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Search npm packages, get details, and check download stats

5 tools
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Tools

search_packages

Search npm for packages by keyword. Returns package names, descriptions, latest versions, publish dates, and publishers. Use when discovering libraries for a task.

No parameters required.

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get_package

Get full details for a specific package: version, description, dependencies, homepage, repository, and license. Use after search_packages to evaluate a candidate package.

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get_downloads

Check download counts for a package over a time period (e.g., 'last-week', 'last-month', 'last-year'). Returns total downloads to assess package popularity and adoption.

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list_versions

List published versions of an npm package with publish dates, dist-tags (latest/next/beta), and deprecation notices — answers "what versions of <pkg> exist", "when was <pkg> last published", "is the l

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get_version_info

Get metadata for a SPECIFIC version (or dist-tag) of an npm package: dependencies, dev/peer dependencies, engines, license, tarball + integrity hash + unpacked size, and any deprecation notice. Use fo

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/npm/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/npm/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_packages","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_packages", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search npm packages, get details, and check download stats");