`search_granules`

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/search_granules for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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

Name	Type	Required	Description
`concept_id`	string	yes	CMR collection concept ID, e.g. “C1748058432-LPCLOUD”. Get IDs from search_collections.
`temporal_start`	string	no	Start of temporal filter, YYYY-MM-DD. Granules overlapping the range match.
`temporal_end`	string	no	End of temporal filter, YYYY-MM-DD.
`bounding_box`	string	no	Spatial filter “minLon,minLat,maxLon,maxLat”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results (default 10, max 25).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "concept_id": "C1748058432-LPCLOUD",
  "temporal_start": "2023-01-01",
  "temporal_end": "2023-01-31",
  "limit": 10
}

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":"search_granules","arguments":{"concept_id":"C1748058432-LPCLOUD","temporal_start":"2023-01-01","temporal_end":"2023-01-31","limit":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_granules', {
  "concept_id": "C1748058432-LPCLOUD",
  "temporal_start": "2023-01-01",
  "temporal_end": "2023-01-31",
  "limit": 10
});

More examples

{
  "concept_id": "C1748058432-LPCLOUD",
  "bounding_box": "-125,32,-114,42",
  "limit": 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 nasa-cmr pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_granules