`search_datasets`

Pack: bts · 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_datasets for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search datasets published on the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics open-data portal

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`q`	string	yes	Full-text search query, e.g. “aviation” or “border crossing”.
`limit`	number	no	Max datasets to return (default 20).
`offset`	number	no	Pagination offset (default 0).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "q": "aviation"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_datasets', {
  "q": "aviation"
});

More examples

{
  "q": "border crossing",
  "limit": 10
}

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 bts pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_datasets