`mission_search`

Pack: mast-nasa · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mast-nasa/mcp

Mission-scoped search with arbitrary criteria.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`mission`	string	yes	e.g. “HST”, “JWST”, “Pan-STARRS”, “K2”, “Kepler”, “GALEX”, “TESS”
`criteria`	object	yes	Object of MAST filter columns → values.
`limit`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "mission": "JWST",
  "criteria": {
    "detector": "NIRCAM",
    "proposal_id": "1234"
  },
  "limit": 200
}

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":"mission_search","arguments":{"mission":"JWST","criteria":{"detector":"NIRCAM","proposal_id":"1234"},"limit":200}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('mission_search', {
  "mission": "JWST",
  "criteria": {
    "detector": "NIRCAM",
    "proposal_id": "1234"
  },
  "limit": 200
});

More examples

{
  "mission": "Kepler",
  "criteria": {
    "target_name": "KIC 757076"
  },
  "limit": 50
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`data`	array	Array of observation records matching mission search criteria

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of observation records matching mission search criteria",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "CAOM observation record"
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

mission_search