ca_list_grant_categories
Pack: ca-grants · 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/ca_list_grant_categories for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.
Enumerate the grant category values, eligible-applicant-type values, and administering agency names that actually occur in the California Grants Portal data, each with the number of grants carrying it, so filter values for ca_search_grants can be chosen from real data rather than guessed. Categories and applicant types are stored as semicolon-joined lists and are split into individual values here. Also reports the total row count and the count of currently-active opportunities. Call this first when a category or applicant-type filter returns nothing.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
status | string | no | Tally values over only this status (default “all”); use “active” to see what is available among currently-open grants. |
Example call
Arguments
{
"status": "active"
}
curl
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ca-grants/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"ca_list_grant_categories","arguments":{"status":"active"}}}'
TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('ca_list_grant_categories', {
"status": "active"
});
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 ca-grants pack
{
"mcpServers": {
"ca-grants": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ca-grants/mcp"
}
}
}
See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.