thegamecrafter-mcp-server

An MCP server that connects Claude to The Game Crafter API, letting you design, manage, and price tabletop games through natural conversation.

Browse the component catalog, create game projects, add card decks and boards, upload artwork, and get instant pricing estimates — all without leaving Claude.

Indie board game designers, tabletop creators, and TGC users who want to manage their projects through Claude instead of navigating the TGC web interface manually.

• Node.js 18 or later
• A TGC account — sign up here
• A TGC API key — generate one here

Add the server to your Claude Desktop configuration (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "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"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The server will be downloaded automatically and appear in your MCP connections.

<details> <summary>Alternative: install from source</summary>

git clone https://github.com/alex-gon/thegamecrafter-mcp-server.git
cd thegamecrafter-mcp-server
npm install && npm run build

Then use "command": "node" and "args": ["/absolute/path/to/dist/index.js"] in the config above. </details>

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | TGC_API_KEY_ID | Yes | Your TGC API key ID | | TGC_USERNAME | Yes | Your TGC account username | | TGC_PASSWORD | Yes | Your TGC account password | | TGC_API_BASE | No | API base URL (defaults to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/api) | | TGC_UPLOAD_BASE_DIR | No | Restri