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Inaturalist

io.github.pipeworx-io/inaturalist

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

iNaturalist MCP — citizen-science species observations (free, no auth for read-only)

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,075 tokens per request once connected45 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 45
Token cost: About 27,075 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

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 inaturalist https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add inaturalist https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/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":"inaturalist","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

search_observations ~395 tokens
Search citizen-science wildlife observations on iNaturalist — ANY organism: plants, fungi, insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians. This is the tool for "sightings/observations of <species> in <place> in <year>". Filter by taxon name (scientific or common, e.g. "Leucanthemum vulgare"/"oxeye da
search_taxa ~187 tokens
Search iNaturalist taxa by name (common or scientific). Returns taxon ID, rank, ancestry, conservation status, and photo URL. Use the taxon ID for downstream filters or to disambiguate look-alike species.
top_species ~190 tokens
Most-frequently-observed species in a place over a date range. Auto-resolves place name to place_id. Returns ranked species with observation counts and taxonomic info. Great for "what wildlife lives here?" questions.

Ebird
eBird MCP — Cornell Lab of Ornithology citizen-science bird observations
Animal Checklist
Search animals in eight languages with habitats, countries, photos and source credits.
Inaturalist
Search iNaturalist sightings, identification threads, phenology, and look-alike species.
Gillby
Florida marine conditions, forecasts, tides, hazards and coastal places for AI agents.
Theaslangroupllc Pulsenetwork
914 paid market-data & token-safety endpoints — keyless x402 USDC: Base, Solana, XRPL, +8 chains
Gbif
GBIF MCP — wraps the Global Biodiversity Information Facility API v1 (free, no auth)
Passage Data — cited environmental limits
Cited US, Canadian, EU limits (discharge, drinking water, soil, air); species status; DwC archives
Opensensemap
openSenseMap MCP — citizen-science environmental sensor network (opensensemap.org)

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