MCP server

Powo

io.github.pipeworx-io/powo

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

POWO (Plants of the World Online, by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) MCP.

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 26,702 tokens per request once connected44 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/powo/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 44
Token cost: About 26,702 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 powo https://gateway.pipeworx.io/powo/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

get_taxon ~187 tokens
Fetch a full POWO (Plants of the World Online, by Kew) taxon record by its fqId (e.g. "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304293-2", obtained from search_plants). Returns the taxon's classification, family/genus, taxonomic status, native distribution (TDWG region codes), accepted-name resolution (for synonyms)
search_plants ~212 tokens
Search POWO (Plants of the World Online, by Kew) — the authoritative global plant taxonomy database — for accepted plant names and synonyms by scientific or common name. Returns matching taxa with their family, rank, whether the name is accepted, and a POWO fqId you can pass to get_taxon. Keyless. C

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