 functional
- “pokeapi_get_type_matchups” reworded the description of “pokemon” cosmetic
- 30 Sept 26 0
- Tool “pokeapi_get_pokemon” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “pokeapi_find_pokemon” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “pokeapi_get_item” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “pokeapi_get_type_matchups” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 62 → 70 ▼ functional
- Resource “Pokémon #1 (Bulbasaur)” was removed ▼ functional
- New resource “Bulbasaur (PokéAPI ID: 1)” functional
- Server version: 0.1.9 → 0.2.0 functional
- “pokeapi_find_pokemon” reworded the description of “query” cosmetic
- “pokeapi_get_pokemon” reworded the description of “identifier” cosmetic
- “pokeapi_get_type_matchups” reworded the description of “pokemon” cosmetic
- 28 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 25 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 19 Sept 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Server version: 0.1.8 → 0.1.9 functional
- 9 Sept 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://pokeapi.caseyjhand.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=caseyjhand.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 2 Nov 2026 | 31 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 995a30681ab772540e934241ca1d576c |
| SANs: caseyjhand.com, *.caseyjhand.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC secure
Validation of pokeapi.caseyjhand.com. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Trust anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | DS published | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| caseyjhand.com. | DS published | 2371 | 13 | Verified |
| pokeapi.caseyjhand.com. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://pokeapi.caseyjhand.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://pokeapi.caseyjhand.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://pokeapi.caseyjhand.com/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
pokeapi_find_pokemon Find Pokémon ~331
Filter Pokémon by generation, type, regional pokédex, or egg group. Returns names and PokéAPI IDs; every returned name works as a pokeapi_get_pokemon identifier, where a species name resolves to its default variety. At least one of generation, type, pokedex, or egg_group is required; the ones provided are combined with AND logic, and query adds strict token matching on name within them. A call with no category filter, with or without query, returns an empty result and a notice naming the requirement.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| egg_group | string | – | Egg group name (e.g. "monster", "fairy", "dragon"). Filters to Pokémon in this egg group. |
| generation | string | – | Generation name (e.g. "generation-i", "generation-iii"). Filters to Pokémon introduced in this generation. |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum results to return. Positive integer; defaults to 50. |
| offset | integer | – | Offset into the filtered result set for pagination. Non-negative integer; defaults to 0. |
| pokedex | string | – | Regional pokédex name (e.g. "kanto", "hoenn", "galar"). Filters to entries in that dex. |
| query | string | – | Strict token match on name. "chu" matches "pikachu" and "raichu". Case-insensitive. At most 100 characters; whitespace separates tokens, and every token must match. |
| type | string | – | Type name (e.g. "fire", "psychic"). Filters to Pokémon of this type. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| appliedFilters | object | – | Effective nonblank filters and pagination controls for this response. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| notice | string | – | Guidance for missing category filters, zero matches, or an offset beyond the results. |
| pokemon | array | – | Matching Pokémon entries. |
| shown | number | – | Number of results in this response. |
| totalCount | number | – | Total matching Pokémon before limit/offset. |
No examples provided.
pokeapi_get_ability Get Ability ~99
Get ability details by name or numeric ID — full English effect text, short effect text, generation introduced, and the list of Pokémon that have the ability (including hidden-ability flag and slot). Ability names are returned by pokeapi_get_pokemon in the abilities array.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | string | yes | Ability name in lowercase hyphenated form (e.g. "overgrow", "speed-boost") or numeric ID as a string. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| effectText | string|null | – | Full English effect description. Null when unavailable. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| generation | string | – | Generation in which the ability was introduced. |
| id | number | – | Ability ID. |
| name | string | – | Ability name in hyphenated lowercase. |
| pokemon | array | – | Pokémon that have this ability. |
| shortEffectText | string|null | – | Short English effect summary. Null when unavailable. |
No examples provided.
