`search_characters`

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

Search for Rick and Morty characters by name. Returns character IDs, names, species, and status (alive/dead/unknown).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Character name to search for (e.g. “Rick”, “Morty”, “Beth”).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "Rick"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rickmorty/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"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, pages, characters

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Total number of characters matching the search
`pages`	number	Total number of pages available
`characters`	array	List of matching characters

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of characters matching the search"
    },
    "pages": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of pages available"
    },
    "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": "Character status (alive, dead, or unknown)"
          },
          "species": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Character species"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Character type or subspecies"
          },
          "gender": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Character gender"
          },
          "origin": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Character origin location name"
          },
          "location": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Character current location name"
          },
          "image": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "URL to character image"
          },
          "episode_count": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of episodes character appears in"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name",
          "status",
          "species",
          "type",
          "gender",
          "origin",
          "location",
          "image",
          "episode_count"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "pages",
    "characters"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_characters