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by io.github.pipeworx-io

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 5,767 tools across 1506 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.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
qNoAlias for question.
textNoAlias for question.
inputNoAlias for question.
queryNoAlias for question.
promptNoAlias for question.
questionYesYour question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections. Dates show when Glama detected each change.

  1. Changed6 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / input
      {
  "description": "Alias for question.",
  "type": "string"
}
    • addedInput schema / properties / prompt
      {
  "description": "Alias for question.",
  "type": "string"
}
    • addedInput schema / properties / q
      {
  "description": "Alias for question.",
  "type": "string"
}
    • addedInput schema / properties / query
      {
  "description": "Alias for question.",
  "type": "string"
}
    • changedInput schema / properties / question / description
      Before
      "Your question or request in natural language"
      After
      "Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases."
    • addedInput schema / properties / text
      {
  "description": "Alias for question.",
  "type": "string"
}
  2. Changed1 schema field changed
    • addedInput schema / examples
      [
  {
    "question": "What was Apple's revenue in 2024?"
  },
  {
    "question": "Any recent SEC filings for $NVDA?"
  },
  {
    "question": "Current price of bitcoin"
  }
]
  3. First observed

TDQS

A4.4/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already indicate readOonly, openWorld, idempotent, and non-destructive behavior. The description adds useful behavioral context beyond those hints: it auto-fills arguments, routes across a large catalog, and returns stable pipeworx:// citation URIs. It does not contradict the annotations.

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 description is long but front-loaded and purposeful: it opens with the priority over web search, enumerates domains, then gives trigger phrases, examples, and routing alternatives. Some repetition between 'Use weneve', 'START HERE', and the example list makes it slightly longer than necessary, but every section earns its place.

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?

For a meta-router with no output schema, the description covers the input contract, the kinds of questions that select the tool, concrete examples, expected return shape (structured answers with stable citation URIs), and the key alternative for different question shapes. An agent has what it needs to select and invoke this tool correctly.

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?

All six schema properties are already described, with five aliases documented as aliases of 'question', so the high-coverage baseline applies. The description reinforces the natural-language nature with examples and says the tool fills arguments, but it does not add any new parameter-level semantics beyond the schema.

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?

The description states a clear, specific function: route factual questions to 5,767 tools across verified sources and return cited structured answers. It positions the tool as the preferred alternative to web search and explicitly distinguishes it from deep_research and from the advisory context of sibling variants.

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?

It says 'PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH' and 'START HERE for most questions', lists concrete trigger phrases ('what is', 'look up', 'find', 'get the latest'), and gives six illustrative examples. It also provides an exclusion: broad/multi-part fan-out questions should use deep_research, and breaking news is already handled by ask_pipeworx.

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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TDQS

A3.6/5.0
Disambiguation2/5

Many tools have overlapping purposes (ask_pipeworx, ask_pipeworx_grounded, deep_research, validate_claim) and several tools serve similar data-retrieval functions, making it difficult for an agent to distinguish which to use.

Naming Consistency4/5

Tool names mostly follow a consistent verb_noun pattern (e.g., geocode_forward, generate_llms_txt, resolve_entity). A few less descriptive names (forget, recall) exist but overall naming is predictable.

Tool Count2/5

38 tools is far too many for a server branded as 'Mapbox'. Only about 8 tools directly relate to map/geospatial functionality; the rest are unrelated (Pipeworx data, Polymarket, memory). The scope is dramatically overextended.

Completeness2/5

The Mapbox-specific tools lack coverage of major features like style management, tilesets, or data upload. The non-Mapbox tools cover their domains moderately, but the server's overall completeness for its named purpose (Mapbox) is severely lacking.

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