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Catalogue of Life — global taxonomic index of known species (~2.2M accepted names)
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Catalogue of Life — global taxonomic index of known species (~2.2M accepted names)
Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp
Security Report
Valid MCP server (1 strong, 0 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. Trust signals: trusted author (386/386 approved). 1 finding(s) downgraded by scanner intelligence.
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How to Connect
Remote Plugin
No local installation needed. Your AI client connects to the remote endpoint directly.
Add this to your MCP configuration to connect:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-pipeworx-io-catalogueoflife": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
@pipeworx/catalogueoflife
Catalogue of Life MCP — the global taxonomic index of known species (~2.2 M accepted names). Wraps the ChecklistBank API that backs COL. Keyless.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.
The default dataset is 3LR (the latest COL release). Pass dataset to override (e.g. 3 for the editorial-state COL dataset, or any ChecklistBank dataset key).
Tools
search(query, dataset?, limit?, offset?, rank?, status?)— name-usage searchname_match(scientific_name, dataset?, authorship?)— exact-name match (returns 0/1 hit + suggestions)usage(id, dataset?)— single name-usage by idtaxon(id, dataset?)— taxon by idclassification(id, dataset?)— taxonomic classification chain (kingdom → species)vernacular(id, dataset?)— vernacular (common) names for a taxonsynonyms(id, dataset?)— synonyms of a taxonchildren(id, dataset?, limit?)— direct child taxa
Data source
https://api.checklistbank.org/dataset/{key}/...
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 1394+ 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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