Connects Claude to NASA's Exoplanet Archive covering roughly 5600 confirmed exoplanets and candidates. Exposes five tools: a raw ADQL TAP query interface for full flexibility, quick search against the planetary systems table, access to composite planet parameters, Kepler candidate objects, and microlensing event data. Part of the Pipeworx gateway, which adds a natural language wrapper so you can ask questions in plain English instead of crafting queries manually. Reach for this when you need programmatic access to exoplanet discovery data, orbital parameters, detection methods, or candidate validation status without scraping web interfaces or downloading bulk CSV files.
NASA Exoplanet Archive MCP.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
tap | ADQL TAP query. |
planets | Quick planet search against the ps (planetary systems) table. |
composite | Composite planet parameter table pscomppars. |
kepler_candidates | Kepler Object of Interest (KOI) candidate table. |
microlensing | Microlensing event table. |
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"exoplanet-archive": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/exoplanet-archive/mcp"
}
}
}
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 673+ data sources:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Exoplanet Archive data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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