Pypi Stats

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PyPI download statistics — query Python package download counts by period, Python version, and operating system from pypistats.org.

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Tools

recent

Fetch total PyPI download count for a package over a recent period (day, week, or month). Returns a single aggregate count from pypistats.org.

No parameters required.

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overall

Fetch daily PyPI download timeseries for a package from pypistats.org, optionally filtered to exclude mirror traffic (mirrors=false). Returns per-day download counts.

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python_major

Fetch PyPI download breakdown for a package by Python major version (2 vs 3) from pypistats.org. Returns per-version download counts.

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python_minor

Fetch PyPI download breakdown for a package by Python minor version (e.g. 3.10, 3.11) from pypistats.org. Returns per-version download counts.

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system

Fetch PyPI download breakdown for a package by operating system (Linux, Windows, Darwin, null) from pypistats.org. Returns per-OS download counts.

No parameters required.

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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-stats/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-stats/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"recent","arguments":{}}}'

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("recent", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("pypi download statistics — query python package download counts by period, python version, and operating system from pypistats");