`search_jokes`

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

Search jokes by keyword or phrase. Returns matching jokes with categories, types, and content flags.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Keyword or phrase to search for within joke text.
`category`	string	no	Limit search to a category. One of: Any, Programming, Misc, Dark, Pun, Spooky, Christmas. Defaults to “Any”.
`amount`	number	no	Number of jokes to return. Defaults to 5.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "programmer",
  "category": "Programming",
  "amount": 10
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jokes/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_jokes","arguments":{"query":"programmer","category":"Programming","amount":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_jokes', {
  "query": "programmer",
  "category": "Programming",
  "amount": 10
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Christmas",
  "amount": 5
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, query, category, jokes

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of matching jokes
`query`	string	Search query used
`category`	string	Category searched
`jokes`	array	Array of matching jokes

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching jokes"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query used"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Category searched"
    },
    "jokes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of matching jokes",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "single",
              "twopart"
            ],
            "description": "Joke type"
          },
          "category": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Joke category"
          },
          "safe": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Whether joke is flagged as safe"
          },
          "joke": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Full joke text for single-part jokes"
          },
          "setup": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Setup text for two-part jokes"
          },
          "delivery": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Punchline for two-part jokes"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "type",
          "category",
          "safe"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "query",
    "category",
    "jokes"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_jokes