`random_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/random_card for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Draws one random card from the Pipeworx original 78-card tarot deck (Rider–Waite–Smith tradition). Returns the card, its orientation (upright or reversed, a coin-flip unless disabled), the traditional meaning for that orientation, and the seed used to reproduce the draw.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`seed`	string	no	Reproduce a previous draw by passing back the seed it returned. Omit for fresh randomness.
`reversals`	boolean	no	Allow reversed orientation (50% chance per card). Default true; pass false to always draw upright.
`session_id`	string	no	Draw from an open tarot_shuffle session instead of a fresh single-call draw (hosted only; never repeats a card within the session).

Example call

Arguments

{}

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":"random_card","arguments":{}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('random_card', {});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`card`	object
`seed`	string
`meta`	object

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "card": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "arcana": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "suit": {
          "type": "null"
        },
        "rank": {
          "type": "null"
        },
        "rank_name": {
          "type": "null"
        },
        "element": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "astrological_correspondence": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "orientation": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "keywords": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "meaning": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "image_description": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "seed": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "meta": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "seed": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "procedure": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "deck": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "id": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "version": {
              "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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