`usage`

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/usage for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Fetch a single Catalogue of Life name-usage record by its COL ID, returning taxon name, authorship, rank, status (accepted/synonym), and source dataset. Use after search or name_match to retrieve the full structured record.

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Single name-usage record"
}

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.

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