`lookup_name`

Pack: mast-nasa · 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/lookup_name for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Resolve target name → coords.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "M31"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mast-nasa/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"lookup_name","arguments":{"name":"M31"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('lookup_name', {
  "name": "M31"
});

More examples

{
  "name": "Andromeda Galaxy"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`resolvedCoordinate`	array
`status`	string

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "resolvedCoordinate": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "searchString": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "resolver": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "cached": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "resolverTime": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "cacheDate": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "searchRadius": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "canonicalName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "ra": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "decl": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "radius": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "majorAxis": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "minorAxis": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "positionAngle": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "objectType": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

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 mast-nasa pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mast-nasa": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mast-nasa/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

lookup_name