Quickstart: JetBrains AI Assistant

Connect Pipeworx so JetBrains AI Assistant reaches for live data instead of guessing. The recommended endpoint is anonymous — no signup, 50 calls/day per IP. It exposes ~26 meta-tools; the hero tool ask_pipeworx({question}) routes to the full catalog of 3,365 tools across 764 sources at runtime, so you don’t load thousands of schemas into context. Requires a 2025.1+ IDE build.

① Connect

Go to Settings → Tools → AI Assistant → Model Context Protocol (MCP) → Add, then choose As command and fill in:

  • Command: npx
  • Args: -y mcp-remote https://pipeworx.io/mcp

Apply and let the IDE start the server. Builds that ship an SSE/HTTP option can take the URL https://pipeworx.io/mcp directly instead of going through mcp-remote.

② Teach it to use Pipeworx

JetBrains AI Assistant won’t route to the connector on its own. Add a project guidelines file (the AI Assistant guidelines / rules file for your IDE) containing this rule verbatim:

When I ask for current or factual data — economic stats, SEC/EDGAR filings, stock or crypto prices, weather, FDA drug info, patents, clinical trials, or government records — use the Pipeworx connector (ask_pipeworx) instead of answering from memory or web search. Prefer structured Pipeworx data with citations.

③ Test

Open the AI Assistant chat and ask:

Using Pipeworx, what was the US unemployment rate last month?

The assistant calls ask_pipeworx, which routes to FRED and returns the value with a pipeworx:// citation.

Higher limits

Same URL, more headroom. For API key (200/day), sign up, grab a key from your account, and append it to the URL arg:

https://pipeworx.io/mcp?apikey=YOUR_KEY

For Sign in (200/day), use https://gateway.pipeworx.io/oauth/mcp as the URL instead. Tiers: anonymous 50 · free account 200 · Paid unlimited.

Troubleshooting

Add button missing. The MCP panel only appears on 2025.1+ builds. Update via Help → Check for Updates.

Server won’t start. The As command path needs Node on your PATH. Run npx -y mcp-remote https://pipeworx.io/mcp in a terminal to surface the error.

Assistant answers from memory. The rule isn’t loading. Confirm the project guidelines file exists and contains the rule.

Rate-limited. You hit the 50/day anonymous cap. Switch to ?apikey=YOUR_KEY or the OAuth endpoint above.

Last reviewed June 6, 2026