TheGamesDB

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TheGamesDB MCP — wraps TheGamesDB API (thegamesdb.net), a community

4 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

search_games

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 })

No parameters required.

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get_game

Get full metadata for a single game by its TheGamesDB id, including the front boxart image URL. Example: get_game({ id: 108139 })

No parameters required.

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list_platforms

List all gaming platforms known to TheGamesDB (id, name, alias). Useful for resolving platform ids. Example: list_platforms({})

No parameters required.

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list_genres

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

No parameters required.

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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/thegamesdb/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/thegamesdb/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_games","arguments":{}}}'

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_games", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("thegamesdb mcp — wraps thegamesdb api (thegamesdb");