`search`

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

Search the NuGet .NET package registry by free text. Returns package id, description, authors, total downloads, and latest version for up to 1000 matches; optionally includes prerelease packages.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text query
`prerelease`	boolean	no	Include prerelease packages (default false)
`take`	number	no	Max results, 1-1000 (default 20)
`skip`	number	no	0-based offset

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "json serialization"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search', {
  "query": "json serialization"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "logging framework",
  "prerelease": true,
  "take": 50
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`totalHits`	integer	Total number of matching packages
`data`	array	Array of package results

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Search results from NuGet package registry",
  "properties": {
    "totalHits": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total number of matching packages"
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of package results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Package identifier"
          },
          "version": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Latest version of the package"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Package description"
          },
          "authors": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "List of package authors",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "iconUrl": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "URL to package icon"
          },
          "licenseUrl": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "URL to package license"
          },
          "projectUrl": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "URL to project homepage"
          },
          "repositoryUrl": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "URL to source repository"
          },
          "tags": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Package tags",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "verified": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Whether package is verified"
          },
          "packageTypes": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Types of packages",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "downloads": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Download count"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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