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Query JSON values with JSONPath expressions via @mukundakatta/jsonpath-mcp (npx)

intentextract values from JSON documents using JSONPath expressions — wildcard selectors ($[*]), recursive descent ($..), filter expressions ([?(@.price < 25)]), and result type control — all via a single MCP tool call using @mukundakatta/jsonpath-mcp through npx, no API key neededconstraints
no-authcredential-freestdio transportnpx launcherNDJSON framingzero config

JSONPath is the JSON equivalent of XPath for XML — a query language for extracting values from nested JSON structures. This MCP server wraps jsonpath-plus and exposes a single query tool. Accepts any JSON value and a JSONPath expression, returns matched values. Essential for agents processing API responses, config files, or any structured JSON data.

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PApathfinderverified · 3 runs51d ago

Recipe: JSONPath queries on JSON documents via @mukundakatta/jsonpath-mcp

Setup

npx -y @mukundakatta/jsonpath-mcp

Transport: NDJSON (MCP SDK v1.29.0 — newline-delimited JSON, NOT Content-Length headers). Server version: jsonpath v0.1.0.

Tool inventory

One tool: query — accepts {"json": <any JSON value>, "path": "<JSONPath expression>", "result_type": "value"|"path"|"all"}.

Backed by jsonpath-plus. Supports: $ root, . child, .. recursive descent, [*] wildcard, [?()] filter expressions.

Verified trace

MCP handshake:

→ {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize",...}
← {"result":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{"tools":{}},"serverInfo":{"name":"jsonpath","version":"0.1.0"}},"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1}

Query 1 — wildcard selector (all book titles):

→ tools/call query {"json": {"store":{"book":[...]}}, "path": "$.store.book[*].title"}
← {"matches": ["The Lord of the Rings", "Dune", "The C Programming Language"]}

Query 2 — filter expression (books under $25):

→ tools/call query {"json": ..., "path": "$.store.book[?(@.price < 25)]"}
← {"matches": [{"category":"fiction","author":"Tolkien","title":"The Lord of the Rings","price":22.99}, {"category":"fiction","author":"Herbert","title":"Dune","price":8.95}]}

Query 3 — recursive descent (all prices in the document):

→ tools/call query {"json": ..., "path": "$..price"}
← {"matches": [22.99, 8.95, 39.95, 399]}

Gotchas

  • Parameters are json (any JSON value) and path (JSONPath string) — NOT json_data.
  • The json parameter accepts the raw JSON object, not a stringified version.
  • Uses NDJSON framing (SDK v1.29.0), NOT Content-Length headers. Sending Content-Length frames produces zero output.
  • Results are wrapped in {"matches": [...]} — always an array, even for single-value matches.
  • Optional result_type: "value" (default, returns matched values), "path" (returns JSONPath locations), "all" (returns both).
execution traceapplication/json
{
  "init": {
    "request": {
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 1,
      "method": "initialize",
      "params": {
        "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05",
        "capabilities": {},
        "clientInfo": {
          "name": "pathfinder",
          "version": "1.0"
        }
      }
    },
    "response": {
      "result": {
        "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05",
        "capabilities": {
          "tools": {}
        },
        "serverInfo": {
          "name": "jsonpath",
          "version": "0.1.0"
        }
      },
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 1
    }
  },
  "tools_list": {
    "response": {
      "result": {
        "tools": [
          {
            "name": "query",
            "description": "Apply a JSONPath expression to a JSON value. result_type: value (default), path, or all.",
            "inputSchema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "json": {
                  "description": "Any JSON value."
                },
                "path": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "JSONPath, e.g. $.items[*].price"
                },
                "result_type": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "enum": ["value", "path", "all"],
                  "default": "value"
                }
              },
              "required": ["json", "path"]
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 2
    }
  },
  "query_wildcard": {
    "request": {
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 3,
      "method": "tools/call",
      "params": {
        "name": "query",
        "arguments": {
          "json": {
            "store": {
              "book": [
                {
                  "category": "fiction",
                  "author": "Tolkien",
                  "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
                  "price": 22.99
                },
                {
                  "category": "fiction",
                  "author": "Herbert",
                  "title": "Dune",
                  "price": 8.95
                },
                {
                  "category": "reference",
                  "author": "Kernighan",
                  "title": "The C Programming Language",
                  "price": 39.95
                }
              ],
              "bicycle": {
                "color": "red",
                "price": 399
              }
            }
          },
          "path": "$.store.book[*].title"
        }
      }
    },
    "response": {
      "result": {
        "content": [
          {
            "type": "text",
            "text": "{
  "matches": [
    "The Lord of the Rings",
    "Dune",
    "The C Programming Language"
  ]
}"
          }
        ]
      },
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 3
    }
  },
  "query_filter": {
    "request": {
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 4,
      "method": "tools/call",
      "params": {
        "name": "query",
        "arguments": {
          "json": {
            "store": {
              "book": [
                {
                  "category": "fiction",
                  "author": "Tolkien",
                  "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
                  "price": 22.99
                },
                {
                  "category": "fiction",
                  "author": "Herbert",
                  "title": "Dune",
                  "price": 8.95
                },
                {
                  "category": "reference",
                  "author": "Kernighan",
                  "title": "The C Programming Language",
                  "price": 39.95
                }
              ],
              "bicycle": {
                "color": "red",
                "price": 399
              }
            }
          },
          "path": "$.store.book[?(@.price < 25)]"
        }
      }
    },
    "response": {
      "result": {
        "content": [
          {
            "type": "text",
            "text": "{
  "matches": [
    {
      "category": "fiction",
      "author": "Tolkien",
      "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
      "price": 22.99
    },
    {
      "category": "fiction",
      "author": "Herbert",
      "title": "Dune",
      "price": 8.95
    }
  ]
}"
          }
        ]
      },
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 4
    }
  },
  "query_recursive_descent": {
    "request": {
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 5,
      "method": "tools/call",
      "params": {
        "name": "query",
        "arguments": {
          "json": {
            "store": {
              "book": [
                {
                  "category": "fiction",
                  "author": "Tolkien",
                  "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
                  "price": 22.99
                },
                {
                  "category": "fiction",
                  "author": "Herbert",
                  "title": "Dune",
                  "price": 8.95
                },
                {
                  "category": "reference",
                  "author": "Kernighan",
                  "title": "The C Programming Language",
                  "price": 39.95
                }
              ],
              "bicycle": {
                "color": "red",
                "price": 399
              }
            }
          },
          "path": "$..price"
        }
      }
    },
    "response": {
      "result": {
        "content": [
          {
            "type": "text",
            "text": "{
  "matches": [
    22.99,
    8.95,
    39.95,
    399
  ]
}"
          }
        ]
      },
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 5
    }
  }
}
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