pokeapi_get_item Get Item ~89
Get item details by name or numeric ID — effect text, category, versioned purchase and sell prices, fling power, item attributes (holdable, consumable, etc.), sprite URL, and Pokémon that commonly hold it.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | string | yes | Item name in lowercase hyphenated form (e.g. "choice-specs", "leftovers") or numeric ID as a string. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attributes | array | – | Item attributes (e.g. "holdable", "consumable", "usable-in-battle"). |
| category | string | – | Item category (e.g. "held-items", "medicine"). |
| cost | number|null | – | Legacy Pokédollar cost when supplied. Null when unavailable; zero is a literal amount. Independent of versioned prices. |
| effectText | string|null | – | Full English effect description. Null when unavailable. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| flingPower | number|null | – | Fling move base power when this item is flung. Null if not throwable. |
| heldByPokemon | array | – | Pokémon that commonly hold this item in the wild. |
| id | number | – | Item ID. |
| name | string | – | Item name in hyphenated lowercase. |
| prices | array | – | All supplied price records in upstream order. Empty when no records are available. |
| shortEffectText | string|null | – | Short English effect summary. Null when unavailable. |
| spriteUrl | string|null | – | Item sprite URL. Null when no sprite is available. |
No examples provided.
pokeapi_get_move Get Move ~147
Get move details by name or numeric ID — type, damage class, power, accuracy, PP, priority, target, stat changes, status-effect chance, and full English effect text. Set include_learners=true to include the list of Pokémon that can learn the move. Move names are available from pokeapi_get_pokemon when include_moves=true.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | string | yes | Move name in lowercase hyphenated form (e.g. "flamethrower", "close-combat") or numeric ID as a string. |
| include_learners | boolean | – | Include the list of Pokémon that can learn this move. Defaults to false as the list can be large. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| accuracy | number|null | – | Accuracy percentage (0–100). Null for moves that always hit. |
| damageClass | string|null | – | Damage class: physical, special, or status. Null when unavailable. |
| effectChance | number|null | – | Secondary effect chance percentage. Null when not applicable. |
| effectText | string|null | – | Full English effect description. Null when unavailable. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| id | number | – | Move ID. |
| learnedByPokemon | array | – | Pokémon names that can learn this move (populated when include_learners=true). |
| learnersIncluded | boolean | – | True when the learner list was requested, including when no learners are known. |
| name | string | – | Move name in hyphenated lowercase. |
| power | number|null | – | Base power. Null for status moves. |
| pp | number|null | – | Base PP. Null when unavailable. |
| priority | number | – | Priority bracket (positive = higher priority, negative = lower). |
| shortEffectText | string|null | – | Short English effect summary. Null when unavailable. |
| statChanges | array | – | Stat stage changes caused by this move. |
| target | string | – | Target selection (e.g. "selected-pokemon", "all-opponents"). |
| type | string | – | Elemental type (e.g. "fire"). |
No examples provided.
pokeapi_get_nature Get Nature ~107
Get nature details — the stat boosted (+10%), stat reduced (-10%), and preferred/disliked berry flavors. Omit the identifier to list all 25 natures at once. Natures are critical for competitive team-building: every non-neutral nature modifies two stats by ±10%.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | string | – | Nature name (e.g. "modest", "jolly") or ID 1–25 as a string. Omit to list all 25 natures. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| isListAll | boolean | – | True when all 25 natures are returned (no identifier provided). |
| natures | array | – | One or all 25 natures depending on whether identifier was provided. |
No examples provided.
pokeapi_get_pokemon Get Pokémon ~384
Get a fully denormalized Pokémon dossier in a single call — base stats, types, abilities (with full English effect text), height/weight, resolved evolution chain, sprite URLs including official artwork, species flavor text, variety list, capture rate, growth rate, gender rate, legendary/mythical flags, egg groups, and (optionally) a summarized learnable-move list. Accepts a name (lowercase, hyphens for spaces, e.g. "bulbasaur", "mr-mime") or PokéAPI Pokémon-record ID. A species name with no Pokémon record of its own (e.g. "deoxys") resolves to the default variety of that species ("deoxys-normal"), reported in resolvedFromSpecies. Set include_moves=true to include the move summary (large); defaults to false. Use game_version to select flavor text from a specific game (e.g. "sword", "red"); falls back to the most recent English entry when the version is not found. Use pokeapi_find_pokemon to discover Pokémon by type, generation, or egg group before calling this tool.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| game_version | string | – | PokéAPI version name to filter flavor text (e.g. "sword", "red", "scarlet"). Falls back to the most recent English entry when the version is not found. |
| identifier | string | yes | Pokémon name (lowercase hyphenated, e.g. "bulbasaur", "charizard-mega-x") or PokéAPI Pokémon-record ID as a string (e.g. "1", "10034"). A species name (e.g. "deoxys") resolves to its default variety. |
