`search`

Pack: archive · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/archive/mcp

Search Internet Archive for texts, audio, video, and software by keyword. Returns item titles, identifiers, descriptions, and media types.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query (e.g., “subject:astronomy”, “creator:NASA”, “moon landing”)
`limit`	number	no	Number of results to return (1-100, default 20)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "subject:astronomy"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/archive/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","arguments":{"query":"subject:astronomy"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search', {
  "query": "subject:astronomy"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "creator:NASA moon landing",
  "limit": 50
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, results

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of search results found
`results`	array	Array of search result items

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of search results found"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of search result items",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Archive.org item identifier"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Item title"
          },
          "creator": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "List of item creators",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Publication or creation date"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Item description"
          },
          "mediatype": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Media type (e.g., texts, audio, video, software)"
          },
          "subjects": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "List of subject tags",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "downloads": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Number of downloads"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Direct link to item on archive.org"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "title",
          "creator",
          "date",
          "description",
          "mediatype",
          "subjects",
          "downloads",
          "url"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "results"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archive": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/archive/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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