`ams_report_search`

Pack: usda-market-news · 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/ams_report_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Find USDA AMS livestock price reports (Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting): national and regional direct slaughter cattle, boxed beef and cow-beef cutouts, hogs and pork, lamb.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	no	Words that must all appear in the report title, e.g. “boxed beef cutout” or “weekly direct slaughter”.
`species`	string	no	Restrict to one species / family.
`limit`	number	no	Max reports to return (default 25, max 100).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "boxed beef cutout",
  "species": "beef"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usda-market-news/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"ams_report_search","arguments":{"query":"boxed beef cutout","species":"beef"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('ams_report_search', {
  "query": "boxed beef cutout",
  "species": "beef"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`status`	string
`source`	string
`report_family`	string
`total_matches`	number
`returned`	number
`reports`	array
`coverage`	string
`data_as_of`	string

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "status": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "report_family": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "total_matches": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "returned": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "reports": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "report_id": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "report_code": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "species": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "report_family": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "market_type": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "frequency_hint": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "sections": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "last_published": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "coverage": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "data_as_of": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

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 usda-market-news pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usda-market-news": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usda-market-news/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

ams_report_search