`get_item`

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

Get a single ScienceBase catalog item by id — full summary, categories, types, dates, contacts, web links, and attached files (download URLs). e.g. id “58f8be37e4b0b7ea5452260e”. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	A ScienceBase item id, e.g. “58f8be37e4b0b7ea5452260e” (from search_items results).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "58f8be37e4b0b7ea5452260e"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sciencebase/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_item","arguments":{"id":"58f8be37e4b0b7ea5452260e"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_item', {
  "id": "58f8be37e4b0b7ea5452260e"
});

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 sciencebase pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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