`get_questions`

Pack: trivia · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/trivia/mcp

Trivia questions matching a category/difficulty filter, from the Open Trivia Database.

Tool description as the model sees it

Get trivia questions from the Open Trivia Database. Optionally filter by category, difficulty, and question type.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`amount`	number	no	Number of questions to return. Defaults to 10. Max 50.
`category`	number	no	Category ID to filter by. Use list_categories to get available IDs.
`difficulty`	string	no	Difficulty level. One of: easy, medium, hard.
`type`	string	no	Question type. One of: multiple (multiple choice), boolean (true/false).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "amount": 10
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/trivia/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_questions","arguments":{"amount":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_questions', {
  "amount": 10
});

More examples

{
  "amount": 5,
  "category": 9,
  "difficulty": "hard",
  "type": "multiple"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, questions

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Number of questions returned
`questions`	array	Array of trivia questions

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of questions returned"
    },
    "questions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of trivia questions",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "category": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Trivia category name"
          },
          "difficulty": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Question difficulty level"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Question type (multiple or boolean)"
          },
          "question": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The trivia question text"
          },
          "correct_answer": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The correct answer"
          },
          "incorrect_answers": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Array of incorrect answer options",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "category",
          "difficulty",
          "type",
          "question",
          "correct_answer",
          "incorrect_answers"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "questions"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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