Catalogue of Life — global taxonomic index of known species (~2.2M accepted names)
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
{
"mcpServers": {
"catalogueoflife": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp"
}
}
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Catalogue of Life — global taxonomic index of known species (~2.2M accepted names)
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Catalogue of Life MCP — global taxonomic index.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.
| 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. |
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"
}
}
}
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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