`search_datasets`

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

Search CDC public health datasets by keyword. Returns dataset names, descriptions, IDs, and update dates. Example: search_datasets(“influenza surveillance”).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search keywords (e.g., “covid cases”, “influenza”, “vaccination rates”, “mortality”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "covid cases"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_datasets', {
  "query": "covid cases"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "influenza surveillance"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, datasets

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Number of datasets returned
`datasets`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of datasets returned"
    },
    "datasets": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Socrata dataset ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Dataset name"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Dataset description (truncated to 300 chars)"
          },
          "category": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Dataset category"
          },
          "modified_at": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp of last modification"
          },
          "columns": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Column names (up to 15)"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name",
          "description",
          "category",
          "modified_at",
          "columns"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "datasets"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_datasets