Kanka MCP - Model Context Protocol Server for Kanka API
About
Kanka MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that enables AI assistants to interact with the Kanka API for worldbuilding projects. It allows managing campaigns, characters, locations, posts, notes, and journals.
Details
- Author
- ymgeva
- Downloads
- 317
- Categories
- Developer Tools, API
Jump to
- Tools for campaigns, characters, locations, posts, notes, and journals.
- Create, read, update, and delete operations for all entity types.
- Full CRUD support with HTML content and privacy settings.
- Simple Python-based installation with minimal dependencies.
- Designed for integration with any MCP-compatible AI assistant.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Kanka MCP - Model Context Protocol Server for Kanka APICommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Set the KANKA_API_KEY environment variable with your Kanka API key, then run python kanka_mcp.py. Add the server to your MCP configuration with the command and environment variable.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"kanka mcp - model context protocol server for kanka api": {
"kanka-mcp": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"kanka_mcp.py"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"kanka-mcp": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"kanka_mcp.py"
]
}
}
Kanka MCP - Model Context Protocol Server for Kanka API
This project provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for interacting with the Kanka API. It allows AI assistants to manage campaigns, characters, locations, posts, notes, and journals in your Kanka worldbuilding projects.
Features
The server provides tools for working with:
- Campaigns: List all user campaigns
- Characters: List, retrieve, create, update, and delete characters
- Locations: List, retrieve, create, update, and delete locations
- Posts: List, retrieve, create, update, and delete posts for any entity
- Notes: List, retrieve, create, update, and delete notes
- Journals: List, retrieve, create, update, and delete journals
All create and update operations properly handle HTML content for description fields and support privacy settings.
Installation
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10+
Installation
1. Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/kanka_mcp.git
cd kanka_mcp
2. Install dependencies:
pip install requests mcp[cli]
Or if you have a pyproject.toml file:
pip install .
Configuration
You need to set the KANKA_API_KEY environment variable with your Kanka API key:
export KANKA_API_KEY=your_kanka_api_key
To get your Kanka API key:
1. Log in to your Kanka account
2. Go to "Account Settings"
3. Navigate to the "API" section
4. Create or copy your API token
Usage
Running the MCP Server
Run the server directly with:
python kanka_mcp.py
Adding to MCP Server Configuration
Add the following to your MCP server configuration:
"kanka": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"FULL_PATH_TO_SCRIPT_FOLDER/kanka_mcp.py"
],
"env": {
"KANKA_API_KEY": "YOUR_KANKA_API_KEY"
}
}
Replace FULL_PATH_TO_SCRIPT_FOLDER with the absolute path to the directory containing the kanka_mcp.py script, and YOUR_KANKA_API_KEY with your actual Kanka API key.
Available Tools
Campaigns
- show_campaigns(): List all campaigns the user has access to.
Characters
- list_characters(campaign_id): List all characters in a campaign.
- get_character(campaign_id, character_id): Get a specific character by ID.
- create_character(campaign_id, name, ...): Create a new character.
- update_character(campaign_id, character_id, ...): Update an existing character.
- delete_character(campaign_id, character_id): Delete a character.
Locations
- list_locations(campaign_id): List all locations in a campaign.
- get_location(campaign_id, location_id): Get a specific location by ID.
- create_location(campaign_id, name, ...): Create a new location.
- update_location(campaign_id, location_id, ...): Update an existing location.
- delete_location(campaign_id, location_id): Delete a location.
Posts
- list_posts(campaign_id, entity_id): List all posts for an entity.
- get_post(campaign_id, entity_id, post_id): Get a specific post by ID.
- create_post(campaign_id, entity_id, name, ...): Create a new post.
- update_post(campaign_id, entity_id, post_id, ...): Update an existing post.
- delete_post(campaign_id, entity_id, post_id): Delete a post.
Notes
- list_notes(campaign_id): List all notes in a campaign.
- get_note(campaign_id, note_id): Get a specific note by ID.
- create_note(campaign_id, name, ...): Create a new note.
- update_note(campaign_id, note_id, ...): Update an existing note.
- delete_note(campaign_id, note_id): Delete a note.
Journals
- list_journals(campaign_id): List all journals in a campaign.
- get_journal(campaign_id, journal_id): Get a specific journal by ID.
- create_journal(campaign_id, name, ...): Create a new journal.
- update_journal(campaign_id, journal_id, ...): Update an existing journal.
- delete_journal(campaign_id, journal_id): Delete a journal.
License
This project is licensed under the terms specified in the LICENSE file.
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