`search_items`

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

Search the USGS ScienceBase catalog (sciencebase.gov) — the U.S. Geological Survey’s scientific data catalog of datasets, publications, and projects, with summaries, categories, dates, and direct download links. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text search, e.g. “streamflow”, “earthquake hazard”, “Landsat vegetation”.
`category`	string	no	Optional. Narrow to a single catalog category: “Data”, “Publication”, “Project”, or “Collection”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results, default 10, max 25.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "streamflow"
}

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":"search_items","arguments":{"query":"streamflow"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_items', {
  "query": "streamflow"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "earthquake hazard",
  "category": "Data",
  "limit": 20
}

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.

search_items