MCP server

Itis

io.github.pipeworx-io/itis

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

ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System) 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 26,703 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 itis https://gateway.pipeworx.io/itis/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• get_common_names ~110 tokens
  Get vernacular (common) names in all languages for a TSN from ITIS, e.g. "Bobcat", "lynx roux". Pass a TSN from search_taxa. Keyless.
• get_hierarchy ~129 tokens
  Walk the full taxonomic hierarchy (lineage) for a TSN from ITIS — kingdom down to the taxon and its children. Returns each rank with its tsn, name, rank, and parent_tsn. Pass a TSN from search_taxa. Keyless.
• search_taxa ~161 tokens
  Search ITIS (authoritative US-government integrated taxonomy for plants, animals, fungi, and microbes) by scientific name and resolve it to TSNs (Taxonomic Serial Numbers). Returns matching taxa with tsn, scientific name, author, and kingdom. Keyless. Use the tsn with get_hierarchy or get_common_nam

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