Koskamo

Pick My Costume MCP

A read-only MCP server that allows AI agents to retrieve DIY Halloween costume recommendations based on wearer type and vibe, access detailed build guides with materials and steps, and rank costume ideas by the household items the user already owns.

Endpoint and access

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Pick My Costume MCP logo, by Pick My CostumeVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-07Operated by Pick My Costume
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://mcp.pickmycostume.com/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

3 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

3 of 3 have a description · 3 of 3 declare behavior hints · 3 of 3 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to pickmycostume.com ·
  • Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Pick a costume for a specific group or vibe
  • Get a materials list and step-by-step build instructions
  • Rank costume ideas by available household supplies

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.0.1
Maintenance checked

Protocol and capabilities

Server
pick-my-costume 1.0.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-06-18
Tools
3 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {}
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

Pick My Costume recommends Halloween costumes you can actually build. Call pick_costume when the user wants concrete costume ideas: it returns 3 picks, each with a why-line, a photo thumbnail, and a link to its full build page. Call get_build_guide when the user settles on one idea and wants the step-by-step build (materials, steps, time, and effort level). Call search_by_owning when the user wants ideas based on items they already own. Keep answers to what the tools return: do not invent costume ideas, materials, or build steps. All tools are read-only; nothing is bought, sold, or booked.

Tools

3 advertised

pick_costume — Pick a costume
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Ranks Halloween costume ideas from a fixed catalog of 169 against the supplied audience, interests, vibe, effort level, and owned materials, and returns the top 3 matches. Each pick includes a why-line explaining the match, a thumbnail image, a link to its full build page, and the estimated time and effort. Owned items boost ranking: ideas whose materials are covered by the supplied owned items rank higher. Interest is the strongest ranking signal: ideas matching the stated interest outrank others.

pick_costume input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "who_for"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "vibe": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Vibe: 'funny', 'scary' (or 'spooky'), 'cute' (or 'sweet'), 'chill' (or 'low-key')."
    },
    "effort": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Effort: 'easy'/'last-minute'/'couch-level', 'crafty'/'medium', or 'all-out'/'ambitious'."
    },
    "who_for": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Who the costume is for: e.g. 'toddler', '3-year-old', 'kid', 'adult', 'couple', 'family', 'group of 5'."
    },
    "interest": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional but powerful: what the wearer is into, e.g. 'dinosaurs', 'animals', 'princesses', 'superheroes', 'video games', 'tv characters', 'food', 'sports'. This is the strongest ranking signal: ideas matching the interest win."
    },
    "group_size": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Optional: how many people need costumes (for family/group picks)."
    },
    "owned_items": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Optional: things the user already owns, e.g. ['bedsheet'], ['cardboard', 'tape']. Ideas buildable from owned items rank higher."
    }
  }
}
pick_costume annotations
{
  "title": "Pick a costume",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
get_build_guide — Get a build guide
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Returns the step-by-step build instructions for one costume idea: the decision summary (time and effort level), the materials list with buy-vs-own tags, numbered build steps, safety notes, and common parent questions with answers. Accepts a costume idea id or a costume name.

get_build_guide input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "idea_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "idea_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Costume idea id from pick_costume (e.g. 'classic-ghost', 'ballerina'), or a costume name like 'ghost'."
    }
  }
}
get_build_guide annotations
{
  "title": "Get a build guide",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
search_by_owning — Search by owned items
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Ranks the fixed costume catalog by how many of each idea's materials are covered by the supplied household items, so ideas needing the least extra shopping rank highest. Each result includes what the idea still needs, with each still-needed item tagged buy, own, either, or make. Common household basics are assumed present in every home; the exact assumed list is returned with each call. An optional audience narrows results to who the costume is for.

search_by_owning input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "items"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Household items the user owns, e.g. ['bedsheet', 'cardboard', 'red t-shirt']. Common household basics (scissors, tape, markers, cardboard, a white t-shirt, a bedsheet, socks, and more) are assumed present in every home; the tool returns the exact assumed list with each call."
    },
    "who_for": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional: who the costume is for, e.g. 'toddler', 'adult', 'couple'. Narrows results to that audience when given."
    }
  }
}
search_by_owning annotations
{
  "title": "Search by owned items",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (2 of 2 answered).

  1. 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered
  2. 2026-11-09: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
222 ms
95th percentile latency
222 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 222 ms · metadata changed · 3 tool(s)

Connect from your client

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http pick-my-costume-mcp https://mcp.pickmycostume.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add pick-my-costume-mcp --url https://mcp.pickmycostume.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable pick-my-costume-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pick-my-costume-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.pickmycostume.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pick-my-costume-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.pickmycostume.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start pick-my-costume-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "pick-my-costume-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.pickmycostume.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http pick-my-costume-mcp https://mcp.pickmycostume.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://mcp.pickmycostume.com/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pick-my-costume-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.pickmycostume.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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