search-repos
Search GitHub repositories using queries and filters to find relevant code projects, with options to sort by stars, forks, help-wanted issues, or update date.
Instructions
Search for GitHub repositories
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Search query | |
| sort | No | Sort order | |
| limit | No | Maximum number of results to return |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools.ts:141-181 (handler)The main handler function for the 'search-repos' tool. It takes search arguments, queries the GitHub API using Octokit, maps the results to a simplified format, and returns them as JSON text content or an error message.
const searchRepos = async (args: SearchReposArgs) => { const { query, sort = "stars", limit = 5 } = args; try { const response = await octokit.rest.search.repos({ q: query, sort, per_page: limit, }); return { content: [ { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify( response.data.items.map(repo => ({ name: repo.full_name, description: repo.description, stars: repo.stargazers_count, url: repo.html_url, language: repo.language, forks: repo.forks_count, })), null, 2 ), }, ], }; } catch (error) { const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error occurred'; return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Error searching repositories: ${errorMessage}`, }, ], }; } }; - src/tools.ts:10-32 (schema)Tool specification including name, description, and input schema defining the expected parameters (query required, sort enum, limit number).
"search-repos": { name: "search-repos", description: "Search for GitHub repositories", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { query: { type: "string", description: "Search query", }, sort: { type: "string", enum: ["stars", "forks", "help-wanted-issues", "updated"], description: "Sort order", }, limit: { type: "number", description: "Maximum number of results to return", } }, required: ["query"], }, }, - src/tools.ts:322-327 (registration)Maps the 'search-repos' name to its handler function (searchRepos) in the toolHandlers export, which is imported and used by the MCP server in handlers.ts to dispatch tool calls.
export const toolHandlers = { "search-repos": searchRepos, "get-repo-info": getRepoInfo, "list-issues": listIssues, "create-issue": createIssue, }; - src/handlers.ts:22-31 (registration)Registers the generic tool call handler with MCP server using CallToolRequestSchema, which looks up and invokes the specific handler from toolHandlers based on the tool name 'search-repos'.
server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => { type ToolHandlerKey = keyof typeof toolHandlers; const { name, arguments: params } = request.params ?? {}; const handler = toolHandlers[name as ToolHandlerKey]; if (!handler) throw new Error("tool not found"); type HandlerParams = Parameters<typeof handler>; return handler(params as any); }) - src/tools.ts:114-118 (schema)TypeScript type definition for the input arguments of the search-repos handler, matching the inputSchema.
type SearchReposArgs = { query: string; sort?: "stars" | "forks" | "help-wanted-issues" | "updated"; limit?: number; };