The VerseDB MCP connects your VerseDB account to an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT. Once it's set up, you can ask your assistant to search the database, update your collection, manage your pull list, create lists, or look up market prices — and it takes care of it for you. It's a Pro feature.
The easiest way to start: the VerseDB plugin for Claude#
If you use Claude — on the web, in the desktop app, or in Claude Code — the VerseDB plugin is the simplest way to get going. Instead of setting up the connection by hand, you install it once and it wires everything up for you. The first time you use it, Claude walks you through signing in to VerseDB.
The plugin also comes with ready-made helpers that already know how to get the most out of VerseDB, so you get great answers without having to explain everything yourself:
- A comic concierge for everyday questions, and a researcher for bigger deep-dives — tracing a character across eras, mapping out a crossover, or surveying a creator's career.
- Built-in helpers for working out a reading order, sizing up your collection, discovering new comics, planning your pull list, bulk-adding comics, and building character or creator profiles.
Get it from GitHub at versedbcom/versedb-claude-plugin — the page has step-by-step install instructions for both the Claude app and Claude Code. You'll need a paid Claude plan and a VerseDB Pro subscription.
Connecting manually#
Prefer to set things up yourself, or using a different assistant like ChatGPT? You can connect VerseDB directly. The first time you connect, your assistant opens your browser so you can sign in to VerseDB and approve access. After that you stay connected — no settings to manage.
When a client asks for a server or connector address, use this: https://versedb.com/mcp/api
Claude Desktop. Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Give it a name like "VerseDB" and paste in the address above. Claude opens your browser to sign in, you approve access, and you're connected.
ChatGPT. Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (available on Plus, Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans — turn on Developer mode if you don't see the option). Name it "VerseDB", paste in the address above, and the first time you ask ChatGPT to do something with VerseDB it walks you through signing in.
Claude Code. Run this command, then follow the sign-in prompt the first time you use it:
claude mcp add --transport http versedb https://versedb.com/mcp/api
Other assistants. Anything that supports the Model Context Protocol connects the same way — point it at the address above and sign in when prompted.
What you can do with the MCP#
Once your assistant is connected you have full Pro-level access — search, browse, and manage your library.
Search and browse. Find titles, series, issues, creators, characters, publishers, teams, story arcs, universes, events, tier lists, comic shops, and podcasts. You can even look up a specific comic by its barcode. The assistant starts with a broad search and then fetches the details that matter.
Your collection. List what you own, add issues with grade and condition, update items (re-grade, move to a box, add purchase price), and remove them. Works with any issue the assistant can find.
Reading progress. Mark single issues as read or unread, or check how far through a series you are.
Pull list. See what's on your pull list, add series to it, or remove them. Ask for "what's coming out next week" and the assistant combines your pull list with upcoming releases.
Lists. Create, rename, and delete lists. Add issues, series, characters, creators, story arcs, or teams. Share curated reading orders or themed collections.
Reviews. Write a review for an issue or update one you've already written. One review per issue, with half-star ratings.
Market prices. Fair market values, recent sale comps, and price trends by grade for any issue.
Shops, events, and podcasts. Find local comic shops, upcoming conventions and store events, and comic podcasts across the site.
Tips#
Tell it who you are up front. Your assistant can't see your VerseDB profile, so mention what you collect, your favorite publishers, or which runs you're working on. A little context goes a long way toward better answers.
One review per issue. Your assistant can add a review only if you haven't written one for that issue yet. To change an existing rating, ask it to update the review.
It can't see your screen. The assistant works directly with your account, not your browser, so it doesn't know what's currently on your screen. Tell it what you'd like to do.
It doesn't edit comic data. The MCP manages your personal library, but it can't change series, character, or creator information. Those edits still go through VerseDB's normal contribution process on the website.
