RubyGems · Capability
RubyGems Gem Discovery
Workflow capability for discovering and evaluating Ruby gems using the RubyGems.org APIs. Combines search, gem metadata retrieval, version history, download statistics, and dependency analysis for developers choosing gems for their projects. Serves Ruby developers, DevOps teams, and security researchers evaluating the Ruby gem ecosystem.
What You Can Do
GET
Search gems
— Search RubyGems.org for gems by name or description
/v1/gems/search
GET
Get gem
— Get detailed gem metadata
/v1/gems/{gemName}
GET
List gem versions
— List all published versions of a gem
/v1/gems/{gemName}/versions
GET
Get latest version
— Get the latest version of a gem
/v1/gems/{gemName}/versions/latest
GET
Get reverse dependencies
— List gems depending on a specific gem
/v1/gems/{gemName}/reverse-dependencies
GET
Get timeframe versions
— Get gem versions released in a timeframe
/v1/versions
MCP Tools
search-gems
Search RubyGems.org for Ruby gems by name or description
read-only
get-gem-info
Get detailed metadata for a specific Ruby gem
read-only
list-gem-versions
List all published versions of a Ruby gem with metadata
read-only
get-latest-gem-version
Get the latest published version number of a Ruby gem
read-only
get-reverse-dependencies
Find which Ruby gems depend on a given gem (downstream impact analysis)
read-only
get-gem-owners
List the owners of a specific Ruby gem
read-only
get-recently-released-versions
Get all gem versions released within a given timeframe (up to 7 days)
read-only
APIs Used
gems-api
search-api