Star Wars MCP

A free, open-source Star Wars API serving data about People, Films, Planets, Species, Starships, and Vehicles. Built with Quarkus and GraalVM for instant startup, minimal memory footprint, and out-of-the-box performance. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that want a hosted API integration endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Java.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-15 · ★ 3 · #218 OF 250 MAINTAINED API INTEGRATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · Java · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Star Wars MCP

Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

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

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://swapi.build/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to swapi.build

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace build.swapi - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Star Wars MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v2.4.1 · 2026-08-15

Added · X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff on every response (defense in depth · suggested in issue #12 follow-up: the /api 404s echo the id segment verbatim, · so the header prevents reinterpretation if an error path…

v2.4.0 · 2026-08-14

Added · SEO metadata for the public SPA pages (issue #8): request-derived canonical · URLs, route-specific descriptions, Open Graph and Twitter Card tags, JSON-LD · structured data, and a trademark-safe social preview…

v2.3.1 · 2026-08-14

Fixed · Every /api 404 now honors the published contract - text/plain with a · readable message (issue #12, reported by @Circadian-agent). Ids that don't · parse as a Java int ("abc", "1.5", "2147483648") used to fail…

04 · Who maintains Star Wars MCP

Star Wars MCP is maintained by eldermoraes. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/eldermoraes/swapi.build
website: https://swapi.build/
category: API integration - ranked #218 of 250 actively-maintained API integration servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-15)
registry: build.swapi/star-wars (active, first published 2026-08-06 · 5 versions)

06 · Star Wars MCP FAQ

What is Star Wars MCP?

Is Star Wars MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-15 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Star Wars MCP?

Run `claude mcp add eldermoraes-swapi.build --transport http https://swapi.build/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Star Wars MCP require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Star Wars MCP

Alternatives to Star Wars MCP

Maintained API integration servers if Star Wars MCP isn't the fit.

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