`search_gems`

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

Search RubyGems by keyword in name/description. Returns matching gems sorted by relevance with name, version, downloads, and info text.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Keyword(s) to search for (e.g., “authentication”, “json parser”)
`limit`	number	no	Max results to return (1–30, default 10). API caps at 30/page.
`page`	number	no	Page number (1-based, default 1).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "authentication"
}

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":"search_gems","arguments":{"query":"authentication"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_gems', {
  "query": "authentication"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "json parser",
  "limit": 20,
  "page": 1
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, page, count, gems

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	Search query that was used
`page`	number	Page number of results
`count`	number	Number of gems returned
`gems`	array	List of matching gems

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query that was used"
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Page number of results"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of gems returned"
    },
    "gems": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Gem name"
          },
          "latest_version": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Latest version number"
          },
          "version_created_at": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "When latest version was created"
          },
          "authors": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Gem authors"
          },
          "info": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Short description"
          },
          "licenses": {
            "type": [
              "array",
              "null"
            ],
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Gem licenses"
          },
          "downloads_total": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total downloads"
          },
          "downloads_latest_version": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Downloads for latest version"
          },
          "project_uri": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Project page URI"
          },
          "gem_uri": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "RubyGems URI"
          },
          "homepage": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Homepage URL"
          },
          "documentation": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Documentation URL"
          },
          "source_code": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Source code URL"
          },
          "bug_tracker": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Bug tracker URL"
          },
          "changelog": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Changelog URL"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "List of matching gems"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "page",
    "count",
    "gems"
  ]
}

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.

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