Packagist

Mode: 🌐 Public · Domain: packagist.org

Search and inspect PHP / Composer packages on Packagist without auth or browser. Two commands.

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)

Usage Examples

# 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

Output Columns

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.

Options

packagist search

Option	Description
query (positional)	Search keyword
--limit	Max packages (1-100, default: 30)

packagist package

Option	Description
name (positional)	Composer package <vendor>/<package> (symfony/console, monolog/monolog)

Caveats

• 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.

Prerequisites

• No browser required — uses packagist.org/search.json and packagist.org/packages/<vendor>/<package>.json.