`get_card`

Pack: tarot · 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/get_card for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Looks up one card from the Pipeworx original tarot deck by its id (e.g. “major_00”, “wands_01”) or its exact name (e.g. “The Fool”). Returns both upright and reversed meanings as reference, plus keywords and the image description.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name_short`	string	yes	Card id (“major_00”..“major_21”, “wands_01”..“pentacles_14”) or exact card name (e.g. “The Fool”, “Ace of Wands”).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name_short": "major_00"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tarot/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_card","arguments":{"name_short":"major_00"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_card', {
  "name_short": "major_00"
});

More examples

{
  "name_short": "wands_01"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string
`name`	string	Full name of the tarot card
`arcana`	string
`number`	number \| null
`suit`	null \| string	Suit of the card (null for Major Arcana)
`rank`	null \| number
`rank_name`	null \| string
`element`	string
`astrological_correspondence`	string \| null
`keywords_upright`	array
`keywords_reversed`	array
`meaning_upright`	string
`meaning_reversed`	string
`image_description`	string
`source`	string

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full name of the tarot card"
    },
    "arcana": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "number": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "suit": {
      "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
      ],
      "description": "Suit of the card (null for Major Arcana)"
    },
    "rank": {
      "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
      ]
    },
    "rank_name": {
      "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
      ]
    },
    "element": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "astrological_correspondence": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "keywords_upright": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "keywords_reversed": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "meaning_upright": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "meaning_reversed": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "image_description": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

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 tarot pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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