`name_match`

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

“Is [Panthera leo] a valid scientific name” / “exact match for [Latin binomial]” / “disambiguate homonyms” — exact scientific-name match returning 0 or 1 hit plus close alternatives. Use when you have a precise Latin name and want to confirm acceptance or distinguish homonyms (same name used for different organisms — pass authorship to disambiguate).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`scientific_name`	string	yes
`authorship`	string	no	Optional authorship to disambiguate homonyms.
`dataset`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "scientific_name": "Panthera leo"
}

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":"name_match","arguments":{"scientific_name":"Panthera leo"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('name_match', {
  "scientific_name": "Panthera leo"
});

More examples

{
  "scientific_name": "Canis lupus",
  "authorship": "Linnaeus, 1758"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`match`	object	Best matching name usage or null if no match
`alternatives`	array	Alternative matching name usages

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Exact name match result with alternatives",
  "properties": {
    "match": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Best matching name usage or null if no match"
    },
    "alternatives": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Alternative matching name usages",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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