`search_nasa_images`

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

Search the NASA Image and Video Library for images/videos of any subject — planets, missions, astronauts, launches, galaxies, etc. PREFER for “NASA photos of Jupiter”, “images of the Apollo 11 mission”, “pictures of a nebula”. Returns title, description, date, NASA ID, media type, and a thumbnail URL. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search terms, e.g. “jupiter”, “apollo 11”, “crab nebula”.
`media_type`	string	no	Optional filter: “image”, “video”, or “audio”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results to return (default 10, max 50).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "jupiter"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_nasa_images', {
  "query": "jupiter"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "apollo 11 mission",
  "media_type": "image",
  "limit": 20
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_nasa_images