datasets
Pack: data-usdot · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-usdot/mcp
No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/datasets for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.
Search the US DOT Open Data catalog of open datasets by keyword. Returns each dataset’s resource_id, name, description, category and update date — pass the resource_id to query/metadata.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | no | Keyword to search dataset titles/descriptions (e.g. “budget”, “crime”, “health”). |
limit | number | no | Max datasets (1-100, default 20). |
offset | number | no | Pagination offset. |
Example call
Arguments
{
"query": "traffic accidents"
}curl
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-usdot/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"datasets","arguments":{"query":"traffic accidents"}}}'TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('datasets', {
"query": "traffic accidents"
});More examples
{
"query": "highway safety",
"limit": 10,
"offset": 0
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"data-usdot": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-usdot/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.