MCP server

Star Wars MCP

build.swapi/star-wars

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Star Wars API (SWAPI) as a remote MCP server: films, people, planets, species, starships, vehicles.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

swapi.build (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

4

Token cost

About 447 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http star-wars https://swapi.build/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.star-wars]
url = "https://swapi.build/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"star-wars":{"httpUrl":"https://swapi.build/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"star-wars":{"url":"https://swapi.build/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"star-wars":{"type":"http","url":"https://swapi.build/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add star-wars https://swapi.build/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"star-wars","server_url":"https://swapi.build/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"star-wars","server_url":"https://swapi.build/mcp"}

Tools

• sw_get ~136 tokens
  Gets one Star Wars entity by numeric id. Ids are the record ids from each entity's url field (e.g. FILMS id 1 = A New Hope). Returns a JSON object.
• sw_list ~92 tokens
  Lists all entities of a Star Wars resource type from swapi.build. Returns a JSON array.
• sw_random ~99 tokens
  Returns one random Star Wars entity of the given resource type. Great for live demos. Returns a JSON object.
• sw_search ~120 tokens
  Searches a Star Wars resource by name (title for FILMS), case-insensitive substring match. Returns a JSON array.

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