@pipeworx/trefle

Trefle MCP — global plant database.

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

Tools

• search_plants(query, edible?, vegetable?, page?, page_size?)

• get_plant(plant_id)

• search_species(query, page?, page_size?)

• get_species(species_id)

• list_distributions(zone, page?, page_size?) — TDWG WGSRPD zone codes

Related MCP server: Aurora-MCP

Auth

• Platform key: gateway env PLATFORM_TREFLE_KEY.

• BYO: ?_apiKey=<token> after registering at https://trefle.io.

Data source

https://trefle.io/api/v1/ — ?token= query param. Upstream has been intermittently flaky in 2024–2026.

Quick Start

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trefle": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/trefle/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 Trefle data" })

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

More

• Docs and guides

• pipeworx.io

License

MIT