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Computational, factual, and quantitative answers — math, units, science, geography, history. Free 2k/mo.

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Tools

short_answer

Get a single terse plain-text answer from Wolfram Alpha. Best for: arithmetic, unit conversion, "what is X", "how many Y in Z", factual lookups (planet diameter, country GDP, element atomic weight, cu

No parameters required.

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full_query

Get the full structured result from Wolfram Alpha. Returns named "pods" (Input, Result, Solution, Plot, Properties, etc.) — useful when short_answer is too terse or you need multiple facets (e.g., ele

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wolfram_compute

Evaluate Wolfram Language code in a real Wolfram kernel — symbolic math (Integrate, Solve, DSolve, Simplify, Series, Limit), exact arithmetic, matrix algebra, number theory, unit conversion, and any W

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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/wolfram-alpha/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/wolfram-alpha/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"short_answer","arguments":{}}}'

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("short_answer", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("computational, factual, and quantitative answers — math, units, science, geography, history");