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Search topics

An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Search topics Find topics via various criteria. Results are sorted by best match. This method returns up to 100 results per page. See "Searching topics" for a detailed list of qualifiers. When searching for… [GET /search/topics]

Name on the gateway: github_api__search_topics · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
q requiredstringThe query contains one or more search keywords and qualifiers. Qualifiers…
per_pageintegerThe number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using…
pageintegerThe page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using…

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:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "github_api__search_topics",
  "arguments": {
    "q": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the GitHub API server directly, which lists 1,221 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
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 search topics tool with q set to ….

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