`similar`

Pack: bundlephobia · 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/similar for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Return npm packages with similar functionality to the given package, each with their minified + gzipped bundle sizes, to aid migration or replacement decisions.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`package`	string	yes
`version`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "package": "react"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bundlephobia/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"similar","arguments":{"package":"react"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('similar', {
  "package": "react"
});

More examples

{
  "package": "vue",
  "version": "3.3.4"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string
`category`	object

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "label": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "score": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "tags": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "tag": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "weight": {
                "type": "number"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "similar": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "description": "Similar packages with their bundle sizes"
}

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 bundlephobia pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bundlephobia": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bundlephobia/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

similar