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Ask Pipeworx

ask_pipeworx

Read-onlyIdempotent

PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for questions about current or historical data: SEC filings, FDA drug data, FRED/BLS economic statistics, government records, USPTO patents, ATTOM real estate, weather, clinical trials, news, stocks, crypto, sports, academic papers, or anything requiring authoritative structured data with citations. Routes the question to the right one of 7,201 tools across 1870 verified sources, fills arguments, returns the structured answer with stable pipeworx:// citation URIs. Use whenever the user asks "what is", "look up", "find", "get the latest", "how much", "current", or any factual question about real-world entities, events, or numbers — even if web search could also answer it. Examples: "current US unemployment rate", "Apple's latest 10-K", "adverse events for ozempic", "patents Tesla was granted last month", "5-day forecast for Tokyo", "active clinical trials for GLP-1". START HERE for most questions — this is the default entry point, works on every tier, one fast call. Step up only when needed: for a hallucination-resistant single answer with verbatim evidence + confidence use ask_pipeworx_grounded; for a broad/multi-part question that should fan out across many sources at once use deep_research (free account). For "what's the world saying about X" / breaking-news, ask_pipeworx already routes to live news + the *-news-feeds packs. Optionally pass packs:["slug","slug"] to restrict routing to specific sources ("answer this using THESE packs"); omit it for full-catalog routing.

Example tool call

This call uses example arguments supplied in the tool’s input schema.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "question": "What was Apple's revenue in 2024?"
    },
    "name": "ask_pipeworx"
  }
}

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`q`	No	Alias for question.
`ask`	No	Alias for question.
`text`	No	Alias for question.
`input`	No	Alias for question.
`packs`	No	OPTIONAL. Restrict routing to these pack slugs (e.g. ["sec-form-d","sec-13f"]) — the router then picks only from tools in those packs. Omit for the default full-catalog routing. Slugs come from list_packs / search_packs / https://pipeworx.io/directory; unlisted or unknown slugs are ignored and named in _meta.pack_scope.ignored, and if none of them resolves the question is routed across the whole catalog with _meta.pack_scope.full_catalog:true (never an empty answer).
`query`	No	Alias for question.
`prompt`	No	Alias for question.
`message`	No	Alias for question.
`question`	Yes	Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedNov 3, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / packs

Added value: +{
+  "description": "OPTIONAL. Restrict routing to these pack slugs (e.g. [\"sec-form-d\",\"sec-13f\"]) — the router then picks only from tools in those packs. Omit for the default full-catalog routing. Slugs come from list_packs / search_packs / https://pipeworx.io/directory; unlisted or unknown slugs are ignored and named in _meta.pack_scope.ignored, and if none of them resolves the question is routed across the whole catalog with _meta.pack_scope.full_catalog:true (never an empty answer).",
+  "items": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "type": "array"
+}

Changed3 schema fields changedOct 8, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / ask

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for question.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / message

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for question.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

changedInput schema / properties / question / description

Previous value: -"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases."New value: +"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases."

Changed6 schema fields changedJun 3, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / input

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for question.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / prompt

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for question.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / q

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for question.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / query

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for question.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

changedInput schema / properties / question / description

Previous value: -"Your question or request in natural language"New value: +"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases."

addedInput schema / properties / text

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Alias for question.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

Changed1 schema field changedMay 26, 2026

addedInput schema / examples

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "question": "What was Apple's revenue in 2024?"
+  },
+  {
+    "question": "Any recent SEC filings for $NVDA?"
+  },
+  {
+    "question": "Current price of bitcoin"
+  }
+]

First observedApr 22, 2026

TDQS

A4.4/5.0

Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnly, idempotent, openWorld and non-destructive, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds real behavioral context beyond that: a single fast call, works on every tier, full-catalog routing by default, and a fail-safe so an unresolvable pack scope never yields an empty answer. It stops short of disclosing latency, cost, or failure modes when no source matches the question.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

The key directive is front-loaded in the first clause, and the structure moves sensibly from preference, to triggers, to examples, to alternatives, to the optional packs argument. It is on the long side for a single-tool definition, with mild redundancy between the trigger-phrase list and the example list, but almost every sentence carries routing information.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

There is no output schema, so the description must describe the return value, and it does (structured answer plus stable citation URIs). With 9 parameters, one required, it still covers the optional pack restriction, its fallback behavior, and the alternatives. Nothing an agent needs to call this correctly is missing.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100% and the schema itself enumerates all seven aliases for the question parameter plus the full pack_scope fallback semantics, so the description carries little extra burden. Its only added meaning is the intent framing for packs ("answer this using THESE packs"), which largely restates the schema's restriction behavior. Baseline 3 is appropriate.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource: it routes a natural-language question to one of 7,201 tools across 1870 sources, fills arguments, and returns a structured answer with pipeworx:// citation URIs. It also explicitly distinguishes itself from siblings (ask_pipeworx_grounded for verbatim evidence, deep_research for multi-source fan-out), so an agent can pick it without opening another schema.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines5/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Explicit when-to-use ("PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH", "START HERE for most questions", trigger phrasings like "what is", "how much", "get the latest") and explicit when-to-step-up routing to ask_pipeworx_grounded and deep_research, plus a note that breaking-news questions are already covered here. This is the strongest possible routing guidance.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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