`categories`

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

List Figshare categories (parent → leaves).

Example call

Arguments

{}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

Response shape

Always returns: items, count

Field	Type	Description
`items`	array	Figshare taxonomy categories
`count`	integer	Number of items returned.

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Figshare taxonomy categories",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Category ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Category name"
          },
          "parent_id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Parent category ID"
          },
          "taxonomy_id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Taxonomy ID"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of items returned."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "items",
    "count"
  ]
}

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 figshare pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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