IETF Datatracker
liveTechnologyDeveloperIETF RFCs + Internet-Drafts + working groups + people. Keyless.
Tools
rfcrequired: numberFetch IETF Datatracker metadata for an RFC by number (e.g. 9000); returns title, status, authors, publication date, and abstract.
numberreqnumber—Try it
documentrequired: nameDocument by name (e.g. "rfc9000", "draft-ietf-quic-transport").
namereqstring—Try it
documents_searchSearch IETF Datatracker documents with optional filters for state (e.g. "active"), type (draft | rfc | charter), or name substring; returns document names, titles, and statuses.
statesoptstring—typeoptstring—name__containsoptstring—limitoptnumber—offsetoptnumber—Try it
wgrequired: acronymWorking group by acronym.
acronymreqstring—Try it
wgs_searchList all IETF working groups in Datatracker with pagination; returns acronyms, names, area, and charter status for every active and concluded WG.
limitoptnumber—offsetoptnumber—Try it
personrequired: idFetch an IETF Datatracker person record by numeric ID; returns name, email addresses, and affiliated organizations.
idreqnumber—Try it
Test with curl
The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ietf-datatracker/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ietf-datatracker/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"rfc","arguments":{"number": 42}}}'Use with the SDK
Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("rfc", {"number":"example"});// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("ietf rfcs + internet-drafts + working groups + people");