mcp-catalogueoflife

mcp-catalogueoflife

Enables queries about global taxonomic data, including scientific name matching, classification chains, common names, and synonyms from the Catalogue of Life index.

Category
Visit Server

README

mcp-catalogueoflife

Catalogue of Life MCP — global taxonomic index.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool Description
name_match Exact scientific-name match (0 or 1 hit + alternatives).
usage Single name-usage by id.
taxon Taxon by id.
classification Taxonomic classification chain (kingdom → species) for a taxon id.
vernacular Vernacular (common) names for a taxon.
synonyms Synonyms of a taxon.
children Direct child taxa.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catalogueoflife": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 673+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Catalogueoflife data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

License

MIT

Recommended Servers

playwright-mcp

playwright-mcp

A Model Context Protocol server that enables LLMs to interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots without requiring vision models or screenshots.

Official
Featured
TypeScript
Magic Component Platform (MCP)

Magic Component Platform (MCP)

An AI-powered tool that generates modern UI components from natural language descriptions, integrating with popular IDEs to streamline UI development workflow.

Official
Featured
Local
TypeScript
Audiense Insights MCP Server

Audiense Insights MCP Server

Enables interaction with Audiense Insights accounts via the Model Context Protocol, facilitating the extraction and analysis of marketing insights and audience data including demographics, behavior, and influencer engagement.

Official
Featured
Local
TypeScript
VeyraX MCP

VeyraX MCP

Single MCP tool to connect all your favorite tools: Gmail, Calendar and 40 more.

Official
Featured
Local
graphlit-mcp-server

graphlit-mcp-server

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server enables integration between MCP clients and the Graphlit service. Ingest anything from Slack to Gmail to podcast feeds, in addition to web crawling, into a Graphlit project - and then retrieve relevant contents from the MCP client.

Official
Featured
TypeScript
Kagi MCP Server

Kagi MCP Server

An MCP server that integrates Kagi search capabilities with Claude AI, enabling Claude to perform real-time web searches when answering questions that require up-to-date information.

Official
Featured
Python
E2B

E2B

Using MCP to run code via e2b.

Official
Featured
Neon Database

Neon Database

MCP server for interacting with Neon Management API and databases

Official
Featured
Qdrant Server

Qdrant Server

This repository is an example of how to create a MCP server for Qdrant, a vector search engine.

Official
Featured
Exa Search

Exa Search

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets AI assistants like Claude use the Exa AI Search API for web searches. This setup allows AI models to get real-time web information in a safe and controlled way.

Official
Featured