`search_characters`

Pack: rick-and-morty · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rick-and-morty/mcp

Search Rick and Morty characters by name with optional filters for status (alive/dead/unknown), species (Human/Alien/etc.), and gender. Returns up to 20 matching characters per page with status, species, origin, current location, and episode appearances.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	no	Character name to search for (partial match, e.g., “rick”, “beth”)
`status`	string	no	Filter by status: “alive”, “dead”, or “unknown”.
`species`	string	no	Filter by species (e.g., “Human”, “Alien”, “Mythological Creature”).
`gender`	string	no	Filter by gender: “female”, “male”, “genderless”, or “unknown”.
`page`	number	no	Page number (1-based, default 1). API returns 20 per page.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "rick"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_characters', {
  "name": "rick"
});

More examples

{
  "name": "morty",
  "status": "alive",
  "species": "Human",
  "gender": "male"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`found`	boolean	Whether any characters matched the search
`count`	number	Number of matching characters
`characters`	array	List of matching characters
`hint`	string	Hint message when no results found
`total`	number	Total number of matching characters
`pages`	number	Total number of pages
`page`	number	Current page number
`has_more`	boolean	Whether there are more pages

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "found": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether any characters matched the search"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of matching characters"
    },
    "characters": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of matching characters",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Character ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Character name"
          },
          "status": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Status: alive, dead, or unknown"
          },
          "species": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Species name"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Character type/subspecies"
          },
          "gender": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Gender"
          },
          "origin": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Origin location name"
          },
          "location": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Current location name"
          },
          "image": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Image URL"
          },
          "episode_count": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of episodes appeared in"
          },
          "episode_ids": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "number"
            },
            "description": "Episode IDs"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "API URL"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "hint": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Hint message when no results found"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching characters"
    },
    "pages": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of pages"
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Current page number"
    },
    "has_more": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether there are more pages"
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rick-and-morty": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rick-and-morty/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_characters