`documents_search`

Pack: ietf-datatracker · 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/documents_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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
`meta`	object
`objects`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "meta": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "limit": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "next": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "offset": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "previous": {
          "type": "null"
        },
        "total_count": {
          "type": "number"
        }
      }
    },
    "objects": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "abstract": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "ad": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "expires": {
            "type": [
              "null",
              "string"
            ]
          },
          "external_url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "group": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "id": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "intended_std_level": {
            "description": "(type varies; observed both null and non-null)"
          },
          "keywords": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "note": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "notify": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "pages": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "resource_uri": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "rev": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "rfc": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "rfc_number": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "shepherd": {
            "type": [
              "null",
              "string"
            ]
          },
          "states": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "std_level": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "stream": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "submissions": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": [
                null,
                "string"
              ]
            }
          },
          "tags": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": [
                null,
                "string"
              ]
            }
          },
          "time": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "uploaded_filename": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "words": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "description": "Paginated documents search results"
}

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 ietf-datatracker pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

documents_search