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Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) — biodiversity taxa, names, hierarchies
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Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) — biodiversity taxa, names, hierarchies
Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/eol/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 (359/359 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-eol": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/eol/mcp"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
@pipeworx/eol
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) MCP — biodiversity taxa, common names, images, and trait data from eol.org. Keyless.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.
Tools
search(query, limit?)— search EOL for a name (common or scientific)get_page(id, detail?)— fetch a taxon page by EOL id (synonyms, common names, hierarchy)pages_by_name(name)— find EOL page id(s) for an exact scientific namehierarchy(taxon_id)— taxonomic hierarchy for a given EOL hierarchy entry id
Data source
https://eol.org/api/
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"eol": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/eol/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 Eol data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
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