`search_projects`

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

Search public GitLab projects by keyword, sorted by popularity. Returns project ID, name, description, star count, fork count, open issues, and web 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": "machine learning"
}

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_projects","arguments":{"query":"machine learning"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_projects', {
  "query": "machine learning"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "kubernetes",
  "limit": 20
}

Response shape

Always returns: projects

Field	Type	Description
`projects`	array	Array of public GitLab projects matching the search query

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projects": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of public GitLab projects matching the search query",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Project numeric ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Project name"
          },
          "full_path": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Project path with namespace (e.g., gitlab-org/gitlab)"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Project description"
          },
          "stars": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Star count"
          },
          "forks": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Fork count"
          },
          "open_issues": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Open issues count"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Project web URL"
          },
          "default_branch": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Default branch name"
          },
          "visibility": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Project visibility (public, private, etc.)"
          },
          "last_activity": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO timestamp of last activity"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name",
          "full_path",
          "description",
          "stars",
          "forks",
          "open_issues",
          "url",
          "default_branch",
          "visibility",
          "last_activity"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "projects"
  ]
}

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.

search_projects