XKCD

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XKCD webcomics — get latest, specific, or random comics with title, image, and alt text

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Tools

get_latest

Get the latest XKCD comic

No parameters required.

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get_comicrequired: number

Get a specific XKCD comic by number

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
numberreqnumberComic number
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random_comic

Get a random XKCD comic

No parameters required.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/xkcd/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/xkcd/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_latest","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("get_latest", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("xkcd webcomics — get latest, specific, or random comics with title, image, and alt text");