`search`

Pack: ror · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ror/mcp

Search organizations.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	e.g. “harvard university”
`type`	string	no	education \| healthcare \| company \| archive \| nonprofit \| government \| facility \| other
`country`	string	no	ISO-3166 alpha-2 country code, e.g. “US”
`page`	number	no	1-based page (default 1)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "harvard university"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search', {
  "query": "harvard university"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Stanford",
  "type": "education",
  "country": "US",
  "page": 1
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`number_of_results`	number	Total number of results matching the query
`items`	array	Array of organization records
`time_taken`	number	API response time in milliseconds
`query`	object	Query parameters used

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Search results from ROR organizations endpoint",
  "properties": {
    "number_of_results": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of results matching the query"
    },
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of organization records",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ROR organization ID (URL)"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Organization name"
          },
          "email_address": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Organization email address if available"
          },
          "ip_addresses": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Associated IP address ranges",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "established": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Year the organization was established"
          },
          "types": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Organization types",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "relationships": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Related organizations",
            "items": {
              "type": "object"
            }
          },
          "links": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "External links",
            "items": {
              "type": "object"
            }
          },
          "aliases": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Alternative names",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "acronyms": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Organization acronyms",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "country": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "country_name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "country_code": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          },
          "addresses": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Organization addresses",
            "items": {
              "type": "object"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "time_taken": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "API response time in milliseconds"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Query parameters used"
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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