`list_categories`

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

The trivia categories available to filter by, from the Open Trivia Database.

Tool description as the model sees it

List all available trivia categories and their IDs.

Example call

Arguments

{}

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":"list_categories","arguments":{}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

Response shape

Always returns: count, categories

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

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of categories returned"
    },
    "categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of trivia categories",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Category ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Category name"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "categories"
  ]
}

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 trivia pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

list_categories