`aphis_inspection_reports`

Pack: aphis-animal-care · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/aphis-animal-care/mcp

Search USDA APHIS Animal Care inspection reports — the inspections behind Animal Welfare Act enforcement. Answers “inspection reports for USDA dog breeders in Missouri”, “which breeders had critical violations”, “show me inspections citing 3.1(a) housing”, “inspection history for certificate 43-A-6814”. Each report carries the inspection date, the licensee and facility location, counts of critical / direct / non-critical violations and teachable moments, and report_pdf_url — a direct link to the official signed inspection report. Sourced from the USDA APHIS eFile Public Search Tool. Filter by animal_category (e.g. “DOGS”) or by the specific regulation cited; there is no date filter upstream, so narrow by inspection_date on the returned rows.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`state`	string	no	State name or two-letter code, e.g. “Missouri” or “MO”.
`license_type`	string	no	Licence class of the inspected facility, e.g. “BREEDER”, “EXHIBITOR”, “DEALER”, “RESEARCH FACILITY”.
`name`	string	no	Customer / organization name, partial match.
`city`	string	no	Facility city.
`zip`	string	no	Facility ZIP code.
`certificate_number`	string	no	Exact certificate number, e.g. “43-A-6814” — the inspection history for one licensee.
`customer_number`	string	no	APHIS customer number.
`animal_category`	string	no	Restrict to inspections covering this animal category, e.g. “DOGS”, “CATS”, “NONHUMAN PRIMATES”, “MARINE MAMMALS”. Call aphis_inspection_filter_options for all 34.
`citation`	string	no	Restrict to inspections citing this AWA regulation section, e.g. “3.1(a)” or “3.1(a) - Housing facilities, general”. 2,165 section codes exist — call aphis_inspection_filter_options with a query to find the right one.
`teachable_moments_only`	boolean	no	Only inspections that recorded a teachable moment (an issue corrected on the spot rather than cited). Default false.
`limit`	number	no	Rows per page (1-100, default 20).
`page`	number	no	0-based page number (default 0). page * limit must stay <= 2000 — an upstream hard cap.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "certificate_number": "43-A-6814",
  "limit": 3
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/aphis-animal-care/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"aphis_inspection_reports","arguments":{"certificate_number":"43-A-6814","limit":3}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('aphis_inspection_reports', {
  "certificate_number": "43-A-6814",
  "limit": 3
});

More examples

{
  "state": "MO",
  "license_type": "BREEDER",
  "animal_category": "DOGS",
  "limit": 2
}

{
  "state": "MO",
  "license_type": "BREEDER",
  "citation": "3.1(a) - Housing facilities, general.",
  "limit": 2
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aphis-animal-care": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/aphis-animal-care/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

aphis_inspection_reports