`get_article`

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

Fetch full article content from DEV.to by ID (e.g., “12345”). Returns title, author, markdown body, tags, reactions, comments, and published date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes	Numeric article ID

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 12345
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/devto/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_article","arguments":{"id":12345}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_article', {
  "id": 12345
});

More examples

{
  "id": 98765
}

Response shape

Always returns: id, title, description, url, published_at, tags, reading_time_minutes, reactions, comments, author, organization, body_markdown

Field	Type	Description
`id`	number	Article numeric ID
`title`	string	Article title
`description`	string \| null	Article description or excerpt
`url`	string	Article URL
`published_at`	string \| null	Publication timestamp (ISO 8601 format)
`tags`	array	List of tags associated with article
`reading_time_minutes`	number	Estimated reading time in minutes
`reactions`	number	Count of public reactions
`comments`	number	Count of comments
`author`	object \| null	Article author information
`organization`	object \| null	Publishing organization information
`body_markdown`	string \| null	Full article content in markdown format

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Article numeric ID"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article title"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Article description or excerpt"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article URL"
    },
    "published_at": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publication timestamp (ISO 8601 format)"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of tags associated with article",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "reading_time_minutes": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Estimated reading time in minutes"
    },
    "reactions": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Count of public reactions"
    },
    "comments": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Count of comments"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Article author information",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Author full name"
        },
        "username": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Author username"
        }
      }
    },
    "organization": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publishing organization information",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Organization name"
        },
        "username": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Organization username"
        }
      }
    },
    "body_markdown": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Full article content in markdown format"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "title",
    "description",
    "url",
    "published_at",
    "tags",
    "reading_time_minutes",
    "reactions",
    "comments",
    "author",
    "organization",
    "body_markdown"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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