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Star Wars API & MCP server (swapi.build)

By swapi.build Verified namespace

Free Star Wars MCP server (SWAPI): people, films, planets, species, starships, vehicles. No API key.

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Checks passed
15 / 22

0 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
661 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
4

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
103
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 645 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name swapi.build.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 4 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 661 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 674 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    2 of 2 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Pass
    Stable tool list

    No tool was removed and no required parameter was added in the last 30 days.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    9 of 9 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-28T20:14:05.752093Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using Star Wars API & MCP server (swapi.build)

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

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

Capabilities

Tools 4

sw_get

Gets one Star Wars entity by numeric record id and returns it as a JSON object. Take the id from the end of an entity's url field (from sw_search, sw_list or a relation URL). Ids are record ids, not episode numbers: FILMS id 1 is A New Hope (Episode IV). An unknown id returns a tool error, e.g. 'No films found with id 99'. Pass expand to get related records in the same call, e.g. ["homeworld", "species"]; name only the relations you need; * on a film can pass 50 KB.

Discovered
sw_list

Lists every entity of one Star Wars resource type as a JSON array (Episodes I-VI data). Responses are large (all 82 PEOPLE, about 38 KB); to find a single entity, prefer sw_search, then sw_get; for a compact index pass fields, e.g. ["name"] (about 5 KB).

Discovered
sw_random

Returns one random Star Wars entity of the given resource type as a JSON object. Each call can return a different entity, so it is not idempotent. Useful for demos and quizzes; to fetch a specific entity use sw_search or sw_get.

Discovered
sw_search

Start here. Finds Star Wars entities by name (title for FILMS) with a case-insensitive substring match: 'sky' finds Luke, Anakin and Shmi Skywalker. Returns a JSON array of full entities; an empty array [] means no match; pass fields to shorten each entity. The id to pass to sw_get is the last segment of each entity's url field. Data covers Episodes I-VI only.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected645 ms4
Connected676 ms4

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