PyPI

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Browse Python package metadata from the Python Package Index

3 tools

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free tier 50 calls/day

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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Response

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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Response

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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Response

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"}}}'

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", {"name":"example"});

ask_pipeworx

// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("browse python package metadata from the python package index");

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MCP Config

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-pypi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pypi/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}