`news_categories`

Pack: cryptocompare · 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/news_categories for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

List crypto news category tags available for filtering the news feed (BTC, ETH, Trading, Regulation, Mining, etc.). Use as a directory before calling news() with a category filter. Requires your own CoinDesk Data API key.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-cryptocompare-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cryptocompare/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"news_categories","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-cryptocompare-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('news_categories', {
  "_apiKey": "your-cryptocompare-api-key"
});

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Available news categories"
}

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 cryptocompare pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

news_categories