`get_package`

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

Get full details for a specific package: version, description, dependencies, homepage, repository, and license. Use after search_packages to evaluate a candidate package.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Exact package name (e.g., “express”, “lodash”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "express"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_package', {
  "name": "express"
});

More examples

{
  "name": "lodash"
}

Response shape

Always returns: name, version, description, license, author, keywords, homepage, repository, dependencies, devDependencies, peerDependencies, engines

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Package name
`version`	string	Latest package version
`description`	string \| null	Package description or null
`license`	string \| null	License type or null
`author`	string \| null	Author name or null
`keywords`	array	Associated keywords
`homepage`	string \| null	Homepage URL or null
`repository`	string \| null	Repository URL or null
`dependencies`	object	Production dependencies with version constraints
`devDependencies`	object	Development dependencies with version constraints
`peerDependencies`	object	Peer dependencies with version constraints
`engines`	object	Node/npm version requirements

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Package name"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Latest package version"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Package description or null"
    },
    "license": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "License type or null"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Author name or null"
    },
    "keywords": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Associated keywords"
    },
    "homepage": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Homepage URL or null"
    },
    "repository": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Repository URL or null"
    },
    "dependencies": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Production dependencies with version constraints"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Development dependencies with version constraints"
    },
    "peerDependencies": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Peer dependencies with version constraints"
    },
    "engines": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Node/npm version requirements"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "version",
    "description",
    "license",
    "author",
    "keywords",
    "homepage",
    "repository",
    "dependencies",
    "devDependencies",
    "peerDependencies",
    "engines"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_package