datalab_query

Pack: noirlab-datalab · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp

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

Run an ADQL (SQL) query against NSF NOIRLab Astro Data Lab — the DECam, Mayall and Blanco

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
sqlstringyesAn ADQL SELECT. Tables are fully qualified schema.table, e.g.
limitnumbernoRow ceiling injected as SELECT TOP n when the query has none (default 100, max 1000).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "sql": "SELECT ra, dec, phot_g_mean_mag FROM gaia_dr3.gaia_source WHERE phot_g_mean_mag < 6",
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"datalab_query","arguments":{"sql":"SELECT ra, dec, phot_g_mean_mag FROM gaia_dr3.gaia_source WHERE phot_g_mean_mag < 6","limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('datalab_query', {
  "sql": "SELECT ra, dec, phot_g_mean_mag FROM gaia_dr3.gaia_source WHERE phot_g_mean_mag < 6",
  "limit": 5
});

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noirlab-datalab": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build September 18, 2026