`origin_search`

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

Search the Software Heritage archive for archived origins (repository URLs) whose URL matches a substring or pattern. Returns each matching origin with its visit count and the date it was last captured. Use this to find the archived URL for a project before asking about its status — the archive keys everything on the ORIGIN URL, so “torvalds/linux” finds the GitHub origin and any separately archived copy of the same project on another forge. Sourced from the Software Heritage archive.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Substring of the repository URL to match (e.g. “torvalds/linux”, “pallets/flask”, “gitlab.com/inkscape”).
`limit`	number	no	Maximum origins to return, 1-1000 (default 10).
`with_visit`	boolean	no	When true, return only origins that have actually been visited and archived (default true). False also returns origins that are merely known.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "torvalds/linux",
  "limit": 3
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/softwareheritage/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"origin_search","arguments":{"query":"torvalds/linux","limit":3}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('origin_search', {
  "query": "torvalds/linux",
  "limit": 3
});

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

origin_search