`search_legislation`

Pack: eur-lex · 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/search_legislation for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Full-text search of EU legislation titles via the EUR-Lex SPARQL endpoint. Returns CELEX id, English title and document date. Use when the act is not in compliance_index, or to find related/amending acts.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Keyword(s) that must appear in the English title, e.g. “cybersecurity certification”.
`type`	string	no	Optional: restrict to a legal act type.
`limit`	number	no	Max results (default 10, max 25).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "cybersecurity certification"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_legislation', {
  "query": "cybersecurity certification"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "data protection",
  "type": "regulation",
  "limit": 15
}

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 eur-lex pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eur-lex": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/eur-lex/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_legislation