Pipeworx boardgames

v1.0.0

Search and retrieve detailed info on board games, including popular titles, player count, playtime, rating, price, and descriptions.

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byBruce Gutman@brucegutman

OpenClaw Prompt Flow

Install with OpenClaw

Best for remote or guided setup. Copy the exact prompt, then paste it into OpenClaw for brucegutman/pipeworx-boardgames.

Previewing Install & Setup.

Prompt PreviewInstall & Setup

Install the skill "Pipeworx boardgames" (brucegutman/pipeworx-boardgames) from ClawHub.
Skill page: https://clawhub.ai/brucegutman/pipeworx-boardgames
Keep the work scoped to this skill only.
After install, inspect the skill metadata and help me finish setup.
Use only the metadata you can verify from ClawHub; do not invent missing requirements.
Ask before making any broader environment changes.

Command Line

CLI Commands

Use the direct CLI path if you want to install manually and keep every step visible.

OpenClaw CLI

Bare skill slug

openclaw skills install pipeworx-boardgames

ClawHub CLI

Package manager switcher

npx clawhub@latest install pipeworx-boardgames

Security Scan

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OpenClaw

Benign

high confidence

✓

Purpose & Capability

The name/description (searching and returning board-game metadata) matches the SKILL.md which lists search/get/hot operations. No unrelated binaries, env vars, or config paths are requested.

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Instruction Scope

SKILL.md only defines three simple operations and a single MCP server URL. It does not instruct the agent to read local files or access unrelated env vars. Note: the skill points to a third-party gateway (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/boardgames/mcp) rather than calling the Board Game Atlas API directly—this means queries/responses will flow through that gateway.

✓

Install Mechanism

No install spec and no code files are present (instruction-only). This minimizes on-disk code risk.

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Credentials

No environment variables or credentials are required. The SKILL.md claims use of a public demo client_id via the gateway, which explains lack of API keys. If you need to use your own API key, the skill does not currently expose a way to provide it.

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Persistence & Privilege

always is false and there are no instructions to modify agent/system configuration. The skill can be invoked autonomously (platform default), which is expected for skills.

Assessment

Functionally this skill appears to do what it says (board-game lookups) and does not request sensitive credentials. However: (1) the skill routes requests through an external gateway (gateway.pipeworx.io) rather than the official API—ask the author what the gateway does with query/response data if you care about privacy or logging; (2) there is no homepage or published source, so provenance is unknown—prefer skills with a verifiable source or ask for more information before granting broad agent access; (3) if you want to use your own Board Game Atlas API key or avoid third-party proxies, request the skill be updated to accept a declared env var for a client_id or to call the official API directly.

Like a lobster shell, security has layers — review code before you run it.

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Updated 5d ago

v1.0.0

MIT-0

Boardgames

Boardgames MCP — wraps Board Game Atlas API (public demo client_id, free)

search_games

Search for board games by name. Returns title, year, player count, playtime, rating, price, and desc

get_game

Get full details for a specific board game by ID (from search_games results). Returns name, year, pl

hot_games

Get the most popular board games ranked by current buzz. Returns title, year, player count, playtime

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

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