`match_names`

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

Resolve scientific (Latin binomial) names to Open Tree of Life taxon IDs (ott_id). The ott_id is the key needed by taxon_info and common_ancestor — start here. Returns the best match per name with its ott_id, accepted name, rank, and synonym/approximate flags. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`names`	array	yes	Scientific names to resolve, e.g. [“Quercus alba”,“Panthera leo”]. Max 20.
`items`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "names": [
    "Quercus alba",
    "Panthera leo"
  ]
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/opentreeoflife/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"match_names","arguments":{"names":["Quercus alba","Panthera leo"]}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('match_names', {
  "names": [
    "Quercus alba",
    "Panthera leo"
  ]
});

More examples

{
  "names": [
    "Homo sapiens",
    "Canis familiaris",
    "Escherichia coli"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

match_names