Summary
Connects Claude to the Catalogue of Life's 2.2 million accepted species names through eight focused tools. You get exact name matching, taxonomic search, full classification chains from kingdom down to species, vernacular names, synonyms, and child taxa lookups. Runs through Pipeworx's gateway, which means you can either call tools directly or use ask_pipeworx to query in plain English and let it route to the right endpoint. Useful when you need authoritative taxonomic data for species identification, building phylogenetic tools, or validating scientific names against a maintained global index.
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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.
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License
MIT
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