igdb_companies
Pack: igdb · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/igdb/mcp
No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/igdb_companies for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.
Find video-game companies in IGDB by name — developers, publishers, studios — with country, founding date, description, logo, and how many games each developed and published, with a sample of titles. Answers “who made this” and “what else has this studio shipped”. Example: igdb_companies({ query: “Nintendo” }).
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Company name or part of one, e.g. “Nintendo”, “FromSoftware”. |
limit | number | no | Max companies to return, 1-50. Default 10. |
_apiKey | string | no |
Example call
Arguments
{
"query": "Nintendo",
"limit": 5,
"_apiKey": "your-twitch-client-id:your-twitch-client-secret"
}
curl
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/igdb/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"igdb_companies","arguments":{"query":"Nintendo","limit":5,"_apiKey":"your-twitch-client-id:your-twitch-client-secret"}}}'
TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('igdb_companies', {
"query": "Nintendo",
"limit": 5,
"_apiKey": "your-twitch-client-id:your-twitch-client-secret"
});
Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"igdb": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/igdb/mcp"
}
}
}
See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.