NIST 800-53 Controls

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NIST cybersecurity and privacy controls lookup — full text of any SP 800-53 Rev 5 security control (AC-2, IA-5, SC-7) or SP 800-171 CUI requirement, with statement, guidance, and family; keyword and family search. The reference for FedRAMP/FISMA compliance. Keyless.

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Tools

nist_control

Look up the full text of one NIST 800-53 security control or NIST 800-171 CUI security requirement by id — the control statement (requirement prose), discussion/guidance, and related controls. Use for

No parameters required.

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nist_control_family

List every NIST control in a family — the FedRAMP/800-53 control-family baseline. Use for "list all NIST access control controls", "NIST 800-53 AC family", "what controls are in identification and aut

No parameters required.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nist-standards/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nist-standards/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"nist_control","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("nist_control", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("nist cybersecurity and privacy controls lookup — full text of any sp 800-53 rev 5 security control (ac-2, ia-5, sc-7) or sp 800-171 cui requirement, with statement, guidance, and family; keyword and family search");