Rfc Editor

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IETF RFC Editor — retrieve full RFC text, metadata, errata, BCP/STD mappings, and search internet standard documents.

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Tools

rfc_text

Full RFC plain text.

No parameters required.

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rfc_metadata

RFC index entry metadata.

No parameters required.

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errata

Known errata.

No parameters required.

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bcp

BCP → RFC list.

No parameters required.

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std

STD → RFC list.

No parameters required.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rfc-editor/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rfc-editor/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"rfc_text","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("rfc_text", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("ietf rfc editor — retrieve full rfc text, metadata, errata, bcp/std mappings, and search internet standard documents");