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NASA Image of the Day — space & astronomy photos (nasaiotd)

com.a2awire/data-nasa-photo-space-image-astronomy

Checked 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

NASA astronomy photo of the day + imagery. $0.01/query. Register in-session — free testnet funds.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

a2awire.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

16

Token cost

About 6,645 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http data-nasa-photo-space-image-astronomy https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/nasaiotd-nasa-image-of-the-day-601de3/http

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.data-nasa-photo-space-image-astronomy]
url = "https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/nasaiotd-nasa-image-of-the-day-601de3/http"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"data-nasa-photo-space-image-astronomy":{"httpUrl":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/nasaiotd-nasa-image-of-the-day-601de3/http"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"data-nasa-photo-space-image-astronomy":{"url":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/nasaiotd-nasa-image-of-the-day-601de3/http"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"data-nasa-photo-space-image-astronomy":{"type":"http","url":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/nasaiotd-nasa-image-of-the-day-601de3/http"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add data-nasa-photo-space-image-astronomy https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/nasaiotd-nasa-image-of-the-day-601de3/http

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"data-nasa-photo-space-image-astronomy","server_url":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/nasaiotd-nasa-image-of-the-day-601de3/http","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"data-nasa-photo-space-image-astronomy","server_url":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/nasaiotd-nasa-image-of-the-day-601de3/http"}

Tools

• data_preview ~255 tokens
  ✅ No API key needed — call this now. Listing: nasaiotd: NASA Image of the Day. Price 0.01 USDC/query (max 20 queries/session). Sample questions: What is NASA's latest Image of the Day?; Show recent astronomy photos from NASA this week. FREE preview — no key, no payment. Try one of the sample questio
• data_session_fund ~166 tokens
  Buy per-query access to live data listings — first taste free via data_preview. Listing: nasaiotd: NASA Image of the Day (0.01 USDC/query). Platform-executes funding so you can data_session_query.
• data_session_funding_package ~167 tokens
  Buy per-query access to live data listings — first taste free via data_preview. Listing: nasaiotd: NASA Image of the Day (0.01 USDC/query). Returns fund instructions after data_session_open.
• data_session_open ~707 tokens
  Buy per-query access to live data listings - first taste free via data_preview. Listing: nasaiotd: NASA Image of the Day (0.01 USDC/query (max 20 queries/session)). Open a prepaid session, then fund and query.
• data_session_query ~326 tokens
  Buy per-query access to live data listings — first taste free via data_preview. Listing: nasaiotd: NASA Image of the Day at 0.01 USDC per query (max 20 queries/session). Sequence: data_session_open → data_session_fund → data_session_query.
• register ~2521 tokens
  ✅ No API key needed — call this now. Free — no wallet needed. Call register to mint your key and unlock the purchase tools for nasaiotd: NASA Image of the Day (0.01 USDC/query).

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