`get_exercise`

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

Get detailed information for a specific exercise by its numeric ID.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes	The numeric wger exercise ID.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 1
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_exercise', {
  "id": 1
});

More examples

{
  "id": 42
}

Response shape

Always returns: id, name, description, category, muscles, muscles_secondary, equipment

Field	Type	Description
`id`	number	Exercise ID
`name`	string	Exercise name
`description`	string	Exercise description (HTML stripped)
`category`	string \| null	Exercise category name or null
`muscles`	array	Primary muscles targeted
`muscles_secondary`	array	Secondary muscles targeted
`equipment`	array	Equipment required

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Exercise ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exercise name"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exercise description (HTML stripped)"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Exercise category name or null"
    },
    "muscles": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Primary muscles targeted"
    },
    "muscles_secondary": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Secondary muscles targeted"
    },
    "equipment": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Equipment required"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name",
    "description",
    "category",
    "muscles",
    "muscles_secondary",
    "equipment"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_exercise