`search_dataflows`

Pack: bis · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_dataflows for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the BIS SDMX dataflow registry by keyword against dataflow name and ID. Returns matched flow_refs (e.g., ‘BIS,WS_CBPOL_D,1.0’) ready to pass to fetch_dataset, capped at limit (default 25, max 100).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Keyword (matches dataflow name)
`limit`	number	no	Max results (default 25, max 100)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "policy rates"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bis/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_dataflows","arguments":{"query":"policy rates"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_dataflows', {
  "query": "policy rates"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "exchange rates",
  "limit": 50
}

Response shape

Always returns: total_matched, returned, dataflows

Field	Type	Description
`total_matched`	number	Total flows matching query
`returned`	number	Number of flows in this response
`dataflows`	array	Matching dataflow objects

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total_matched": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total flows matching query"
    },
    "returned": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of flows in this response"
    },
    "dataflows": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "flow_ref": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "SDMX dataflow reference"
          },
          "id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Dataflow ID"
          },
          "version": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Dataflow version"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Dataflow name"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "flow_ref",
          "id",
          "version",
          "name"
        ]
      },
      "description": "Matching dataflow objects"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total_matched",
    "returned",
    "dataflows"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the bis pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_dataflows