MCP server

Paleobiodb

io.github.pipeworx-io/paleobiodb

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

Paleobiology Database (PBDB) MCP — the global fossil record. Keyless.

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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 26,844 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 paleobiodb https://gateway.pipeworx.io/paleobiodb/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• find_fossils ~268 tokens
  Find fossil occurrences for a taxon from the Paleobiology Database (the global fossil record). Returns occurrences with collection locations (lat/lng, country) and geologic ages. base_name matching includes the taxon and all of its subtaxa. Ages are in millions of years (Ma). Keyless.
• get_taxon ~132 tokens
  Look up a single taxon in the Paleobiology Database: its taxonomic rank, attribution (author + year), first/last appearance intervals and ages (in millions of years, Ma), and number of subtaxa. Keyless.
• list_subtaxa ~141 tokens
  List the direct child taxa (subtaxa) of a taxon from the Paleobiology Database, with each child's rank and number of its own subtaxa. Keyless.

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