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 7,197 tools across 1869 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 changedOct 15, 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 changedSep 30, 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

A4.1/5.0

Behavior3/5

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

Annotations already cover read-only, open-world, idempotent and non-destructive, so the safety profile is pre-disclosed. The description still adds real behavior: pack-scoped routing with unknown slugs ignored and a documented fallback to full-catalog routing rather than an empty answer, plus the cited-URI return shape and a cost hint ('one fast call', deep_research needs a free account). However it says nothing about latency, answer confidence, or result size, so it is useful context rather than rich behavioral disclosure.

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

Conciseness3/5

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

Front-loaded well with 'PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH' and the domain list, but it runs three dense blocks together and repeats the same idea several times ('default entry point', 'START HERE for most questions', 'works on every tier'). The example list and the pack-scoping sentence duplicate information already present in the schema.

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 single-question router with no output schema, the definition supplies routing scope, sibling escalation paths, pack behavior with fallback semantics, and the citation return format. Nothing an agent needs in order to call it correctly and interpret the result 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 already documents the question aliases and the packs array in detail. The description's sentence about packs and omitting it for full-catalog routing largely restates what the schema says, adding no syntax or format detail the schema lacks. Baseline 3 applies when the schema does the heavy lifting.

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 action (route a natural-language question to one of 7,197 tools across 1,869 sources, fill arguments, return a structured answer with pipeworx:// citation URIs). It explicitly distinguishes itself from ask_pipeworx_grounded and deep_research by naming the conditions that select each, so an agent can pick without opening any 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?

Gives explicit trigger phrases ('what is', 'look up', 'get the latest'), a domain list that scopes it, an explicit escalation rule ('step up only when needed') mapped to two named siblings, and a note on breaking-news routing. Both when-to-use and when-to-use-something-else are stated.

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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