`pbgc_search_trusteed_plans`

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

Search PBGC’s register of single-employer pension plans PBGC has trusteed — i.e. taken over as trustee because the plan terminated underfunded. Returns case number, sponsor, plan name, EIN, termination date, date PBGC became trustee, and participant count at termination. Answers “pension plans PBGC has taken over in Illinois”, “list trusteed plans for United Airlines”, “biggest PBGC trusteeships by participants”. Example: pbgc_search_trusteed_plans({ sponsor: “United Airlines” }); pbgc_search_trusteed_plans({ state: “IL”, limit: 25 }). Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`sponsor`	string	no	Plan sponsor name (fuzzy, partial ok)
`plan_name`	string	no	Pension plan name (fuzzy, partial ok)
`ein`	string	no	Employer EIN (9 digits, dashes optional)
`state`	string	no	Two-letter US state code of the sponsor
`sort`	string	no	”trusteeship_date desc” (default), “trusteeship_date asc”, or “participants desc”
`limit`	number	no	Max results (default 20, max 100)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "sponsor": "US Airways"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('pbgc_search_trusteed_plans', {
  "sponsor": "US Airways"
});

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 pbgc pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

pbgc_search_trusteed_plans