`gfw_query`

Pack: global-forest-watch · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/global-forest-watch/mcp

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/gfw_query for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Run a read-only SQL SELECT against one Global Forest Watch dataset version — e.g. tree cover loss hectares by country and year, or deforestation alerts inside a bounding box. The table is always called data; use gfw_dataset to see the available columns first. Requires your own free GFW API key, passed as _apiKey.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`dataset`	string	yes	Dataset name, e.g. “umd_tree_cover_loss”.
`version`	string	no	Version, e.g. “latest” or “v1.13”. Default “latest”.
`sql`	string	yes	A SELECT statement over the table `data`, e.g. “SELECT iso, SUM(area__ha) AS loss_ha FROM data WHERE umd_tree_cover_loss__year = 2023 GROUP BY iso”. SELECT only; a LIMIT is appended if you omit one.
`limit`	number	no	Row cap appended when your SQL has no LIMIT (1-1000, default 100).
`_apiKey`	string	yes	Your own Global Forest Watch API key (BYO). ${KEY_HELP}

Example call

Arguments

{
  "dataset": "umd_tree_cover_loss",
  "sql": "SELECT iso, SUM(area__ha) AS loss_ha FROM data WHERE umd_tree_cover_loss__year = 2023 GROUP BY iso",
  "_apiKey": "your-global-forest-watch-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/global-forest-watch/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gfw_query","arguments":{"dataset":"umd_tree_cover_loss","sql":"SELECT iso, SUM(area__ha) AS loss_ha FROM data WHERE umd_tree_cover_loss__year = 2023 GROUP BY iso","_apiKey":"your-global-forest-watch-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('gfw_query', {
  "dataset": "umd_tree_cover_loss",
  "sql": "SELECT iso, SUM(area__ha) AS loss_ha FROM data WHERE umd_tree_cover_loss__year = 2023 GROUP BY iso",
  "_apiKey": "your-global-forest-watch-api-key"
});

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "global-forest-watch": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/global-forest-watch/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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