`search_repos`

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

Search GitHub repositories by keyword. Returns repo name, description, star count, forks, primary language, and URL. Use when exploring projects or finding code implementations.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query string (e.g., “react hooks”, “cli tool language:go”)
`sort`	string	no	Sort results by: stars, forks, or updated (default: stars)
`per_page`	number	no	Number of results to return (default 10, max 30)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "react hooks"
}

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":"search_repos","arguments":{"query":"react hooks"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_repos', {
  "query": "react hooks"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "cli tool language:go",
  "sort": "stars",
  "per_page": 20
}

Response shape

Always returns: total_count, incomplete_results, repos

Field	Type	Description
`total_count`	number	Total number of matching repositories
`incomplete_results`	boolean	Whether the results are incomplete
`repos`	array	List of matching repositories

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total_count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching repositories"
    },
    "incomplete_results": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the results are incomplete"
    },
    "repos": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of matching repositories",
      "items": {
        "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"
          },
          "stars": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of stargazers"
          },
          "forks": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of forks"
          },
          "language": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Primary programming language"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Repository URL"
          },
          "topics": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Repository topics/tags",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "updated_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Last update timestamp"
          },
          "open_issues": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of open issues"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "name",
          "full_name",
          "description",
          "stars",
          "forks",
          "language",
          "url",
          "topics",
          "updated_at",
          "open_issues"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total_count",
    "incomplete_results",
    "repos"
  ]
}

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.

search_repos