`search_taxa`

Pack: itis · 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/search_taxa for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search ITIS (authoritative US-government integrated taxonomy for plants, animals, fungi, and microbes) by scientific name and resolve it to TSNs (Taxonomic Serial Numbers). Returns matching taxa with tsn, scientific name, author, and kingdom. Keyless. Use the tsn with get_hierarchy or get_common_names.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Scientific name to search, e.g. “Puma concolor”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "Puma concolor"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/itis/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_taxa","arguments":{"name":"Puma concolor"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_taxa', {
  "name": "Puma concolor"
});

More examples

{
  "name": "Canis lupus"
}

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 itis pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "itis": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/itis/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_taxa