`search_issues`

Pack: gitlab-public · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gitlab-public/mcp

Search issues across public GitLab projects by keyword. Returns issue title, state, author, labels, project ID, and direct URL.

Parameters

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

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "authentication bug"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_issues', {
  "query": "authentication bug"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "performance improvement",
  "limit": 25
}

Response shape

Always returns: issues

Field	Type	Description
`issues`	array	Array of issues matching the search query

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "issues": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of issues matching the search query",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Issue global ID"
          },
          "iid": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Issue internal ID (within project)"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue title"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue state (opened, closed, etc.)"
          },
          "labels": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Array of label names",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "author": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Issue author username"
          },
          "assignee": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Assignee username"
          },
          "project_id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Project ID"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue web URL"
          },
          "created_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO timestamp of creation"
          },
          "updated_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO timestamp of last update"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "iid",
          "title",
          "state",
          "labels",
          "author",
          "assignee",
          "project_id",
          "url",
          "created_at",
          "updated_at"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "issues"
  ]
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-public": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gitlab-public/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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