`get_crate_reverse_deps`

Pack: crates · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_crate_reverse_deps for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

List crates that DEPEND ON a given crate (reverse dependencies), most-downloaded first — answers “what uses ”, “how widely adopted is ”, “who depends on ”. Returns the total dependent count plus the top dependents with their version requirement, dependency kind, and download counts.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Crate name (e.g. “serde”).
`limit`	number	no	Number of top dependents to return (default 20, max 100).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "serde"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

More examples

{
  "name": "tokio",
  "limit": 50
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the crates pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_crate_reverse_deps