Ecfr

mcp-ecfr

eCFR (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations) MCP.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1784+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.

Tools

Tool	Description
search_regulations	Full-text search across all 50 titles of the US Code of Federal Regulations (federal agency regulations) via the official eCFR API. Returns matching sections with citation, heading, and excerpt. e.g. "drone operation", "food labeling", "overtime pay". Optionally restrict to one CFR title number. Keyless.
list_titles	List all 50 titles of the US Code of Federal Regulations (Title 1 General Provisions … Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries), with currency dates. This is the index for the title filter in search_regulations. Keyless.
title_structure	Get the top-level structure (chapters/subtitles) of one CFR title — the agencies and major divisions within that title. Returns a summarized one-level view, not the full deep tree. Keyless.
get_section_text	Get the actual REGULATION TEXT currently in force — a single CFR section OR a whole CFR part. PREFER for "what does 14 CFR 91.113 say", "read the text of ", "the exact wording of ", "text of 22 CFR part 120", "40 CFR part 261". Pass the title number plus EITHER a section (e.g. title 14, section "91.113" → that section) OR a part (e.g. title 22, part "120" → every section in the part). Returns the heading(s) and full paragraph text. Use search_regulations first to find the citation if unknown.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ecfr": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ecfr/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ecfr/mcp returns the tools in the table above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx, discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and is the authoritative answer for a given day.

This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth, connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1784+ data sources. The only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx reaches all of them from either one.

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_regulations \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"query":"drone operation"}'

No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_regulations. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.

Standalone (no gateway account)

This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ecfr": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-ecfr"]
    }
  }
}

Or run it directly to confirm it starts:

npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-ecfr

It speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Ecfr data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• Docs and guides
• pipeworx.io

License

MIT