`search_games`

Pack: thegamesdb · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_games for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the TheGamesDB video-game database by title. Returns matching games with platform name, release date, players, rating, and a short overview. Example: search_games({ name: “zelda”, limit: 10 })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Game title or keyword to search for, e.g. “zelda”, “halo”, “final fantasy”
`limit`	number	no	Maximum number of results to return (default 15)
`_apiKey`	string	no	Optional TheGamesDB API key. Omit to use the shared Pipeworx platform key.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "zelda",
  "limit": 10
}

curl

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":"search_games","arguments":{"name":"zelda","limit":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_games', {
  "name": "zelda",
  "limit": 10
});

More examples

{
  "name": "final fantasy"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the thegamesdb pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_games