@pipeworx/mcp-sciencebase 0.1.0

package/LICENSE

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package/README.md

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+# mcp-sciencebase
+
+USGS ScienceBase catalog MCP.
+
+Part of [Pipeworx](https://pipeworx.io) — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 860+ live data sources.
+
+## Tools
+
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+
+## Quick Start
+
+Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "sciencebase": {
+      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sciencebase/mcp"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 860+ 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 Sciencebase 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-sciencebase",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "USGS ScienceBase catalog MCP.",
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "keywords": ["mcp", "mcp-server", "model-context-protocol", "pipeworx", "sciencebase"],
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-sciencebase"
+  },
+  "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/sciencebase",
+  "title": "Sciencebase",
+  "description": "USGS ScienceBase catalog MCP.",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "websiteUrl": "https://pipeworx.io/packs/sciencebase",
+  "repository": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-sciencebase",
+    "source": "github"
+  },
+  "remotes": [
+    {
+      "type": "streamable-http",
+      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sciencebase/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;
+}
+
+/**
+ * USGS ScienceBase catalog MCP.
+ *
+ * Keyless search across the U.S. Geological Survey's scientific data catalog
+ * (sciencebase.gov) — datasets, projects, and publications with metadata,
+ * contacts, web links, and direct file/download links. The catalog is
+ * hierarchical (collections contain sub-items), so items can be drilled into.
+ * Keyless.
+ */
+
+
+const BASE = 'https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog';
+const UA = 'pipeworx/1.0 (+https://pipeworx.io)';
+
+// The catalog API returns only id/link/title/relatedItems unless `fields=` is
+// passed. These are the fields confirmed to populate on real items live.
+const SEARCH_FIELDS =
+  'title,summary,browseCategories,browseTypes,dates,contacts,webLinks,tags,distributionLinks';
+const ITEM_FIELDS =
+  'title,summary,browseCategories,browseTypes,dates,contacts,webLinks,tags,distributionLinks,files,parentId,hasChildren';
+
+interface SbDate { type?: string; dateString?: string; label?: string }
+interface SbContact { name?: string; type?: string }
+interface SbWebLink { type?: string; uri?: string; title?: string }
+interface SbDistLink { name?: string; uri?: string; title?: string }
+interface SbFile { name?: string; url?: string; contentType?: string; size?: number }
+interface SbItem {
+  id?: string;
+  title?: string;
+  summary?: string;
+  browseCategories?: string[];
+  browseTypes?: string[];
+  dates?: SbDate[];
+  contacts?: SbContact[];
+  webLinks?: SbWebLink[];
+  distributionLinks?: SbDistLink[];
+  files?: SbFile[];
+  hasChildren?: boolean;
+  parentId?: string;
+  link?: { url?: string };
+}
+
+const tools: McpToolExport['tools'] = [
+  {
+    name: 'search_items',
+    description:
+      "Search the USGS ScienceBase catalog (sciencebase.gov) — the U.S. Geological Survey's scientific data catalog of datasets, publications, and projects, with summaries, categories, dates, and direct download links. Keyless.",
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        query: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'Free-text search, e.g. "streamflow", "earthquake hazard", "Landsat vegetation".',
+        },
+        category: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description:
+            'Optional. Narrow to a single catalog category: "Data", "Publication", "Project", or "Collection".',
+        },
+        limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Max results, default 10, max 25.' },
+      },
+      required: ['query'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'get_item',
+    description:
+      'Get a single ScienceBase catalog item by id — full summary, categories, types, dates, contacts, web links, and attached files (download URLs). e.g. id "58f8be37e4b0b7ea5452260e". Keyless.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        id: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'A ScienceBase item id, e.g. "58f8be37e4b0b7ea5452260e" (from search_items results).',
+        },
+      },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'item_children',
+    description:
+      'List the child items of a ScienceBase catalog item. The catalog is hierarchical — collections and folders contain sub-items (use get_item to check has_children). Keyless.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        parent_id: { type: 'string', description: 'The id of the parent catalog item, e.g. "58e64ab1e4b09da6799ac732".' },
+        limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Max children, default 15, max 30.' },
+      },
+      required: ['parent_id'],
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+async function callTool(name: string, args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<unknown> {
