`parents`

Pack: mitre-cwe · 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/parents for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

“What’s the parent CWE of [N]” / “broader weakness category for [X]” / “where does [CWE] sit in the taxonomy” — list immediate parents of a CWE in the relationship tree. Use to walk up to a more general weakness class.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "89"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mitre-cwe/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"parents","arguments":{"id":"89"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('parents', {
  "id": "89"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`items`	array
`count`	number

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "Type": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "ID": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "ViewID": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "Primary_Parent": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "description": "Parent relationships of a CWE"
}

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 mitre-cwe pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mitre-cwe": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mitre-cwe/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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