Rfc Editor
live UtilityRFC Editor MCP.
6 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day
Tools
rfc_text Full RFC plain text.
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Response
rfc_metadata RFC index entry metadata.
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errata Known errata.
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bcp BCP → RFC list.
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std STD → RFC list.
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search Substring search in title/abstract.
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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/rfc-editor/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/rfc-editor/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"rfc_text","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("rfc_text", {}); ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("rfc editor mcp");