diff --git a/mcp/src/index.ts b/mcp/src/index.ts
index 4bd7fc9..ef55af4 100644
--- a/mcp/src/index.ts
+++ b/mcp/src/index.ts
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-// mcp code goes here
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
+import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+// ESM __dirname workaround
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
+// TypeScript Interfaces
+interface Powerstats {
+  intelligence: number;
+  strength: number;
+  speed: number;
+  durability: number;
+  power: number;
+  combat: number;
+}
+
+interface Superhero {
+  id: string | number;
+  name: string;
+  image: string;
+  powerstats: Powerstats;
+}
+
+// Data Loading Function
+async function loadSuperheroes(): Promise<Superhero[]> {
+  try {
+    const data = await fs.promises.readFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, "../data/superheroes.json"),
+      "utf-8"
+    );
+    return JSON.parse(data);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to load superheroes data: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+  }
+}
+
+// Markdown Formatting Function
+function formatSuperheroMarkdown(hero: Superhero): string {
+  return `Here is the data for ${hero.name} retrieved using the superheroes MCP:
+
+• Name: ${hero.name}
+• Image: <img src="${hero.image}" alt="${hero.name}"/>
+• Powerstats:
+  • Intelligence: ${hero.powerstats.intelligence}
+  • Strength: ${hero.powerstats.strength}
+  • Speed: ${hero.powerstats.speed}
+  • Durability: ${hero.powerstats.durability}
+  • Power: ${hero.powerstats.power}
+  • Combat: ${hero.powerstats.combat}`;
+}
+
+// MCP Server Configuration
+const server = new McpServer({
+  name: "superheroes-mcp",
+  version: "1.0.0"
+}, {
+  capabilities: {
+    resources: {},
+    tools: {}
+  }
+});
+
+// Tool Definition
+server.registerTool(
+  "get_superhero",
+  {
+    description: "Get superhero details by name or id",
+    inputSchema: {
+      name: z.string().optional().describe("Name of the superhero (optional)"),
+      id: z.string().optional().describe("ID of the superhero (optional)")
+    }
+  },
+  async ({ name, id }: { name?: string; id?: string }) => {
+    // Load superheroes data
+    const superheroes = await loadSuperheroes();
+    
+    // Convert name to lowercase for case-insensitive search
+    const nameLc = name?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
+    
+    // Convert id to string for comparison
+    const idStr = id ?? "";
+    
+    // Find superhero where either name matches or ID matches
+    const hero = superheroes.find(h => {
+      const heroNameLc = h.name?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
+      const heroIdStr = h.id?.toString() ?? "";
+      return heroNameLc === nameLc || heroIdStr === idStr;
+    });
+    
+    if (!hero) {
+      throw new Error("Superhero not found");
+    }
+    
+    // Return formatted markdown
+    return {
+      content: [{
+        type: "text" as const,
+        text: formatSuperheroMarkdown(hero)
+      }]
+    };
+  }
+);
+
+// Main Function
+async function main() {
+  const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
+  await server.connect(transport);
+  console.error("Superhero MCP Server running on stdio");
+}
+
+// Error Handling
+main().catch((error) => {
+  console.error("Fatal error in main():", error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
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