MCP server

Planetary Computer

io.github.pipeworx-io/planetary-computer

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

Earth-observation imagery catalogue from Microsoft's Planetary Computer — search its open…

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,335 tokens per request once connected45 tools

Website Source

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/planetary-computer/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 27,335 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 Cursor Add to VS Code VS 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 planetary-computer https://gateway.pipeworx.io/planetary-computer/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.planetary-computer]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/planetary-computer/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"planetary-computer":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/planetary-computer/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"planetary-computer":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/planetary-computer/mcp"}}}

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

planetary_computer_collection ~211 tokens
Full detail for one Planetary Computer collection: title, description, licence, providers, spatial and temporal extent, and the asset keys (bands, derived layers) its items carry. AUTHORITATIVE for what a dataset actually contains and how far back it goes, straight from the catalogue. Use it before
planetary_computer_collections ~323 tokens
List the Earth-observation collections (datasets) in Microsoft's Planetary Computer STAC catalogue, with each one's licence, spatial extent and date range. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH when asked which satellite, climate or land-cover datasets are available for an area or period — this is the operator's o
planetary_computer_search ~498 tokens
Search Planetary Computer satellite imagery and environmental data by area and date, returning item ids, acquisition datetimes, footprints, cloud cover and per-band asset URLs. AUTHORITATIVE for 'what imagery exists over this place on these dates' — it queries the operator's live index rather than a

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