@pipeworx/inaturalist

iNaturalist citizen-science observations MCP — read-only, no auth.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Tools

• search_observations(taxon_name?, place?, year?, threatened?, quality_grade?, per_page?) — observation search with auto-resolved taxon and place names.

• search_taxa(query, rank?, per_page?) — find taxa by common or scientific name.

• top_species(place, year?, per_page?) — most-observed species at a place.

Related MCP server: mcp-geoapify

Data source

https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/ — public REST API, no key required for read-only.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inaturalist": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/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 Inaturalist data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• Docs and guides

• pipeworx.io

License

MIT