`search_crates`

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

Search crates.io for Rust packages by keyword. Returns crate name, description, downloads, latest version, and repo URL.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query string
`limit`	number	no	Number of results to return (default 10, max 100)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "web framework"
}

curl

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":"search_crates","arguments":{"query":"web framework"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_crates', {
  "query": "web framework"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "async runtime",
  "limit": 20
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, crates

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of matching crates
`crates`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching crates"
    },
    "crates": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Crate name"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Short description of the crate"
          },
          "downloads": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Total download count"
          },
          "newest_version": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Latest published version"
          },
          "max_stable_version": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Latest stable version"
          },
          "repository": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Repository URL"
          },
          "homepage": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Homepage URL"
          },
          "updated_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Last update timestamp"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "name",
          "description",
          "downloads",
          "newest_version",
          "max_stable_version",
          "repository",
          "homepage",
          "updated_at"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "crates"
  ]
}

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.

search_crates