PyPI

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Browse Python package metadata from the Python Package Index

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Tools

search_packages required: name

Look up a PyPI package by exact name. Returns the latest version, summary, author, license, and project URLs. Note: PyPI does not expose a keyword search API; use the exact package name.

Parameters
Name Type Description
name req string Exact PyPI package name (e.g., "requests", "numpy")
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get_package required: name

Get full metadata for a PyPI package: latest version, summary, author, license, requires_python, project_urls, and recent release list.

Parameters
Name Type Description
name req string PyPI package name
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get_release required: name, version

Get metadata for a specific version of a PyPI package, including requires_python, upload time, and download URLs.

Parameters
Name Type Description
name req string PyPI package name
version req string Version string (e.g., "2.28.2")
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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/pypi/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/pypi/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_packages","arguments":{"name": "test"}}}'