`documents_search`

Pack: ietf-datatracker · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ietf-datatracker/mcp

Search IETF Datatracker documents with optional filters for state (e.g. “active”), type (draft | rfc | charter), or name substring; returns document names, titles, and statuses.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`states`	string	no	Comma-sep state ids (e.g. “active”).
`type`	string	no	draft \| rfc \| charter \| conflrev \| …
`name__contains`	string	no	Substring filter on the name.
`limit`	number	no	1-1000 (default 20).
`offset`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "type": "rfc",
  "limit": 50
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ietf-datatracker/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"documents_search","arguments":{"type":"rfc","limit":50}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('documents_search', {
  "type": "rfc",
  "limit": 50
});

More examples

{
  "name__contains": "quic",
  "states": "active",
  "type": "draft"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Total number of matching documents
`next`	string \| null	URL to next page of results
`previous`	string \| null	URL to previous page of results
`results`	array	Array of documents matching the search criteria

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Paginated documents search results",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching documents"
    },
    "next": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "URL to next page of results"
    },
    "previous": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "URL to previous page of results"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of documents matching the search criteria",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Document name"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Document title"
          },
          "rfc": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "RFC number if applicable"
          },
          "pages": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Number of pages"
          },
          "abstract": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Document abstract"
          },
          "published": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Publication date"
          },
          "status": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Document status"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Document type"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ietf-datatracker": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ietf-datatracker/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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