item_children
Pack: sciencebase · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sciencebase/mcp
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
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":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"sciencebase": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sciencebase/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.