`cat_by_tag`

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

Get a random cat image matching a specific tag (e.g., ‘orange’, ‘cute’, ‘sleepy’). Returns image URL, cat ID, and tags.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`tag`	string	yes	Tag to filter cats by (e.g. “cute”, “orange”, “grumpy”). Use list_tags to see available tags.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "tag": "cute"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cataas/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"cat_by_tag","arguments":{"tag":"cute"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('cat_by_tag', {
  "tag": "cute"
});

More examples

{
  "tag": "orange"
}

Response shape

Always returns: id, url, tags, mimetype, created_at, searched_tag

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique identifier for the cat image
`url`	string	Direct URL to the cat image
`tags`	array	Array of tags associated with the cat
`mimetype`	string \| null	MIME type of the image file
`created_at`	string \| null	ISO timestamp when cat image was created
`searched_tag`	string	The tag that was searched for

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the cat image"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Direct URL to the cat image"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Array of tags associated with the cat"
    },
    "mimetype": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "MIME type of the image file"
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "ISO timestamp when cat image was created"
    },
    "searched_tag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The tag that was searched for"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "url",
    "tags",
    "mimetype",
    "created_at",
    "searched_tag"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

cat_by_tag