`search`

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

Search Giant Bomb by keyword across resource types (game, franchise, character, concept, object, location, person, company, video); returns name, resource_type, and deck for each match. NOTE: API offline as of 2026-05.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes
`resources`	string	no	Comma-sep: game,franchise,character,concept,object,location,person,company,video
`limit`	number	no
`page`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "The Legend of Zelda"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search', {
  "query": "The Legend of Zelda"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Mario",
  "resources": "character,game",
  "limit": 10
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`error`	string	Error message if request failed
`limit`	number	Results limit
`offset`	number	Results offset
`number_of_page_results`	number	Number of results on current page
`number_of_total_results`	number	Total results available
`page_results`	array	Array of search results
`status_code`	number	HTTP status code
`version`	string	API version

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Search results across Giant Bomb resources",
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error message if request failed"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Results limit"
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Results offset"
    },
    "number_of_page_results": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of results on current page"
    },
    "number_of_total_results": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total results available"
    },
    "page_results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of search results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Resource ID"
          },
          "guid": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Globally unique identifier"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Resource name"
          },
          "resource_type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Type of resource"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Giant Bomb URL"
          },
          "image": {
            "type": "object",
            "description": "Image data"
          },
          "deck": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Short description"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "status_code": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "HTTP status code"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "API version"
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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