+  try {
+    switch (name) {
+      case 'search_items':
+        return searchItems(args);
+      case 'get_item':
+        return getItem(args);
+      case 'item_children':
+        return itemChildren(args);
+      default:
+        return { error: `Unknown tool: ${name}` };
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    return { error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) };
+  }
+}
+
+async function sbGet(path: string, params: Record<string, string>): Promise<unknown> {
+  const qs = new URLSearchParams({ format: 'json', ...params }).toString();
+  const res = await fetch(`${BASE}${path}?${qs}`, {
+    headers: { Accept: 'application/json', 'User-Agent': UA },
+  });
+  if (res.status === 404) return { __notFound: true };
+  if (!res.ok) return { __error: `ScienceBase: ${res.status} ${(await res.text()).slice(0, 200)}` };
+  return res.json();
+}
+
+function truncate(s: unknown, n: number): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof s !== 'string' || !s) return undefined;
+  return s.length > n ? `${s.slice(0, n)}…` : s;
+}
+
+function firstDate(dates: SbDate[] | undefined): string | undefined {
+  if (!Array.isArray(dates) || dates.length === 0) return undefined;
+  const pub = dates.find((d) => d.type === 'Publication' || d.type === 'publication');
+  return (pub ?? dates[0]).dateString;
+}
+
+function mapItem(raw: SbItem, opts: { full: boolean }): Record<string, unknown> {
+  if (!opts.full) {
+    return {
+      id: raw.id,
+      title: raw.title,
+      summary: truncate(raw.summary, 300),
+      categories: raw.browseCategories ?? [],
+      date: firstDate(raw.dates),
+      data_links: (raw.distributionLinks ?? [])
+        .slice(0, 5)
+        .map((d) => ({ title: d.title ?? d.name, uri: d.uri })),
+      url: raw.link?.url,
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    id: raw.id,
+    title: raw.title,
+    summary: raw.summary,
+    categories: raw.browseCategories ?? [],
+    types: raw.browseTypes ?? [],
+    dates: (raw.dates ?? []).map((d) => ({ type: d.type, date: d.dateString })),
+    contacts: (raw.contacts ?? []).slice(0, 8).map((c) => ({ name: c.name, type: c.type })),
+    web_links: (raw.webLinks ?? []).slice(0, 8).map((w) => ({ title: w.title, uri: w.uri, type: w.type })),
+    files: (raw.files ?? []).slice(0, 15).map((f) => ({
+      name: f.name,
+      url: f.url,
+      content_type: f.contentType,
+      size_bytes: f.size,
+    })),
+    has_children: raw.hasChildren ?? false,
+    parent_id: raw.parentId,
+    url: raw.link?.url,
+  };
+}
+
+async function searchItems(args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<unknown> {
+  const query = typeof args.query === 'string' ? args.query.trim() : '';
+  if (!query) return { error: 'provide a query', query: args.query ?? null };
+  let limit = typeof args.limit === 'number' ? Math.floor(args.limit) : 10;
+  if (!Number.isFinite(limit) || limit < 1) limit = 10;
+  if (limit > 25) limit = 25;
+
+  const params: Record<string, string> = { q: query, max: String(limit), fields: SEARCH_FIELDS };
+  const category = typeof args.category === 'string' ? args.category.trim() : '';
+  if (category) params.filter = `browseCategory=${category}`;
+
+  const data = (await sbGet('/items', params)) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  if (data.__error) return { error: data.__error };
+
+  const items = Array.isArray(data.items) ? (data.items as SbItem[]) : [];
+  return {
+    total: data.total ?? items.length,
+    count: items.length,
+    items: items.map((it) => mapItem(it, { full: false })),
+  };
+}
+
+async function getItem(args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<unknown> {
+  const id = typeof args.id === 'string' ? args.id.trim() : '';
+  if (!id) return { error: 'provide an item id', id: args.id ?? null };
+
+  const data = (await sbGet(`/item/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`, { fields: ITEM_FIELDS })) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  if (data.__notFound) return { error: 'item not found', id };
+  if (data.__error) return { error: data.__error };
+
+  return mapItem(data as SbItem, { full: true });
+}
+
+async function itemChildren(args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<unknown> {
+  const parentId = typeof args.parent_id === 'string' ? args.parent_id.trim() : '';
+  if (!parentId) return { error: 'provide a parent_id', parent_id: args.parent_id ?? null };
+  let limit = typeof args.limit === 'number' ? Math.floor(args.limit) : 15;
+  if (!Number.isFinite(limit) || limit < 1) limit = 15;
+  if (limit > 30) limit = 30;
+
+  const data = (await sbGet('/items', {
+    parentId,
+    max: String(limit),
+    fields: 'title,summary,browseCategories',
+  })) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  if (data.__error) return { error: data.__error };
+
+  const items = Array.isArray(data.items) ? (data.items as SbItem[]) : [];
+  return {
+    parent_id: parentId,
+    count: items.length,
+    children: items.map((it) => ({
+      id: it.id,
+      title: it.title,
+      summary: truncate(it.summary, 200),
+      categories: it.browseCategories ?? [],
+    })),
+  };
+}
+
+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"]
+}