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Search and explore public GitLab projects and issues without authentication

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Tools

search_projectsrequired: query

Search public GitLab projects by keyword, ordered by star count. Returns project ID, name, description, stars, forks, open issues count, and web URL.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
queryreqstringSearch query string
limitoptnumberNumber of results to return (default 10, max 100)
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get_projectrequired: id

Get a public GitLab project by numeric ID or URL-encoded path (e.g., "gitlab-org%2Fgitlab"). Returns full project details including name, description, stars, forks, default branch, topics, and activity dates.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
idreqstringProject numeric ID or URL-encoded path (e.g., "gitlab-org%2Fgitlab")
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search_issuesrequired: query

Search issues across all public GitLab projects. Returns issue title, state, author, labels, project ID, and URL.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
queryreqstringSearch query for issue titles and descriptions
limitoptnumberNumber of results to return (default 10, max 100)
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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/gitlab-public/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/gitlab-public/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_projects","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

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_projects", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search and explore public gitlab projects and issues without authentication");