`search_packages`

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

Search npm for packages by keyword. Returns package names, descriptions, latest versions, publish dates, and publishers. Use when discovering libraries for a task.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query string
`limit`	number	no	Maximum number of results to return (default 10, max 50)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "http server framework"
}

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":"search_packages","arguments":{"query":"http server framework"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_packages', {
  "query": "http server framework"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "data validation",
  "limit": 20
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, packages

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of matching packages in the registry
`packages`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching packages in the registry"
    },
    "packages": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Package name"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Package description or null"
          },
          "version": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Latest package version"
          },
          "date": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Publication date"
          },
          "publisher": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Publisher username or null"
          },
          "keywords": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Associated keywords"
          },
          "homepage": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Homepage URL or null"
          },
          "score": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Search relevance score (0-1 scale)"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "name",
          "description",
          "version",
          "date",
          "publisher",
          "keywords",
          "homepage",
          "score"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "packages"
  ]
}

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.

search_packages