`groups`

Pack: datagov-au · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-au/mcp

List all thematic groups (topic categories) in the data.gov.au CKAN catalogue with names and slugs; useful for discovering available subject-area filters.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "limit": 50
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-au/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"groups","arguments":{"limit":50}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('groups', {
  "limit": 50
});

Response shape

Always returns: items, count

Field	Type	Description
`items`	array	List of themes (groups/categories)
`count`	integer	Number of items returned.

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of themes (groups/categories)",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Group UUID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Group name/slug"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Group display title"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Group description"
          },
          "image_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Group image URL"
          },
          "package_count": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of packages in group"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of items returned."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "items",
    "count"
  ]
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datagov-au": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-au/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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