`search`

Pack: giantbomb · 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/search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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 — 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 giantbomb pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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