`taxon`

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

Fetch a Catalogue of Life accepted taxon record by its COL taxon ID, returning the accepted concept with name, rank, and authorship. Pair with classification for lineage, children to descend the tree, or vernacular for common names.

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":"taxon","arguments":{"id":"7XCCF"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Single taxon record"
}

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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