`search_licenses`

Pack: licenses · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_licenses for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the SPDX license list by keyword (matches the id or name), e.g. “GPL”, “creative commons”, “mozilla”. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Keyword to search.
`osi_only`	boolean	no	Only OSI-approved licenses (default false).
`limit`	number	no	Max results (1-100, default 25).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "GPL"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_licenses', {
  "query": "GPL"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "creative commons",
  "osi_only": true,
  "limit": 10
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the licenses pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_licenses