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Search and inspect PHP / Composer packages on Packagist without auth or browser. Two commands.
| Command |
Description |
opencli packagist search <query> |
Search Packagist (PHP / Composer) packages by keyword |
opencli packagist package <name> |
Single-package metadata (version, downloads, license, repo, GitHub stars) |
# Search packages
opencli packagist search symfony --limit 10
opencli packagist search "laravel http" --limit 5
# Single-package metadata (use `package` from search rows; vendor/package required)
opencli packagist package symfony/console
opencli packagist package laravel/framework
opencli packagist package monolog/monolog
# JSON output
opencli packagist search symfony -f json
opencli packagist package symfony/console -f json
| Command |
Columns |
search |
rank, package, description, downloads, favers, repository, url |
package |
package, version, releasedAt, license, description, repository, githubStars, favers, downloads, monthlyDownloads, dailyDownloads, url |
The package column from search round-trips into package exactly.
| Option |
Description |
query (positional) |
Search keyword |
--limit |
Max packages (1-100, default: 30) |
| Option |
Description |
name (positional) |
Composer package <vendor>/<package> (symfony/console, monolog/monolog) |
- Composer names are validated upfront — both
vendor and package segments are required, lowercase letters / digits / _-. only, max 100 chars per segment. Bad input raises ArgumentError.
version is the newest stable release (skipping *-dev, *-rc*, *-beta*, *-alpha*). Falls back to the newest available version if no stable exists.releasedAt is normalized to second-precision YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.- Packagist throttles bursts;
HTTP 429 surfaces as a typed CommandExecutionError with a retry hint.
- No browser required — uses
packagist.org/search.json and packagist.org/packages/<vendor>/<package>.json.