`search_federal_rules`

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/search_federal_rules for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Find federal court rules by words in their title, e.g. “summary judgment” (FRCP 56), “hearsay” (FRE 801-807), “notice of appeal” (FRAP), “discovery”. Matches rule titles and numbers only, not the full rule text. Searches one set, or all five when set is omitted. Returns rule numbers and titles; call get_federal_rule for the text.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Words from the rule title, e.g. “seizing property”, “business records”.
`set`	string	no
`limit`	number	no	Max results (default 20, max 50).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "summary judgment"
}

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":"search_federal_rules","arguments":{"query":"summary judgment"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_federal_rules', {
  "query": "summary judgment"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string
`count`	number
`results`	array
`source`	string

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "set": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "rule": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "source": {
      "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.

search_federal_rules