`list_exercises`

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

List fitness exercises from the wger database in English; optionally limit count (default 20). Returns exercise name, description, category, primary and secondary muscles, and required equipment per entry.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	number	no	Number of exercises to return. Defaults to 20.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "limit": 20
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wger/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_exercises","arguments":{"limit":20}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('list_exercises', {
  "limit": 20
});

More examples

{
  "limit": 50
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, exercises

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Total number of exercises in the database
`exercises`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of exercises in the database"
    },
    "exercises": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Exercise ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Exercise name"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Exercise description (HTML stripped)"
          },
          "category": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Exercise category name or null"
          },
          "muscles": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Primary muscles targeted"
          },
          "muscles_secondary": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Secondary muscles targeted"
          },
          "equipment": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Equipment required"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name",
          "description",
          "category",
          "muscles",
          "muscles_secondary",
          "equipment"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "exercises"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

list_exercises