`search_licenses`

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

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, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_licenses