`search`

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

Full-text search across a Lemmy instance (default lemmy.world) for posts, comments, communities, or users matching query q. Filter by type (Posts/Comments/Communities/Users), listing (All/Local), and sort order.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`q`	string	yes
`type_`	string	no	All \| Comments \| Posts \| Communities \| Users \| Url
`listing_type`	string	no	All \| Local \| Subscribed
`sort`	string	no
`limit`	number	no
`page`	number	no
`instance`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "q": "rust programming"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search', {
  "q": "rust programming"
});

More examples

{
  "q": "python",
  "type_": "Posts",
  "sort": "TopMonth",
  "limit": 15,
  "instance": "lemmy.world"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`type_`	string	Search type (All, Comments, Posts, Communities, Users, Url)
`comments`	array	Search results: comments
`posts`	array	Search results: posts
`communities`	array	Search results: communities
`users`	array	Search results: users

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Response from Lemmy API /search endpoint",
  "properties": {
    "type_": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search type (All, Comments, Posts, Communities, Users, Url)"
    },
    "comments": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Search results: comments",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "posts": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Search results: posts",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "communities": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Search results: communities",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "users": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Search results: users",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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