Giphy

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Search, browse trending, and fetch random GIFs from the Giphy library

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Tools

search_gifsrequired: query

Search Giphy for GIFs matching a keyword or phrase. Returns GIF title, URL, rating, and image URLs in original and fixed-height sizes.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
queryreqstringSearch query, e.g. "funny cats" or "celebration"
limitoptnumberNumber of results to return (1–25, default 10)
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random_gif

Get a single random GIF from Giphy, optionally filtered by a tag. Returns title, URL, rating, and image URLs.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
tagoptstringOptional tag to filter by, e.g. "dogs" or "anime"
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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/giphy/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/giphy/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_gifs","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

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_gifs", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search, browse trending, and fetch random gifs from the giphy library");