Gbif
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GBIF MCP — wraps the Global Biodiversity Information Facility API v1 (free, no auth)
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- Status
- Unhealthy
- Uptime
- 26.9% over 43 days
- Last Tested
- Transport
- Streamable HTTP
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- Repository
- pipeworx-io/mcp-gbif
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- 0
- Server Listing
- mcp-gbif
TDQS
Scored across 35 tools
Many tools have clearly distinct purposes (e.g., resolve_entity, validate_claim, compare_entities, entity_profile, scan_dependency), but the Pipeworx routing query tools — ask_pipeworx, ask_pipeworx_beta, and ask_pipeworx_grounded — are highly overlapping and differentiated only by subtle guarantees like grounded extraction or experimental routing. An agent could easily pick beta when stable is intended, or grounded when the question is casual. Similar uncertainty exists for bet_research vs polymarket_edges vs polymarket_arbitrage, and for generate_llms_txt vs ai_visibility_check.
The vast majority of tools follow a consistent verb_noun or snake_case noun phrase pattern (e.g., resolve_entity, compare_entities, discover_tools, recent_changes, list_subscriptions, get_species). Minor deviations like 'deep_research' and 'generate_llms_txt' are still readable and predictable. There is no chaotic mixing of camelCase and underscores; the naming is clean overall.
35 tools is on the high side for a general-purpose data gateway, especially when several tools are meta-routers and near-duplicates (three ask_pipeworx variants, two AI-visibility tools), which inflates the surface. However, the server legitimately spans many domains (finance, biology, prediction markets, memory), so the breadth partially justifies the count. It sits in the borderline-heavy range.
For a broad data-access gateway, the surface is fairly complete: entity resolution, querying, comparison, validation, memory, subscriptions, feedback, and domain-specific packs (species, polymarket, npm) are all present. Some lifecycle gaps exist — e.g., no direct 'get tool schema' without discover, no explicit CRUD for memory beyond remember/recall/forget (which is fine), and the AI-visibility tools lack a clear 'update' or 'delete' for generated artifacts. Overall, agents can work around the minor omissions.
Tool Schema Changelog
Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
1 tool update
- Changed
entity_profile3 fields changed- changed
Input schema / properties / type / descriptionPrevious value: -"Entity type. Only \"company\" supported today; person/place coming soon."New value: +"\"company\" or \"ticker\" — both are accepted and behave identically; `value` can be a ticker, CIK, or company name either way. person/place coming soon." - changed
Input schema / properties / type / enumPrevious value: -[ - "company" -]New value: +[ + "company", + "ticker" +] - changed
Input schema / properties / value / descriptionPrevious value: -"Ticker (e.g., \"AAPL\") or zero-padded CIK (e.g., \"0000320193\"). Names not supported — use resolve_entity first if you only have a name."New value: +"Ticker (e.g., \"AAPL\"), zero-padded CIK (e.g., \"0000320193\"), or company name (e.g., \"Moderna\") — names resolve via SEC EDGAR company-name match."
1 tool update
- Changed
resolve_entity1 field changed- changed
Input schema / properties / value / descriptionPrevious value: -"For company: ticker (AAPL), CIK (0000320193), or name. For drug: brand or generic name (e.g., \"ozempic\", \"metformin\")."New value: +"For company: ticker (AAPL), CIK (0000320193), or name. For drug: brand or generic name (e.g., \"ozempic\", \"metformin\"). Pass the ENTITY NAME ONLY — for a bond that is the ISSUER exactly as printed (\"NEW YORK ST DORM AUTH\"), never the question's full noun phrase (\"NEW YORK ST DORM AUTH revenue bonds\"): the FIGI lookup matches instrument names, so trailing security-class words match nothing."
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