`draw_cards`

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

Draw a spread of 1–78 random tarot cards (pass count). Returns each card’s name, short ID, suit, type, upright meaning, reversed meaning, and description.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`count`	number	yes	Number of cards to draw (1–78).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "count": 3
}

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":"draw_cards","arguments":{"count":3}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('draw_cards', {
  "count": 3
});

More examples

{
  "count": 10
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, cards

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Number of cards drawn
`cards`	array	Array of drawn tarot cards

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of cards drawn"
    },
    "cards": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of drawn tarot cards",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Full name of the tarot card"
          },
          "name_short": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Short identifier for the card"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Card value or number"
          },
          "value_int": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Integer representation of card value"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Card type (e.g. Major Arcana, Minor Arcana)"
          },
          "suit": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Suit of the card (null for Major Arcana)"
          },
          "meaning_up": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Upright meaning of the card"
          },
          "meaning_rev": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Reversed meaning of the card"
          },
          "desc": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Detailed description of the card"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "name",
          "name_short",
          "value",
          "value_int",
          "type",
          "suit",
          "meaning_up",
          "meaning_rev",
          "desc"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "cards"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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