canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/xkcd.com/xkcd

# XKCD

Webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. The API exposes 2 endpoints.

## For AI agents

Programmatically access XKCD resources. Covers 2 operations.

## Scope

Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for developer tools only.

## Capabilities

- Access XKCD resources via REST API
- Manage developer tools data programmatically
- Integrate XKCD into automated workflows
- Query and filter XKCD records by parameters
- Monitor XKCD operational status and events

## Use cases

### Developer Tools Operations

The API provides 2 endpoints for developer tools operations.

Example prompt: Execute a primary operation against the XKCD

### Data Retrieval and Monitoring

Query XKCD resources on a schedule to track changes, generate alerts, or feed downstream dashboards. Agents poll relevant endpoints, compare against previous state, and trigger actions when thresholds are crossed.

Example prompt: Poll the primary XKCD endpoint, compare response to last known state, and alert if changed

### AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call XKCD endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle none tokens manually.

Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'xkcd', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

## Key resources

- **Info.0.Json** — Operations for info.0.json

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Wiring the XKCD API by hand still means wrapping its comic-info endpoints and parsing their JSON responses yourself even though it needs no auth. Through Jentic you install once, import XKCD from the API Directory, and your agent calls it.
- **Permission scoping:** The XKCD API is read-only comic data with no credential and no resource id to pin, so scope by operation: limit the agent to the read operations it needs, such as fetching the current comic or a comic by number. You choose that set, so nothing beyond those reads is available unless you add it.
- **Credential handling:** XKCD needs no credential, so there is no secret to store, and nothing sensitive enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get the latest XKCD comic' or 'fetch a comic by number', and Jentic returns the matching XKCD operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Github** — Alternative developer tools API
- **Gitlab** — Alternative developer tools API

## FAQ

### What authentication does the XKCD use?

The XKCD uses no authentication. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

### What are the rate limits for the XKCD?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

### How do I use xkcd through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'use xkcd'. Jentic returns the matching XKCD operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

### How many endpoints does the XKCD have?

The XKCD exposes 2 endpoints covering info.0.json operations.

### Does the XKCD support pagination?

Pagination support depends on the specific endpoint. Check the endpoint parameters for page, limit, or offset fields. Through Jentic, the operation schema exposes all available parameters so agents can paginate automatically.

### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the XKCD API?

Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which XKCD operations the agent can call, and the XKCD API is read-only comic data with no credential to store. Since there is nothing to authorize beyond the reads, you scope by operation: allow only the read calls the agent needs, such as fetching the current comic or a comic by number. Anything outside that set stays unavailable unless you add it.