`get_collection`

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

Get full metadata for one NASA Earth-science collection by its CMR concept ID — summary, DOI/landing page, spatial coverage, temporal range, and access links. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`concept_id`	string	yes	CMR collection concept ID, e.g. “C1748058432-LPCLOUD” (MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature MOD11A1). Get IDs from search_collections.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "concept_id": "C1748058432-LPCLOUD"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa-cmr/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_collection","arguments":{"concept_id":"C1748058432-LPCLOUD"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_collection', {
  "concept_id": "C1748058432-LPCLOUD"
});

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 nasa-cmr pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_collection