SScryfall MCP

Tested npm scryfall-mcp-server 0.1.1 (MIT; no repository listed; last published 2025-02-26, so the maintenance score is 0). Stdio, 7 tools over the public Scryfall API for Magic: The Gathering cards, no key. Real calls: search_cards (44 goblins), get_card_by_name (Lightning Bolt) and get_rulings by Scryfall ID all answered; rulings came back as an empty list. Our first get_rulings call used an Oracle ID, which the tool description allows but the API rejected with not_found; it was rerun with the card's Scryfall ID. Server reports version 0.1.0. search_cards returns very large results (about 295k characters for 44 cards).
Tool-call test (2026-11-11, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): pass. 3 of 3 calls passed against the public Scryfall API. Evidence: local test run, Nov 11, 2026.

Transport (tested 2026-11-11): stdio

Score 70/100 · Tools 7 · Token cost approx. 562 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-11 · Version tested 0.1.1 · Package scryfall-mcp-server

Summary: Scryfall MCP completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 7 tools.

Evidence summary

Handshake

pass

Tools listed

7

Context cost

approx. 562 tokens, cl100k estimate (7 tools, measured 2026-11-11, version 0.1.1; an estimate) ranking · add up your servers' context cost

API key

No key needed for the tools we called

Tested

2026-11-11

Test results

Local-model readiness

Token cost (estimate): approx. 562 tokens, cl100k estimate for 7 tools · about 7% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).

Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.

What we tested and what we didn't

Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.

{
  "name": "scryfall-mcp-server",
  "version": "0.1.1",
  "registry": "npm",
  "status": "working",
  "tested": "2026-11-11",
  "tools_count": 7,
  "deprecated": false,
  "archived": null,
  "tests": {
    "install": [
      "pass",
      20,
      "`npm install scryfall-mcp-server` (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 1s."
    ],
    "handshake": [
      "pass",
      30,
      "MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 7 tools listed in 6.0s."
    ],
    "maintenance": [
      "fail",
      0,
      "No recent activity found."
    ],
    "docs": [
      "partial",
      10,
      "install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package)."
    ],
    "license": [
      "pass",
      10,
      "MIT (OSI-approved)."
    ]
  }
}

Install

npx -y scryfall-mcp-serverCopy

Pin the version we tested

npx -y scryfall-mcp-server@0.1.1Copy

tested 2026-11-11. Newer versions may differ and were not tested by us.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scryfall-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scryfall-mcp-server@0.1.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools listed

get_card_by_id, get_card_by_name, get_prices_by_id, get_prices_by_name, get_rulings, random_card, search_cards

Tool history: captured Nov 11, 2026. All tool history.

Quick config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scryfall-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scryfall-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scryfall-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scryfall-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Related: Troubleshooting: Protocol version mismatch (HTTP 400)

FAQ

Is Scryfall MCP deprecated?

No. scryfall-mcp-server was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-11.

What replaces Scryfall MCP?

Nothing; Scryfall MCP is not deprecated as of 2026-11-11.

Does Scryfall MCP need an API key?

No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 7 tools.

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