products_categories

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

Return the full list of product category names available in DummyJSON (e.g. smartphones, laptops, fragrances). Use before filtering products by category.

Example call

Arguments

{}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('products_categories', {});

Response shape

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "slug": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "List of product categories"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of items returned."
    }
  }
}

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"
    }
  }
}

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.