`search_games`

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

Search the Speedrun.com database for games by name. Returns matching games with their ID (needed for get_categories and get_leaderboard), abbreviation, release year, and weblink. Example: search_games({ query: “super mario 64”, max: 5 })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Game name or keyword to search for, e.g. “super mario 64”, “celeste”
`max`	number	no	Maximum number of games to return (default 10)
`_apiKey`	string	no	Optional speedrun.com API key for authenticated access; omit to use the shared platform key

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "super mario 64",
  "max": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/speedrun/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_games","arguments":{"query":"super mario 64","max":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_games', {
  "query": "super mario 64",
  "max": 5
});

More examples

{
  "query": "celeste"
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_games