get_crate_reverse_deps

Pack: crates · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crates/mcp

List crates that DEPEND ON a given crate (reverse dependencies), most-downloaded first — answers “what uses ”, “how widely adopted is ”, “who depends on ”. Returns the total dependent count plus the top dependents with their version requirement, dependency kind, and download counts.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
namestringyesCrate name (e.g. “serde”).
limitnumbernoNumber of top dependents to return (default 20, max 100).

Example call

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

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build June 24, 2026