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Get a package for a user
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Get a package for a user Gets a specific package metadata for a public package owned by a user. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the read:packages scope to use this endpoint. For more information… [GET /users/{username}/packages/{package_type}/{package_name}]
Name on the gateway: github_api__packages_get_package_for_user · read-only.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
username required | string | The handle for the GitHub user account. |
package_type required | npm | maven | rubygems | docker | nuget | container | The type of supported package. Packages in GitHub's Gradle… |
package_name required | string | The name of the package. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "github_api__packages_get_package_for_user",
"arguments": {
"username": "…",
"package_type": "…",
"package_name": "…"
}
}Or connect the GitHub API server directly, which lists 1,221 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-github-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/github-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the get a package for a user tool with username set to ….