Mode: 🌐 Public · Domain: rubygems.org
Search and inspect Ruby gems on the public RubyGems.org index without auth or browser. Two commands cover discovery and per-gem metadata.
| Command |
Description |
opencli rubygems search <query> |
Search RubyGems.org gems by keyword |
opencli rubygems gem <name> |
Single-gem metadata (version, downloads, license, links) |
# Search gems
opencli rubygems search rails --limit 10
opencli rubygems search redis --limit 5
# Single-gem metadata (use `gem` from search rows)
opencli rubygems gem rails
opencli rubygems gem sidekiq
# JSON output
opencli rubygems search rails -f json
opencli rubygems gem rails -f json
| Command |
Columns |
search |
rank, gem, version, downloads, license, authors, info, url |
gem |
gem, version, releasedAt, downloads, versionDownloads, license, authors, homepage, source, bugs, info, url |
The gem column from search round-trips into gem exactly.
| Option |
Description |
query (positional) |
Search keyword |
--limit |
Max gems (1-100, default: 30) |
| Option |
Description |
name (positional) |
Gem name (rails, sidekiq, pundit) |
- Gem names are validated against RubyGems' own
[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]* pattern (max 100 chars). Bad input raises ArgumentError.
releasedAt is normalized to second-precision YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.- RubyGems throttles bursts;
HTTP 429 surfaces as a typed CommandExecutionError with a retry hint.
- No browser required — uses
rubygems.org/api/v1/search.json and rubygems.org/api/v1/gems/<name>.json.