synonyms
Pack: catalogueoflife · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)
No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/synonyms for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.
“What are the synonyms of [species]” / “old name for [organism]” / “alternative scientific names” — list synonyms (alternative or historical scientific names) currently mapped to a single Catalogue of Life accepted taxon. Use to map outdated taxonomy to current names.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | yes | |
dataset | string | no |
Example call
Arguments
{
"id": "4CGXP"
}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":"synonyms","arguments":{"id":"4CGXP"}}}'TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('synonyms', {
"id": "4CGXP"
});Response shape
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
heterotypic | array | |
heterotypicGroups | array |
Full JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"heterotypic": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"created": {
"type": "string"
},
"createdBy": {
"type": "number"
},
"modified": {
"type": "string"
},
"modifiedBy": {
"type": "number"
},
"datasetKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"sectorKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"verbatimSourceKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"name": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"created": {
"type": "string"
},
"createdBy": {
"type": "number"
},
"modified": {
"type": "string"
},
"modifiedBy": {
"type": "number"
},
"datasetKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"sectorKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"verbatimSourceKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"namesIndexId": {
"type": "number"
},
"scientificName": {
"type": "string"
},
"authorship": {
"type": "string"
},
"rank": {
"type": "string"
},
"genus": {
"type": "string"
},
"specificEpithet": {
"type": "string"
},
"combinationAuthorship": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"authors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"year": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"origin": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
},
"link": {
"type": "string"
},
"remarks": {
"type": "string"
},
"parsed": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"notho": {
"type": "array",
"items": {}
},
"infraspecificEpithet": {
"type": "string"
},
"basionymAuthorship": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"authors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"year": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
},
"status": {
"type": "string"
},
"origin": {
"type": "string"
},
"parentId": {
"type": "string"
},
"label": {
"type": "string"
},
"labelHtml": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"heterotypicGroups": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"created": {
"type": "string"
},
"createdBy": {
"type": "number"
},
"modified": {
"type": "string"
},
"modifiedBy": {
"type": "number"
},
"datasetKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"sectorKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"verbatimSourceKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"name": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"created": {
"type": "string"
},
"createdBy": {
"type": "number"
},
"modified": {
"type": "string"
},
"modifiedBy": {
"type": "number"
},
"datasetKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"sectorKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"verbatimSourceKey": {
"type": "number"
},
"namesIndexId": {
"type": "number"
},
"scientificName": {
"type": "string"
},
"authorship": {
"type": "string"
},
"rank": {
"type": "string"
},
"genus": {
"type": "string"
},
"specificEpithet": {
"type": "string"
},
"combinationAuthorship": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"authors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"year": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"origin": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
},
"link": {
"type": "string"
},
"remarks": {
"type": "string"
},
"parsed": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"notho": {
"type": "array",
"items": {}
},
"infraspecificEpithet": {
"type": "string"
},
"basionymAuthorship": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"authors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"year": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
},
"status": {
"type": "string"
},
"origin": {
"type": "string"
},
"parentId": {
"type": "string"
},
"label": {
"type": "string"
},
"labelHtml": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}Connect to just the catalogueoflife pack
{
"mcpServers": {
"catalogueoflife": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.