StackExchange

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Search programming questions and answers from Stack Overflow and other SE sites

2 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

search_questions required: query

Search StackExchange questions by keyword

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Search query
site opt string SE site (default: stackoverflow)
limit opt number Max results (1-20, default 5)
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get_answers required: question_id

Get answers for a question by ID

Parameters
Name Type Description
question_id req number Question ID
site opt string SE site (default: stackoverflow)
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/stackexchange/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/stackexchange/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_questions","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_questions", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search programming questions and answers from stack overflow and other se sites");