`get_federal_rule`

Pack: federal-rules · 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/get_federal_rule for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get the full text of a federal court rule, optionally one subdivision. Covers the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP, e.g. “Rule 64 seizing a person or property”, “Rule 12(b)(6)”, “Rule 56”), Evidence (FRE, e.g. “803(6) business records hearsay exception”), Appellate Procedure (FRAP, e.g. “Rule 4 time to appeal”), Criminal Procedure (FRCrP) and Bankruptcy Procedure (FRBP). Pass the citation pieces: set=“frcp”, rule=“64”, subdivision=“(b)” — or rule=“64(b)” / “4(a)(1)(B)”. Returns the requested subdivision text (when given), the whole rule text, the amendment/effective credit line, whether Advisory Committee notes exist (include_notes=true returns them), and a source link. An unknown rule number or subdivision returns an explicit not-found.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`set`	string	yes
`rule`	string	yes	Rule number, optionally with subdivisions: “64”, “4.1”, “803(6)”, “12(b)(6)”. A leading “Rule” is ignored.
`subdivision`	string	no	Optional subdivision path, e.g. “(b)” or “(a)(1)(B)”. Appended to any subdivision already in rule.
`include_notes`	boolean	no	Include Advisory Committee notes / committee notes text (truncated at 12,000 characters). Default false.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "set": "frcp",
  "rule": "64",
  "subdivision": "(b)"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/federal-rules/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_federal_rule","arguments":{"set":"frcp","rule":"64","subdivision":"(b)"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_federal_rule', {
  "set": "frcp",
  "rule": "64",
  "subdivision": "(b)"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`set`	string
`set_name`	string
`rule`	string
`title`	string
`citation`	string
`subdivision`	string
`subdivision_text`	string
`text`	string
`amendment_credit`	string
`has_committee_notes`	boolean
`set_as_amended_to`	string
`source`	string
`url`	string

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "set": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "set_name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "rule": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "citation": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "subdivision": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "subdivision_text": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "text": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "amendment_credit": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "has_committee_notes": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "set_as_amended_to": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

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 federal-rules pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "federal-rules": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/federal-rules/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_federal_rule