`lookup`

Pack: bookbrainz · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/lookup for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Fetch a single BookBrainz entity (work, edition, author, publisher, series, or edition-group) by its UUID (bbid), with optional sub-resources (aliases, relationships, identifiers) via the includes parameter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`type`	string	yes	work \| edition \| author \| publisher \| series \| edition-group
`bbid`	string	yes	BookBrainz UUID
`includes`	string	no	Comma-sep optional sub-resources (aliases, relationships, identifiers, …)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "type": "work",
  "bbid": "d15dae29-d478-44a6-b1ab-4e67e7a2f5ae"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bookbrainz/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"lookup","arguments":{"type":"work","bbid":"d15dae29-d478-44a6-b1ab-4e67e7a2f5ae"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('lookup', {
  "type": "work",
  "bbid": "d15dae29-d478-44a6-b1ab-4e67e7a2f5ae"
});

More examples

{
  "type": "author",
  "bbid": "a4e8aa00-5f34-4c71-a2b0-22ae06a62fef",
  "includes": "aliases,relationships,identifiers"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`bbid`	string	BookBrainz unique identifier
`type`	string	Entity type (work, edition, author, etc.)
`name`	string	Primary name of the entity
`aliases`	array	Alternative names for the entity
`relationships`	array	Related entities and relationships
`identifiers`	array	External identifiers (ISBN, etc.)

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Single entity details from BookBrainz",
  "properties": {
    "bbid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "BookBrainz unique identifier"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity type (work, edition, author, etc.)"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Primary name of the entity"
    },
    "aliases": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Alternative names for the entity",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Related entities and relationships",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "identifiers": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "External identifiers (ISBN, etc.)",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the bookbrainz pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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