`short_answer`

Pack: wolfram-alpha · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wolfram-alpha/mcp

Get a single terse plain-text answer from Wolfram Alpha. Best for: arithmetic, unit conversion, “what is X”, “how many Y in Z”, factual lookups (planet diameter, country GDP, element atomic weight, current time in Tokyo). Returns one string.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Natural-language query
`units`	string	no	metric \| imperial (default metric)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "what is the capital of France"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wolfram-alpha/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"short_answer","arguments":{"query":"what is the capital of France"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('short_answer', {
  "query": "what is the capital of France"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "how many kilometers in 50 miles",
  "units": "metric"
}

{
  "query": "2^10",
  "units": "imperial"
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, answer

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	The query string that was sent to Wolfram Alpha
`answer`	string \| null	The terse plain-text answer, or null if not understood
`message`	string	Error or status message if answer is null

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The query string that was sent to Wolfram Alpha"
    },
    "answer": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The terse plain-text answer, or null if not understood"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error or status message if answer is null"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "answer"
  ]
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wolfram-alpha": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wolfram-alpha/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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