`recent_fireballs`

Pack: jpl-ssd · 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/recent_fireballs for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

NASA/JPL CNEOS — most recent atmospheric fireballs/bolides detected by U.S. Government sensors, with date, radiated and total impact energy (kilotons of TNT), location, altitude, and velocity. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	number	no	Max events, default 15, max 100.
`min_energy`	number	no	Optional minimum total impact energy in kilotons of TNT.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "limit": 15
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jpl-ssd/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"recent_fireballs","arguments":{"limit":15}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('recent_fireballs', {
  "limit": 15
});

More examples

{
  "limit": 25,
  "min_energy": 5
}

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 jpl-ssd pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jpl-ssd": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jpl-ssd/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

recent_fireballs