PokeAPI MCP Server

This project is an MCP server built with mcp_rb for retrieving Pokémon information. It utilizes the PokeAPI to fetch various Pokémon data and provides a simple interface for Claude to interact with…

Local serverstdio

What is the PokeAPI MCP Server?

PokeAPI MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the katakyo/poke_api_mcp_rb repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “This project is an MCP server built with mcp_rb for retrieving Pokémon information. It utilizes the PokeAPI to fetch various Pokémon data and provides a…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using ruby. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares RUBY_ENV. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the PokeAPI MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local": {
      "command": "ruby",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/your/poke_api.rb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RUBY_ENV": "development"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "alwaysAllow": [
        "pokemon_info",
        "pokemon_sprite"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
RUBY_ENVDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation