@pipeworx/mcp-catalogueoflife 0.1.0

package/LICENSE

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+MIT License
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package/README.md

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+# mcp-catalogueoflife
+
+Catalogue of Life — global taxonomic index of known species (~2.2M accepted names)
+
+Part of [Pipeworx](https://pipeworx.io) — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 250+ live data sources.
+
+## Tools
+
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `search` | Name-usage search. |
+| `name_match` | Exact scientific-name match (0 or 1 hit + alternatives). |
+| `usage` | Single name-usage by id. |
+| `taxon` | Taxon by id. |
+| `classification` | Taxonomic classification chain (kingdom → species) for a taxon id. |
+| `vernacular` | Vernacular (common) names for a taxon. |
+| `synonyms` | Synonyms of a taxon. |
+| `children` | Direct child taxa. |
+
+## Quick Start
+
+Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "catalogueoflife": {
+      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 250+ data sources:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "pipeworx": {
+      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Using with ask_pipeworx
+
+Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
+
+```
+ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Catalogueoflife data" })
+```
+
+The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
+
+## More
+
+- [All tools and guides](https://github.com/pipeworx-io/examples)
+- [pipeworx.io](https://pipeworx.io)
+
+## License
+
+MIT

package/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "@pipeworx/mcp-catalogueoflife",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Catalogue of Life — global taxonomic index of known species (~2.2M accepted names)",
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "keywords": ["mcp", "mcp-server", "model-context-protocol", "pipeworx", "catalogueoflife"],
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-catalogueoflife"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "typescript": "^5.7.0"
+  }
+}

package/server.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
+  "name": "io.github.pipeworx-io/catalogueoflife",
+  "title": "Catalogueoflife",
+  "description": "Catalogue of Life — global taxonomic index of known species (~2.2M accepted names)",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "websiteUrl": "https://pipeworx.io/packs/catalogueoflife",
+  "repository": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-catalogueoflife",
+    "source": "github"
+  },
+  "remotes": [
+    {
+      "type": "streamable-http",
+      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp"
+    }
+  ]
+}

package/src/index.ts

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+interface McpToolDefinition {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  inputSchema: {
+    type: 'object';
+    properties: Record<string, unknown>;
+    required?: string[];
+  };
+}
+
+interface McpToolExport {
+  tools: McpToolDefinition[];
+  callTool: (name: string, args: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<unknown>;
+  meter?: { credits: number };
+  cost?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  provider?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Catalogue of Life MCP — global taxonomic index.
+ *
+ * Auth: none. API: https://api.checklistbank.org/openapi/
+ * Default dataset key 3LR = "COL latest release".
+ */
+
+
+const BASE = 'https://api.checklistbank.org';
+const DEFAULT_DATASET = '3LR';
+const UA = 'pipeworx-mcp-catalogueoflife/1.0 (+https://pipeworx.io)';
+
+const tools: McpToolExport['tools'] = [
+  {
+    name: 'search',
+    description: 'Name-usage search.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        query: { type: 'string', description: 'Free-text search (e.g. "Panthera leo").' },
+        dataset: { type: 'string', description: `ChecklistBank dataset key (default "${DEFAULT_DATASET}" = COL latest release).` },
+        limit: { type: 'number', description: '1-1000 (default 25).' },
+        offset: { type: 'number' },
+        rank: { type: 'string', description: 'e.g. "species", "genus", "family"' },
+        status: { type: 'string', description: 'accepted | synonym | bare_name | missapplied | …' },
+      },
+      required: ['query'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'name_match',
+    description: 'Exact scientific-name match (0 or 1 hit + alternatives).',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        scientific_name: { type: 'string' },
+        authorship: { type: 'string', description: 'Optional authorship to disambiguate homonyms.' },
+        dataset: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      required: ['scientific_name'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'usage',
+    description: 'Single name-usage by id.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: { id: { type: 'string' }, dataset: { type: 'string' } },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'taxon',
+    description: 'Taxon by id.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: { id: { type: 'string' }, dataset: { type: 'string' } },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'classification',
+    description: 'Taxonomic classification chain (kingdom → species) for a taxon id.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: { id: { type: 'string' }, dataset: { type: 'string' } },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'vernacular',
+    description: 'Vernacular (common) names for a taxon.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: { id: { type: 'string' }, dataset: { type: 'string' } },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'synonyms',
+    description: 'Synonyms of a taxon.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: { id: { type: 'string' }, dataset: { type: 'string' } },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'children',
+    description: 'Direct child taxa.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        id: { type: 'string' },
+        dataset: { type: 'string' },
+        limit: { type: 'number', description: '1-1000 (default 100).' },
+      },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+async function callTool(name: string, args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<unknown> {
+  const ds = datasetKey(args);
+  switch (name) {
+    case 'search': {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams({
+        q: reqStr(args, 'query', '"Panthera leo"'),
+        limit: String(Math.min(1000, Math.max(1, (args.limit as number) ?? 25))),
+        offset: String(Math.max(0, (args.offset as number) ?? 0)),
+      });
+      if (args.rank) params.set('rank', String(args.rank));
+      if (args.status) params.set('status', String(args.status));
+      return colGet(`/dataset/${ds}/nameusage/search?${params}`);
+    }
+    case 'name_match': {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams({ q: reqStr(args, 'scientific_name', '"Panthera leo"') });
+      if (args.authorship) params.set('authorship', String(args.authorship));
+      return colGet(`/dataset/${ds}/match/nameusage?${params}`);
+    }
+    case 'usage':
+      return colGet(`/dataset/${ds}/nameusage/${encodeURIComponent(reqStr(args, 'id', '"<id>"'))}`);
+    case 'taxon':
+      return colGet(`/dataset/${ds}/taxon/${encodeURIComponent(reqStr(args, 'id', '"<id>"'))}`);
+    case 'classification':
+      return colGet(`/dataset/${ds}/taxon/${encodeURIComponent(reqStr(args, 'id', '"<id>"'))}/classification`);
+    case 'vernacular':
+      return colGet(`/dataset/${ds}/taxon/${encodeURIComponent(reqStr(args, 'id', '"<id>"'))}/vernacular`);
+    case 'synonyms':
+      return colGet(`/dataset/${ds}/taxon/${encodeURIComponent(reqStr(args, 'id', '"<id>"'))}/synonyms`);
+    case 'children': {
+      const limit = Math.min(1000, Math.max(1, (args.limit as number) ?? 100));
+      return colGet(
+        `/dataset/${ds}/taxon/${encodeURIComponent(reqStr(args, 'id', '"<id>"'))}/children?limit=${limit}`,
+      );
+    }
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown tool: ${name}`);
+  }
+}
+
+function datasetKey(args: Record<string, unknown>): string {
+  const v = args.dataset;
+  if (typeof v === 'string' && v.trim()) return v.trim();
+  return DEFAULT_DATASET;
+}
+
+async function colGet(path: string): Promise<unknown> {
+  const res = await fetch(`${BASE}${path}`, { headers: { Accept: 'application/json', 'User-Agent': UA } });
+  if (res.status === 404) throw new Error('Catalogue of Life: not found');
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Catalogue of Life: ${res.status} ${await res.text().then((t) => t.slice(0, 200))}`);
+  return res.json();
+}
+
+function reqStr(args: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, example: string): string {
+  const v = args[key];
+  if (typeof v !== 'string' || !v.trim()) {
+    throw new Error(`Required argument "${key}" is missing. Pass a string like ${example}.`);
+  }
+  return v;
+}
+
+export default { tools, callTool, meter: { credits: 1 } } satisfies McpToolExport;

package/tsconfig.json

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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2022",
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "strict": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "declaration": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src"]
+}