@pipeworx/simbad

SIMBAD MCP — CDS Strasbourg astronomical database of objects beyond the Solar System (~14M objects). Keyless TAP+sim-script interface.

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

Tools

• object(identifier) — resolve and fetch the basic record for an object name

• script(script) — run a SIMBAD sim-script (advanced)

• tap(query, format?) — ADQL TAP query against the SIMBAD database

• cone_search(ra, dec, radius_deg) — objects in a cone

Related MCP server: aqc-mcp

Data source

https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr — sim-script + TAP/ADQL.

Quick Start

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simbad": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/simbad/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 Simbad data" })

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

More

• Docs and guides

• pipeworx.io

License

MIT