MCP server

Noirlab Datalab

io.github.pipeworx-io/noirlab-datalab

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

NOIRLab Astro Data Lab — datalab.noirlab.edu.

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,494 tokens per request once connected45 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/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 27,494 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 noirlab-datalab https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.noirlab-datalab]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"noirlab-datalab":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"noirlab-datalab":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp"}}}

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"noirlab-datalab","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp"}

datalab_cone_search ~484 tokens
Find catalogue sources within a radius of a sky position, in any NOIRLab Data Lab table — Gaia DR3, Legacy Surveys, DES, AllWISE and the rest — returned nearest-first with the exact angular separation in degrees. AUTHORITATIVE for "what is at these coordinates": it reads the survey catalogue itself
datalab_query ~398 tokens
Run an ADQL (SQL) query against NSF NOIRLab Astro Data Lab — the DECam, Mayall and Blanco survey catalogues (Legacy Surveys/DECaLS, DES, DELVE, DECaPS, SMASH, NSC) alongside the all-sky catalogues queryable alongside them (Gaia DR3, AllWISE, CatWISE, 2MASS, SDSS, DESI). AUTHORITATIVE for catalogue-l
datalab_tables ~309 tokens
List the schemas and tables available in NOIRLab Astro Data Lab, with each table's description and row count — or the columns of one named table. CALL THIS BEFORE WRITING A QUERY: Data Lab holds ~130 schemas and the table names are survey-specific ("ls_dr10.tractor", "gaia_dr3.gaia_source", "des_dr2

Apex Edge — x402-paid machine services
x402-paid MCP tools: utils, audit screens, corpus search, inference. USDC Base+Solana.
CycleCalcs Astronomy
Read-only astronomy calculations: sun, moon, planets, eclipses, twilight and star positions.
Research papers
arXiv, PubMed, Crossref and OpenAlex scholarly metadata.
Astro Agents - deterministic Western + Vedic astrology
Natal charts, transits, kundli, dashas, panchang, Gun Milan. JPL DE440, no LLM, hashed.
Kleap
Build, edit, publish, and manage websites and web apps with Kleap hosting, domains, and analytics.
Astro API
Astronomical logical calculator for AI clients.
Open Notify
Open Notify MCP — ISS position + people in space
NOAA Tides and Currents
NOAA tides and currents: water levels, tide predictions, currents, met data, flooding, sun and moon

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