`ebsa_search`

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

Search closed EBSA (Employee Benefits Security Administration) civil-penalty enforcement cases since 2000 — deficient-filer, late-filer and non-filer penalty assessments against ERISA benefit-plan sponsors for their Form 5500 filings. Filter by plan sponsor/administrator name, case type, state, or plan year. Returns the plan, sponsor, case type, close reason/date, and the penalty amount (a DOL-assigned dollar-range bucket, e.g. “over $100,000”). Complements the form5500 pack, which covers the filings themselves rather than enforcement against them.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`sponsor`	string	no	Plan sponsor / administrator name, matched as a substring against both the plan administrator and the plan name.
`case_type`	string	no	Case type, e.g. “Deficient Filer”, “Late Filer”, “Non Filer”. Matched as a substring.
`state`	string	no	Two-letter or full state name of the plan administrator as DOL records it (e.g. “Texas”).
`plan_year`	string,number	no	Plan year of the filing that triggered the case, e.g. 2022.
`limit`	number	no	Cases to return, 1-100 (default 20).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "sponsor": "Shell"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('ebsa_search', {
  "sponsor": "Shell"
});

More examples

{
  "case_type": "Deficient Filer",
  "state": "Texas",
  "limit": 10
}

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 ebsa pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

ebsa_search