`get_release`

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

Get details for a specific package version (e.g., “requests==2.31.0”). Returns Python requirements, release date, and download URLs.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	PyPI package name
`version`	string	yes	Version string (e.g., “2.28.2”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "requests",
  "version": "2.31.0"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pypi/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_release","arguments":{"name":"requests","version":"2.31.0"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_release', {
  "name": "requests",
  "version": "2.31.0"
});

More examples

{
  "name": "flask",
  "version": "3.0.0"
}

Response shape

Always returns: name, version, summary, author, license, requires_python, requires_dist, files

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Package name
`version`	string	Release version number
`summary`	string \| null	Short package description
`author`	string \| null	Package author name
`license`	string \| null	License type
`requires_python`	string \| null	Python version requirement
`requires_dist`	array	Package dependencies
`files`	array	Release distribution files

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Package name"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Release version number"
    },
    "summary": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Short package description"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Package author name"
    },
    "license": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "License type"
    },
    "requires_python": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Python version requirement"
    },
    "requires_dist": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Package dependencies"
    },
    "files": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "filename": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Distribution filename"
          },
          "packagetype": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Package type (e.g., sdist, bdist_wheel)"
          },
          "upload_time": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Upload timestamp"
          },
          "size": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "File size in bytes"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Download URL"
          },
          "sha256": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "SHA256 hash digest"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "filename",
          "packagetype",
          "upload_time",
          "size",
          "url",
          "sha256"
        ]
      },
      "description": "Release distribution files"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "version",
    "summary",
    "author",
    "license",
    "requires_python",
    "requires_dist",
    "files"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_release