search_items
Pack: sciencebase · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sciencebase/mcp
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
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":{}}}'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.