`classification`

Pack: catalogueoflife · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp

“What kingdom / phylum / class / order / family / genus is [species] in” / “taxonomy of [organism]” / “show me the lineage of [animal/plant]” / “where does [species] sit in the tree of life” — returns the full classification chain (kingdom → phylum → class → order → family → genus → species) for a Catalogue of Life taxon ID. Use after search to get the lineage of a specific species.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes
`dataset`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "7XCCF"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"classification","arguments":{"id":"7XCCF"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('classification', {
  "id": "7XCCF"
});

Response shape

Always returns: items, count

Field	Type	Description
`items`	array	Taxonomic classification chain from kingdom to species
`count`	integer	Number of items returned.

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Taxonomic classification chain from kingdom to species",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of items returned."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "items",
    "count"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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