get_category_children
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[Amazon category tree drilldown] List direct children from any node (or omit parent to start at the roots).
Use when: user says "show me Amazon's category tree" / "subcategories under X" / "list top-level departments" / "drill to level 3"; building a category map; deciding which level is right after search_categories returned candidates.
Don't use: when a keyword jump is faster (use search_categories); when you want products in the category, not its subcategories (use list_category_products).
Returns: data.items.data[{ browseNodeId, browseNodeIdPath, browseNodeName, browseNodeNameCn, parentBrowseNodeIdPath, productType, sellable, hasChild }] + data.items.pagination.{ total, page, size, hasNext }; omit parentBrowseNodeIdPath to fetch top-level roots; hasChild=1 means the node has further children. **Pagination**: use the 'page' param (default 1, size default 10 / max 50); 'pagination.hasNext=true' means the node has more children not yet listed.
Pair with: ↑ parentBrowseNodeIdPath either omitted (roots) or from search_categories; ↓ feed each result's browseNodeIdPath back in to drill another level, or into list_category_products / filter_categories.
Cost: ~1 point/page, ~3s. **Only paginate when a node has unusually many children (>size) and the user explicitly wants all subcategories.**
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| parentBrowseNodeIdPath | string | no | Parent node path. Either a single browseNodeId or a slash-joined path. Examples: '2619526011' (Appliances, drill from top) / '2619526011/18116197011' (Appliances > Ranges/Ovens/Cooktops, level-3 drill). Omit to fetch top-level roots. |
| page | integer | no | Page number, 1-based. |
| size | integer | no | Page size. |
| clientSource | string | no | 调用来源标记。仅由 Pangolinfo Skill 传 skill；普通 MCP 调用省略即可。 |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"parentBrowseNodeIdPath": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Parent node path. Either a single browseNodeId or a slash-joined path. Examples: '2619526011' (Appliances, drill from top) / '2619526011/18116197011' (Appliances > Ranges/Ovens/Cooktops, level-3 drill). Omit to fetch top-level roots."
},
"page": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"default": 1,
"description": "Page number, 1-based."
},
"size": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"default": 10,
"description": "Page size."
},
"clientSource": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"skill",
"mcp"
],
"description": "调用来源标记。仅由 Pangolinfo Skill 传 skill；普通 MCP 调用省略即可。"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}