| include_moves | boolean | – | Include the full learnable-move summary. Defaults to false because the list is large (100–200+ moves). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| abilities | array | – | Abilities with full effect text. |
| captureRate | number | – | Base capture rate (0–255). |
| eggGroups | array | – | Egg group names. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| evolutionChain | – | – | Evolution tree rooted at the base species. |
| genderRate | number | – | Gender ratio: -1 genderless, 0 always male, 8 always female, 1–7 fraction (eighths) female. |
| generation | string | – | Generation introduced (e.g. "generation-i"). |
| genus | string|null | – | English genus (e.g. "Seed Pokémon"). Null when unavailable. |
| growthRate | string | – | Growth rate name (e.g. "medium-slow"). |
| heightDm | number | – | Height in decimetres. |
| id | number | – | PokéAPI Pokémon-record ID. Form IDs are not National Pokédex numbers. |
| isLegendary | boolean | – | True for legendary Pokémon. |
| isMythical | boolean | – | True for mythical Pokémon. |
| moveCount | number | – | Total number of learnable moves regardless of include_moves. |
| moves | array | – | Learnable moves (populated when include_moves=true, empty otherwise). |
| name | string | – | Canonical Pokémon name in hyphenated lowercase. |
| resolvedFromSpecies | string|null | – | Species name the identifier matched when it named no Pokémon record; this dossier is the default variety of that species. Null when the identifier named a Pokémon record directly. |
| speciesFlavorText | string|null | – | Flavor text from the selected (or most recent) game version. Null when none available. |
| sprites | object | – | Sprite URLs. |
| stats | array | – | Base stats. |
| types | array | – | Type names ordered by slot (e.g. ["fire", "flying"]). |
| varieties | array | – | All forms and variants of this species. |
| weightHg | number | – | Weight in hectograms. |
No examples provided.
pokeapi_get_type_matchups Get Type Matchups ~176
Get the full offensive and defensive type effectiveness breakdown. Provide either a type name (e.g. "fire", "psychic") or a Pokémon identifier (name or PokéAPI Pokémon-record ID; a species name resolves to its default variety). For dual-type Pokémon, the defensive multipliers are correctly composed (e.g. Fire/Flying vs Rock = 4× because both types are weak to Rock). Exactly one of type or pokemon must be provided.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| pokemon | string | – | Pokémon name or PokéAPI Pokémon-record ID; a species name resolves to its default variety. The server resolves the types automatically. Provide this or type, not both. |
| type | string | – | Type name in lowercase (e.g. "fire", "water", "psychic"). Provide this or pokemon, not both. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| composedMultipliers | object | – | Multiplier (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4) for every attacking type touched by at least one of the resolved defending type(s), including net-neutral 1× entries where a dual type composes to a cancellation (e… |
| defensiveMatchups | object | – | Defensive matchups — composed correctly for dual-type Pokémon. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| offensiveRelations | – | – | Offensive effectiveness (populated for single-type queries; null for dual-type Pokémon where per-type breakdown does not compose cleanly). |
| queryType | string | – | How the query was resolved: "type" for a direct type query, "pokemon" for a Pokémon lookup. |
| resolvedFromSpecies | string|null | – | Species name when it resolved to its default variety; null for direct record or type queries. |
| resolvedPokemon | – | – | Resolved Pokémon record for a pokemon query; null for direct type queries. |
| resolvedTypes | array | – | The type name(s) the query resolved to. |
No examples provided.
How do I install the io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server server?
io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server is a hosted endpoint at https://pokeapi.caseyjhand.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · pokeapi.caseyjhand.com
claude mcp add --transport http cyanheads-pokeapi-mcp-server 'https://pokeapi.caseyjhand.com/mcp'
What is the io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server server?
io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server. Look up Pokémon, moves, abilities, items, natures, and type matchups from PokéAPI v2. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://pokeapi.caseyjhand.com/mcp).
Is the io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server server safe to use?
io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server scores 90 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server server expose?
io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server exposes 7 tools: pokeapi_get_pokemon, pokeapi_get_type_matchups, pokeapi_get_move, pokeapi_get_ability, pokeapi_get_item, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,333 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server server require authentication?
No. We connected to io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server server still maintained?
io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What did VerifyMCP test on the io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server server?
VerifyMCP ran 13 checks on io.github.cyanheads/pokeapi-mcp-server, covering TLS certificate, Authorization, HTTPS, HSTS header and 9 more. Supply Chain Security and Provenance & Transparency do not apply to a hosted endpoint, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.