`search_crates`

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/search_crates for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search crates.io for Rust packages by keyword. Returns crate name, description, downloads, latest version, and repo URL.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query string
`limit`	number	no	Number of results to return (default 10, max 100)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "web framework"
}

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":"search_crates","arguments":{"query":"web framework"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_crates', {
  "query": "web framework"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "async runtime",
  "limit": 20
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, crates

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of matching crates
`crates`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching crates"
    },
    "crates": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Crate name"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Short description of the crate"
          },
          "downloads": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Total download count"
          },
          "newest_version": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Latest published version"
          },
          "max_stable_version": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Latest stable version"
          },
          "repository": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Repository URL"
          },
          "homepage": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Homepage URL"
          },
          "updated_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Last update timestamp"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "name",
          "description",
          "downloads",
          "newest_version",
          "max_stable_version",
          "repository",
          "homepage",
          "updated_at"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "crates"
  ]
}

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.

search_crates