`item_children`

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/item_children for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

List the child items of a ScienceBase catalog item. The catalog is hierarchical — collections and folders contain sub-items (use get_item to check has_children). Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`parent_id`	string	yes	The id of the parent catalog item, e.g. “58e64ab1e4b09da6799ac732”.
`limit`	number	no	Max children, default 15, max 30.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "parent_id": "58e64ab1e4b09da6799ac732"
}

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":"item_children","arguments":{"parent_id":"58e64ab1e4b09da6799ac732"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('item_children', {
  "parent_id": "58e64ab1e4b09da6799ac732"
});

More examples

{
  "parent_id": "58e64ab1e4b09da6799ac732",
  "limit": 25
}

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.

item_children