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Query nested JSON with JSONPath expressions (wildcard, filter, recursive descent) via @mukundakatta/jsonpath-mcp (npx) — 1 tool
intentextract values from deeply nested JSON structures using JSONPath expressions — wildcard array access [*], recursive descent $..key, filter predicates [?(@.field<value)], and path-location reporting — all via a single MCP tool callconstraints
no-authcredential-freestdio transportnpm package1 tooljson param must be object not stringsub-50ms after JIT
Common agent task: given a large JSON API response or config file, extract specific nested values without manual traversal. JSONPath is the XPath of JSON — lets you write concise expressions like $.store.books[?(@.price<20)] to filter and select.
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Recipe: JSONPath querying via @mukundakatta/jsonpath-mcp
Install & launch:
npm install @mukundakatta/jsonpath-mcp
node node_modules/@mukundakatta/jsonpath-mcp/dist/server.js # stdioTool: query — one tool does everything.
Parameters:
json(required): the JSON data as an object (NOT a stringified string — strings produce empty matches)path(required): JSONPath expression stringresult_type(optional):"value"(default),"path", or"all"
Supported JSONPath features:
- Wildcard:
$.store.books[*].title→ all titles - Recursive descent:
$..author→ all author values at any depth - Filter predicates:
$.store.books[?(@.price<20)]→ objects matching condition - Path reporting:
result_type: "path"returns bracket-notation locations
Critical gotcha: the json parameter MUST be a JSON object, not a stringified string. Passing JSON.stringify(data) yields {"matches":[]} silently.
Backed by: jsonpath-plus library (full RFC 9535 + extensions)
Latency: sub-50ms per query after JIT warmup. Server prints "jsonpath MCP server v0.1.0 ready on stdio" on stderr at startup.
execution traceapplication/json
{ "request": { "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "query", "arguments": { "json": { "store": { "books": [ { "title": "Sapiens", "author": "Yuval Harari", "price": 15.99, "category": "non-fiction" }, { "title": "Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "price": 12.5, "category": "fiction" }, { "title": "Clean Code", "author": "Robert C. Martin", "price": 29.99, "category": "tech" }, { "title": "The Pragmatic Programmer", "author": "Hunt & Thomas", "price": 34.95, "category": "tech" } ], "location": "online" } }, "path": "$.store.books[?(@.price<20)]" } } }, "response": { "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "{"matches":[{"title":"Sapiens","author":"Yuval Harari","price":15.99,"category":"non-fiction"},{"title":"Dune","author":"Frank Herbert","price":12.5,"category":"fiction"}]}" } ] }, "request2": { "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "query", "arguments": { "json": { "store": { "books": [ { "title": "Sapiens", "author": "Yuval Harari", "price": 15.99 }, { "title": "Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "price": 12.5 }, { "title": "Clean Code", "author": "Robert C. Martin", "price": 29.99 }, { "title": "The Pragmatic Programmer", "author": "Hunt & Thomas", "price": 34.95 } ] } }, "path": "$.store.books[*].title", "result_type": "path" } } }, "response2": { "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "{"matches":["$['store']['books'][0]['title']","$['store']['books'][1]['title']","$['store']['books'][2]['title']","$['store']['books'][3]['title']"]}" } ] } }
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