`gsfa_search_food_categories`

Pack: codex-gsfa · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/gsfa_search_food_categories for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the Codex GSFA food category system by number or name — for example “cheese”, “beverages”, or “01.4”. Returns matching category numbers and names. Use to find the right GSFA food category number before checking which additives are permitted in it.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Category number prefix or words from the category name.
`limit`	number	no	Maximum results (default 50).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "cheese"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/codex-gsfa/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gsfa_search_food_categories","arguments":{"query":"cheese"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('gsfa_search_food_categories', {
  "query": "cheese"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "01."
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the codex-gsfa pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

gsfa_search_food_categories