search_taxa
Pack: inaturalist · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/mcp
Search iNaturalist taxa by name (common or scientific). Returns taxon ID, rank, ancestry, conservation status, and photo URL. Use the taxon ID for downstream filters or to disambiguate look-alike species.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Common or scientific name |
rank | string | no | Restrict to a rank (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species) |
per_page | number | no | Results per page (1-30, default 10) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_taxa","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"inaturalist": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.