`bls_search`

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

Search BLS economic data series by keyword. Returns matching series IDs and titles. Use bls_get_series with an ID to fetch historical data points.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`keyword`	string	yes	Keyword to search for (e.g., “rent”, “construction”, “unemployment”, “CPI”, “housing”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "keyword": "unemployment"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('bls_search', {
  "keyword": "unemployment"
});

More examples

{
  "keyword": "CPI inflation"
}

Response shape

Always returns: keyword, total_matches, series

Field	Type	Description
`keyword`	string	Search keyword that was used
`total_matches`	integer	Number of matching series found
`series`	array	Matching BLS series
`note`	string	Note when no matches found

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "keyword": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search keyword that was used"
    },
    "total_matches": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of matching series found"
    },
    "series": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Matching BLS series",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "series_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "BLS series ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Series title"
          },
          "category": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Series category (e.g., 'employment', 'housing', 'prices')"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Series description"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "series_id",
          "title",
          "category",
          "description"
        ]
      }
    },
    "note": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Note when no matches found"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "keyword",
    "total_matches",
    "series"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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