`india_search_acts`

Pack: india-law · 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/india_search_acts for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Find Indian acts by title words in the Legislative Department’s India Code repository. Central acts by default; set jurisdiction to a state name for state acts. Returns act_id, year, act number, ministry, enactment and in-force dates, and a repealed flag. Note the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code from 2024-07-01.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Title words, e.g. “contract” or “information technology”
`jurisdiction`	string	no	CENTRAL (default) or a state name such as “Maharashtra”
`limit`	number	no	Max acts, 1-25 (default 10)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "contract"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('india_search_acts', {
  "query": "contract"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`found`	boolean
`query`	string
`jurisdiction`	string
`total_matches`	number
`acts`	array
`source`	string

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "found": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "jurisdiction": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "total_matches": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "acts": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "act_id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "year": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "act_number": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "jurisdiction": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "ministry": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "enacted": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "in_force_from": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "long_title": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "repealed": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        },
        "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 india-law pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "india-law": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/india-law/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

india_search_acts