How-To Guides#

Task-oriented recipes for accomplishing specific goals with the GW2 MCP Server.

For Players#

Trading Post

• Check Item Profitability — Calculate flip margins including the 15% TP tax
• Track Your TP Orders — View current orders and recent transaction history
• Gem Exchange Rates — Convert between gems and gold

Account & Inventory

• Find Valuable Items in Your Bank — Cross-reference bank contents with TP prices
• Audit Your API Key — Check what permissions your key has
• Compare Characters — Inspect gear, builds, and crafting disciplines

Crafting

• Crafting vs Buying — Estimate whether crafting or buying is cheaper
• Find Recipes for a Material — Discover what you can craft with an item

Daily Play

• Wizard’s Vault Daily Plan — Check objectives, progress, and rewards
• Track Raid and Dungeon Clears — See what you’ve completed this reset

Guild

• Guild Lookup — Search for guilds and view member data

General

• Use Without an API Key — Everything that works without authentication
• Wiki Search — Search the GW2 wiki for game information

For Developers#

• Configure MCP Clients — Set up Claude Desktop, Claude Code, LM Studio, and other clients
• Add a New Tool — Developer guide for extending the server with new tools
• Contribute — Fork, develop, test, and submit pull requests