`gibs_list_layers`

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

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/gibs_list_layers for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

“What NASA satellite imagery layers are there for wildfires / sea ice / aerosols?” — search NASA GIBS, the ~1,300-layer imagery catalogue behind NASA Worldview. AUTHORITATIVE for which global satellite imagery products exist and what time span each covers: true-colour MODIS/VIIRS mosaics, thermal anomalies, sea-surface temperature, aerosol optical depth, snow and ice cover, vegetation index, night lights. Returns each layer’s identifier (the id the other two tools take), human title, resolution grid, image format and the date range it is available for.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	no	Case-insensitive substring matched against layer title and identifier, e.g. “fires”, “sea ice”, “VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance”. Omit to list the whole catalogue.
`projection`	string	no
`limit`	number	no	Max layers to return (default 40, max 300).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "fires",
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa-gibs/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gibs_list_layers","arguments":{"query":"fires","limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('gibs_list_layers', {
  "query": "fires",
  "limit": 5
});

More examples

{
  "query": "sea ice",
  "projection": "epsg3413",
  "limit": 20
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

gibs_list_layers