`dc_search`

Pack: dc-code · 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/dc_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the District of Columbia Code by TOPIC/keyword, and/or browse one TITLE’s chapters and sections. Pass “query” to search official section headings (catchlines) — e.g. “landlord eviction notice”, “concealed carry permit”, “homicide” — across all 51+ titles or, with “title” also set, within just that title. Pass “title” alone (no query) to list every section under that D.C. Code title, acting as a chapter-list/browse tool. Matches official headings only (DC Council does not publish a full-text search over statutory body text). Call dc_statute with a result’s citation for the full text. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	no	Topic or keywords to match against official section headings, e.g. “eviction notice”.
`title`	string	no	A D.C. Code title number to filter to, or to list on its own (chapter-list mode), e.g. “22” or “27A”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results. Default 10 (search) or 100 (title listing); max 50 (search) or 500 (title listing).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "eviction notice"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/dc-code/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"dc_search","arguments":{"query":"eviction notice"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('dc_search', {
  "query": "eviction notice"
});

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 dc-code pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dc-code": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/dc-code/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

dc_search