Getting Started with Cardpecker

🐦 What is Cardpecker?

Cardpecker is a WhatsApp bot for Trading Card Games like Magic: The Gathering. Just send [[CardName]] in your chat and get images and card info using the Scryfall API.

Currently in Alpha: The bot is ready for testing! You can add it to any WhatsApp group and it works out of the box.

⚙️ Features

  • 📷Automatic image replies for [[CardName]]
  • 💶Prices in EUR via Cardmarket
  • 🧪[[test]] → triggers the current "Card of the Day"
  • 🎲[[random]] → sends a truly random MTG card
  • ❌Fuzzy suggestions on typos – reply with numbers to select
  • ⏱Daily scheduled post (e.g. every day at 9:30 AM)
  • 🖥️Runs on Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi (local-only)
  • 🔐No data logging, no cloud – privacy by design

🚀 Quick Start

  1. 1.Add Cardpecker to your WhatsApp group
  2. 2.Send [[help]] to verify the bot is working
  3. Cardpecker Help Command
  4. 3.Start using commands like [[Lightning Bolt]]
  5. Cardpecker Random Card Example