`planets`

Pack: exoplanet-archive · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/exoplanet-archive/mcp

Quick planet search against the ps (planetary systems) table.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	no	Optional WHERE clause (without “WHERE”).
`limit`	number	no	1-10000 (default 25).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "pl_mass > 5.0",
  "limit": 10
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/exoplanet-archive/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"planets","arguments":{"query":"pl_mass > 5.0","limit":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('planets', {
  "query": "pl_mass > 5.0",
  "limit": 10
});

More examples

{
  "query": "sy_dist < 50"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`format`	string	Response format (json, csv, or votable)
`body`	string	Non-JSON response body (first 16000 chars)

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "format": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Response format (json, csv, or votable)"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Non-JSON response body (first 16000 chars)"
    }
  },
  "description": "Query result from planetary systems (ps) table"
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exoplanet-archive": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/exoplanet-archive/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

planets