search_datasets
Pack: datagov-ie · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-ie/mcp
Search Ireland’s national open-data catalogue (data.gov.ie, CKAN package_search). Returns matching datasets from government departments, state agencies, and local councils, with titles/descriptions and their resources (English).
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Search terms in English. e.g. “budget”, “referendum”, “housing”, “transport”. |
fq | string | no | Solr filter query, e.g. “organization:kildarecoco-ckan” or “res_format:CSV”. |
rows | number | no | Max results, 1-1000 (default 25). |
start | number | no | 0-based offset for paging. |
sort | string | no | Sort spec, e.g. “metadata_modified desc”. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-ie/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_datasets","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"datagov-ie": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-ie/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.