`search`

Pack: maven-central · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/maven-central/mcp

Full-text search across Maven Central packages by groupId, artifactId, version, or tags. Returns artifact coordinates, latest version, and download timestamps for up to 200 matches.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text query
`rows`	number	no	Max rows, 1-200 (default 20)
`start`	number	no	0-based offset

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "spring-boot"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search', {
  "query": "spring-boot"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "junit testing",
  "rows": 50,
  "start": 0
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`response`	object

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "response": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "numFound": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Total number of matching artifacts"
        },
        "docs": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Array of matching Maven artifacts",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "g": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "groupId"
              },
              "a": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "artifactId"
              },
              "v": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "version"
              },
              "latestVersion": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Latest version of this artifact"
              },
              "timestamp": {
                "type": "number",
                "description": "Publication timestamp (milliseconds)"
              },
              "tags": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "description": "Associated tags"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maven-central": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/maven-central/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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