@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 name

• hierarchy(taxon_id) — taxonomic hierarchy for a given EOL hierarchy entry id

Related MCP server: eBird MCP Server

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.

More

• Docs and guides

• pipeworx.io

License

MIT