list_genres

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

List all game genres known to TheGamesDB (id, name). Useful for resolving genre ids. Example: list_genres({})

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
_apiKeystringnoOptional TheGamesDB API key. Omit to use the shared Pipeworx platform key.

Example call

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

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build June 9, 2026