`get_repo`

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

Look up ONE named repository by its owner/repo slug — “facebook/react”, “torvalds/linux”, “vercel/next.js”. Use this whenever the repository is named in the question. Answers how many stars / forks / watchers a repo has, what license and language it uses, its topics, description, open issue count, and when it was last pushed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`owner`	string	no	Repository owner (user or org), e.g. “facebook”. May be omitted if `repo` carries the full “owner/repo” slug.
`repo`	string	yes	Repository name, e.g. “react”. Also accepts the full slug “facebook/react”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "owner": "facebook",
  "repo": "react"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_repo', {
  "owner": "facebook",
  "repo": "react"
});

More examples

{
  "owner": "torvalds",
  "repo": "linux"
}

Response shape

Always returns: name, full_name, description, url, homepage, stars, forks, watchers, open_issues, language, topics, default_branch, size_kb, visibility, archived, is_fork, license, owner, owner_type, created_at, updated_at, pushed_at, subscribers, network

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Repository name
`full_name`	string	Full repository name (owner/repo)
`description`	string \| null	Repository description
`url`	string	Repository URL
`homepage`	string \| null	Homepage URL
`stars`	number	Number of stargazers
`forks`	number	Number of forks
`watchers`	number	Number of watchers
`open_issues`	number	Number of open issues
`language`	string \| null	Primary programming language
`topics`	array	Repository topics/tags
`default_branch`	string	Default branch name
`size_kb`	number	Repository size in kilobytes
`visibility`	string	Repository visibility (public/private)
`archived`	boolean	Whether the repository is archived
`is_fork`	boolean	Whether the repository is a fork
`license`	string \| null	License SPDX ID or name
`owner`	string	Repository owner login
`owner_type`	string	Owner type (User/Organization)
`created_at`	string	Repository creation timestamp
`updated_at`	string	Last update timestamp
`pushed_at`	string	Last push timestamp
`subscribers`	number	Number of subscribers
`network`	number	Network count

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Repository name"
    },
    "full_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full repository name (owner/repo)"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Repository description"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Repository URL"
    },
    "homepage": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Homepage URL"
    },
    "stars": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of stargazers"
    },
    "forks": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of forks"
    },
    "watchers": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of watchers"
    },
    "open_issues": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of open issues"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Primary programming language"
    },
    "topics": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Repository topics/tags",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "default_branch": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Default branch name"
    },
    "size_kb": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Repository size in kilobytes"
    },
    "visibility": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Repository visibility (public/private)"
    },
    "archived": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the repository is archived"
    },
    "is_fork": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the repository is a fork"
    },
    "license": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "License SPDX ID or name"
    },
    "owner": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Repository owner login"
    },
    "owner_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Owner type (User/Organization)"
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Repository creation timestamp"
    },
    "updated_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Last update timestamp"
    },
    "pushed_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Last push timestamp"
    },
    "subscribers": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of subscribers"
    },
    "network": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Network count"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "full_name",
    "description",
    "url",
    "homepage",
    "stars",
    "forks",
    "watchers",
    "open_issues",
    "language",
    "topics",
    "default_branch",
    "size_kb",
    "visibility",
    "archived",
    "is_fork",
    "license",
    "owner",
    "owner_type",
    "created_at",
    "updated_at",
    "pushed_at",
    "subscribers",
    "network"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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