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alex-gon/thegamecrafter-mcp-server
MCP server for The Game Crafter API — design, manage, and price tabletop games through Claude
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From the listing
About alex-gon/thegamecrafter-mcp-server
An MCP server that wraps The Game Crafter API, allowing Claude to design, manage, and price tabletop games. It uses TypeScript and communicates via the Model Context Protocol to enable game creation workflows through natural language.
Best for
Tabletop game designers who want to prototype and manage games using Claude
Use cases
- Designing and pricing custom tabletop game components
- Managing game projects and inventory through Claude
- Automating game design tasks via API integration
Notes
0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-04-02. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Enables game design directly through conversational AI
- Leverages The Game Crafter's existing API for real-world production
- TypeScript codebase is accessible to many developers
Cons
- No community adoption or stars yet, indicating early stage
- Dependent on The Game Crafter API's availability and rate limits
- Limited to the features exposed by the underlying API
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 207
- GitHub forks
- 0
- GitHub stars
- 3
- Open issues
- 0
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 0
Each value shows when we last confirmed it and where it came from. Values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed.
How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Tools exposed
TGC_API_KEY_IDTGC_USERNAMETGC_PASSWORDTGC_API_BASETGC_UPLOAD_BASE_DIRget_game_catalogget_component_sizesget_component_detailsget_my_designersget_my_gamesget_game_detailscreate_gameupdate_gamedelete_gameadd_component_to_gameupload_fileget_pricing_estimatenew_game_setupestimate_game_cost
Clients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"thegamecrafter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@alex-gon/tgc-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TGC_API_KEY_ID": "your-api-key-id",
"TGC_USERNAME": "your-tgc-username",
"TGC_PASSWORD": "your-tgc-password"
}
}
}
}Install
Add alex-gon/thegamecrafter-mcp-server to your client
Our lab has not run this server yet. "Config checked" on a client means the recipe matches that client's documented config format; it does not mean we ran it.
Claude Code
Config checkedRun in your terminal (runs on your computer)
claude mcp add --env TGC_API_KEY_ID=YOUR_TGC_API_KEY_ID --env TGC_USERNAME=YOUR_TGC_USERNAME --env TGC_PASSWORD=YOUR_TGC_PASSWORD --transport stdio thegamecrafter -- npx -y @alex-gon/tgc-mcp-server@0.1.1Needs TGC_API_KEY_ID, TGC_USERNAME and TGC_PASSWORD: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.
Claude Desktop
Config checkedAdd to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)
{
"mcpServers": {
"thegamecrafter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@alex-gon/tgc-mcp-server@0.1.1"
],
"env": {
"TGC_API_KEY_ID": "YOUR_TGC_API_KEY_ID",
"TGC_USERNAME": "YOUR_TGC_USERNAME",
"TGC_PASSWORD": "YOUR_TGC_PASSWORD"
}
}
}
}Needs TGC_API_KEY_ID, TGC_USERNAME and TGC_PASSWORD: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.
Cursor
Config checkedAdd to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)
{
"mcpServers": {
"thegamecrafter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@alex-gon/tgc-mcp-server@0.1.1"
],
"env": {
"TGC_API_KEY_ID": "YOUR_TGC_API_KEY_ID",
"TGC_USERNAME": "YOUR_TGC_USERNAME",
"TGC_PASSWORD": "YOUR_TGC_PASSWORD"
}
}
}
}Needs TGC_API_KEY_ID, TGC_USERNAME and TGC_PASSWORD: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.
VS Code
Config checkedAdd to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "tgc-api-key-id",
"description": "Your TGC API key ID from thegamecrafter.com/account/apikeys",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "tgc-username",
"description": "Your TGC account username",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "tgc-password",
"description": "Your TGC account password",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"thegamecrafter": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@alex-gon/tgc-mcp-server@0.1.1"
],
"env": {
"TGC_API_KEY_ID": "${input:tgc-api-key-id}",
"TGC_USERNAME": "${input:tgc-username}",
"TGC_PASSWORD": "${input:tgc-password}"
}
}
}
}Needs TGC_API_KEY_ID, TGC_USERNAME and TGC_PASSWORD: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.
Codex
Config checkedAdd to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)
[mcp_servers.thegamecrafter]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@alex-gon/tgc-mcp-server@0.1.1"]
env_vars = ["TGC_API_KEY_ID", "TGC_USERNAME", "TGC_PASSWORD"]Needs TGC_API_KEY_ID, TGC_USERNAME and TGC_PASSWORD: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.
- ChatGPT: ChatGPT connects only to remote servers that need no API key.
Recipes come from the server's entry in the official MCP registry. Check the package name before you run it, and keep keys out of shared files.
Works with
What alex-gon/thegamecrafter-mcp-server connects to
5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.
| Works with | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.1Config checked | Claude Code docs |
| Claude Desktop | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.1Config checked | Claude Desktop docs |
| Cursor | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.1Config checked | Cursor docs |
| VS Code | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.1Config checked | VS Code docs |
| Codex | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.1Config checked | Codex docs |
Health and security
Is alex-gon/thegamecrafter-mcp-server looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
18 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 14.1 of 30 | Last push 207 days ago |
| Releases | 0 of 15 | 0 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | Not counted | The latest check has no issue response reading (fewer than 3 measured issues, or issues switched off) |
| Maintainer | 0 of 15 | Owned by a single user |
| Official source | 0 of 20 | Community server |
Sources
Where this comes from
- GitHubRegistry
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Changelog
What changed
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