`search_movies`

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

Search for movies by title or keyword. Returns title, director, release date, genre, description, and artwork.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Movie title or keyword to search for
`limit`	number	no	Number of results to return (1-25, default 10)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Inception"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/movies/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_movies","arguments":{"query":"Inception"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_movies', {
  "query": "Inception"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Christopher Nolan",
  "limit": 15
}

Response shape

Always returns: total_found, movies

Field	Type	Description
`total_found`	number	Total number of movies found
`movies`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total_found": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of movies found"
    },
    "movies": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "title": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Movie title"
          },
          "director": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Director or artist name"
          },
          "release_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Release date in YYYY-MM-DD format"
          },
          "genre": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Primary genre"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Long or short description of the movie"
          },
          "rating": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Content advisory rating"
          },
          "runtime_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Runtime in minutes"
          },
          "itunes_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "iTunes store URL"
          },
          "artwork_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Artwork image URL"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "title",
          "director",
          "release_date",
          "genre",
          "description",
          "rating",
          "runtime_minutes",
          "itunes_url",
          "artwork_url"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total_found",
    "movies"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_movies