`hk_sfc_alert_list_search`

Pack: hk-sfc-alerts · 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/hk_sfc_alert_list_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s Alert List (about 3,200 entries since 2003): entities the SFC says are not licensed to carry on a regulated activity in Hong Kong, suspicious websites, suspicious virtual asset trading platforms, fake regulators and phishing. Each hit gives the entity or website name(s) as the SFC lists them (English and Chinese), the list type, the date it was added and the link to the SFC’s notice. Match is a case-insensitive substring of the name; filter by type and add date. Firms and websites only: names that read like a natural person are not returned. No match says what was searched and is not evidence that an entity is licensed (this is a warning list; check the SFC’s register of licensees for that). Use hk_sfc_alert_get for the SFC’s remarks. Example: query=“capital”, type=“unlicensed”, date_from=“2026-01-01”.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	no	Part of an entity name or website address, English or Chinese. Optional.
`type`	string	no	Unlicensed entities \| Suspicious websites \| Suspicious virtual asset trading platforms \| Fake regulators and/or market operators \| Phishes \| Others (a word such as websites also works).
`date_from`	string	no	Only entries added on or after this ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD).
`date_to`	string	no	Only entries added on or before this ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD).
`limit`	number	no	Maximum entries returned (1-50, default 10); `total_matching` gives the full count. Newest first.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "capital",
  "type": "unlicensed",
  "limit": 3
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hk-sfc-alerts/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"hk_sfc_alert_list_search","arguments":{"query":"capital","type":"unlicensed","limit":3}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('hk_sfc_alert_list_search', {
  "query": "capital",
  "type": "unlicensed",
  "limit": 3
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`found`	boolean \| null
`empty_reason`	string \| null
`note`	string \| null
`source`	string \| null
`data_as_of`	string \| null
`skipped_possible_individuals`	number \| null
`query`	object \| null
`total_matching`	number \| null
`returned`	number \| null
`searched`	object \| null
`alerts`	array \| null

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "found": {
      "type": [
        "boolean",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "empty_reason": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "note": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "source": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "data_as_of": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "skipped_possible_individuals": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "query": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "total_matching": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "returned": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "searched": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "alerts": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "names": {
            "type": [
              "array",
              "null"
            ],
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "added_on": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "new_listing": {
            "type": [
              "boolean",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "notice_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

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 hk-sfc-alerts pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hk-sfc-alerts": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hk-sfc-alerts/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

hk_sfc_alert_list_search