`search_mcp_directory`

Pack: pipeworx-catalog · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pipeworx-catalog/mcp

Search thousands of MCP servers by use case (e.g., ‘database’, ‘email’, ‘calendar’). Returns community and hosted servers. Use to find tools beyond Pipeworx.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query
`category`	string	no	Filter by category
`limit`	number	no	Max results (default 10)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "database"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

More examples

{
  "query": "email",
  "category": "productivity",
  "limit": 20
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, total, results

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	Search query used
`total`	number	Total number of matching results
`results`	array	MCP server results

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query used"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching results"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "MCP server results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Server name"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Server title"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Server description"
          },
          "category": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Server category"
          },
          "quality_score": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Quality rating 0-100"
          },
          "verified": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Whether server is verified"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "name",
          "title",
          "description",
          "category",
          "quality_score",
          "verified"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "total",
    "results"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_mcp_directory