`get_gem`

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

Get full metadata for a published Ruby gem by name. Returns latest version, authors, license, descriptions, download counts, and project/source URLs. Use for “what is gem X?”, “tell me about Ruby gem Y”, or before calling get_versions/get_dependencies.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Gem name (e.g., “rails”, “devise”, “rspec”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "rails"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

More examples

{
  "name": "devise"
}

Response shape

Always returns: found, name

Field	Type	Description
`found`	boolean	Whether the gem was found on rubygems.org
`name`	string	Gem name
`hint`	string	Error message when gem not found
`latest_version`	string	Latest published version number
`version_created_at`	string \| null	When the latest version was created
`authors`	string \| null	Comma-separated list of gem authors
`info`	string \| null	Short description of the gem
`licenses`	array \| null	Gem licenses
`downloads_total`	number \| null	Total lifetime downloads
`downloads_latest_version`	number \| null	Downloads for latest version
`project_uri`	string \| null	URI to gem project page
`gem_uri`	string \| null	URI to gem on rubygems.org
`homepage`	string \| null	Homepage URL
`documentation`	string \| null	Documentation URL
`source_code`	string \| null	Source code repository URL
`bug_tracker`	string \| null	Bug tracker URL
`changelog`	string \| null	Changelog URL

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "found": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the gem was found on rubygems.org"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Gem name"
    },
    "hint": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error message when gem not found"
    },
    "latest_version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Latest published version number"
    },
    "version_created_at": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "When the latest version was created"
    },
    "authors": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Comma-separated list of gem authors"
    },
    "info": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Short description of the gem"
    },
    "licenses": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Gem licenses"
    },
    "downloads_total": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Total lifetime downloads"
    },
    "downloads_latest_version": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Downloads for latest version"
    },
    "project_uri": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "URI to gem project page"
    },
    "gem_uri": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "URI to gem on rubygems.org"
    },
    "homepage": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Homepage URL"
    },
    "documentation": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Documentation URL"
    },
    "source_code": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Source code repository URL"
    },
    "bug_tracker": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Bug tracker URL"
    },
    "changelog": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Changelog URL"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "found",
    "name"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_gem