Crates.io MCP
An MCP server that wraps the crates.io REST API v1, allowing AI agents to search for Rust packages, retrieve full metadata, list versions, and analyze dependencies and reverse dependencies without requiring authentication.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Search crates.io for Rust packages by keyword
- Get full metadata for a specific crate
- List all published versions for a crate
- List dependencies or reverse dependencies of a crate
Source and maintenance
Community listingRegistry 0.2.1
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
@pipeworx/mcp-crates 0.2.1
npm
@pipeworx/mcp-crates package definition
{
"version": "0.2.1",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-crates",
"registryType": "npm",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
"description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
}
]
}Tools
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Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
Cursor
Cursor configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"crates-io-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-crates@0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
Cline configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"crates-io-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-crates@0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
VS Code configuration
{
"servers": {
"crates-io-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-crates@0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"crates-io-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-crates@0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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