MCP server

Nasa

io.github.pipeworx-io/nasa

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

NASA MCP — wraps NASA Open APIs (api.nasa.gov)

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

51

Token cost

About 29,144 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 nasa https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• donki_cme ~433 tokens
  "Was there a coronal mass ejection this week?" / "is a CME heading for Earth?" — coronal mass ejections catalogued by NASA DONKI, the space-weather event database run by NASA's Community Coordinated Modeling Center. AUTHORITATIVE for CME occurrence and geometry: returns each eruption's start time, t
• donki_geomagnetic_storms ~389 tokens
  "Was there a geomagnetic storm?" / "will there be an aurora tonight?" / "how strong was the Kp index?" — geomagnetic storm events from NASA DONKI, each with the full series of observed Kp index readings and their timestamps. AUTHORITATIVE for whether Earth's magnetic field was actually disturbed, as
• donki_notifications ~488 tokens
  "What is the current space weather forecast?" — the alerts, watches, warnings and weekly summary reports NASA DONKI issues to spacecraft operators. This is the narrative layer over the event catalogues: a human forecaster's text saying what happened, what is expected and what the impact is. Filter b
• donki_solar_energetic_particles ~316 tokens
  Solar energetic particle (SEP) events from NASA DONKI — bursts of high-energy protons arriving at Earth after a flare or CME. These are the events behind radiation warnings for polar airline routes, astronaut EVA holds and satellite single-event upsets. Returns the event time, the detecting instrume
• get_apod ~171 tokens
  Get the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day with explanation. Optionally specify a date. Example: get_apod({ date: "2024-01-15", _apiKey: "DEMO_KEY" })
• get_asteroids ~209 tokens
  Get near-Earth asteroids approaching within a date range (max 7 days). Returns size, velocity, and miss distance. Example: get_asteroids({ start_date: "2024-01-01", end_date: "2024-01-07", _apiKey: "DEMO_KEY" })
• get_mars_photos ~389 tokens
  "Show me photos from the Mars rover" / "Perseverance images from sol 1000" / "latest pictures from Mars" — raw images from NASA's Perseverance rover (Mars 2020), straight off the mars.nasa.gov feed. Filter by Martian sol and by camera. Returns image URLs at four resolutions, the sol, the UTC and Mar
• get_solar_flares ~212 tokens
  Get recent solar flare events from NASA DONKI space-weather data. Returns each flare's class (e.g. C4.0, M1.8, X1.2), begin/peak/end times, source region, and active region number. Use for "recent solar flares", "is there solar activity / a solar storm", space-weather questions.
• search_nasa_images ~234 tokens
  Search the NASA Image and Video Library for images/videos of any subject — planets, missions, astronauts, launches, galaxies, etc. PREFER for "NASA photos of Jupiter", "images of the Apollo 11 mission", "pictures of a nebula". Returns title, description, date, NASA ID, media type, and a thumbnail UR

Browse

• GitHub tools
• Apollo tools
• GitHub and code hosting
• Databases
• Weather
• Travel and flights

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