search_granules

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

List the individual data files (granules) of a NASA collection — newest first, with timestamps, file size, and direct download URLs. Filter by time range or bounding box. Keyless.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
concept_idstringyesCMR collection concept ID, e.g. “C1748058432-LPCLOUD”. Get IDs from search_collections.
temporal_startstringnoStart of temporal filter, YYYY-MM-DD. Granules overlapping the range match.
temporal_endstringnoEnd of temporal filter, YYYY-MM-DD.
bounding_boxstringnoSpatial filter “minLon,minLat,maxLon,maxLat”.
limitnumbernoMax results (default 10, max 25).

Example call

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":"search_granules","arguments":{}}}'

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build June 11, 2026