MCP server

Idigbio

io.github.pipeworx-io/idigbio

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

iDigBio biodiversity specimen MCP.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

45

Token cost

About 27,011 tokens per request

Sets up in

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

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 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 idigbio https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.idigbio]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"idigbio":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"idigbio":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"idigbio":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add idigbio https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp

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":"idigbio","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"idigbio","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp"}

Tools

• count_by_field ~265 tokens
  Get taxonomic/geographic specimen counts grouped by a field (top values + counts) across iDigBio. Optionally scope the counts with taxonomy/locality filters. Keyless.
• get_specimen ~125 tokens
  Get the full normalized record for a single iDigBio specimen by its uuid. e.g. uuid "0746b188-c390-4ab1-bd20-5489a9c6c33c" (a Puma concolor record). Keyless.
• search_specimens ~318 tokens
  Search ~150M digitized natural-history museum specimen records (plants, animals, fossils) from US collections via iDigBio. Filter by any combination of taxonomy and locality. At least one filter is required. Keyless.

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