@pipeworx/simbad
Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp — every tool in the catalog, including @pipeworx/simbad’s. Install: one-click buttons
Connect to just the @pipeworx/simbad pack
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/simbad/mcp — only @pipeworx/simbad’s own tools, nothing else in the catalog.
No MCP client? Skip the connection: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs {"query":"..."} to find a tool below, GET /v1/tools/<name> for its schema, POST the same URL with arguments for the data — see For AI agents.
Tools: 4
SIMBAD MCP — CDS Strasbourg astronomical database of objects beyond the Solar System (~14M objects). Keyless TAP+sim-script interface.
Tools
object(identifier)— resolve and fetch the basic record for an object namescript(script)— run a SIMBAD sim-script (advanced)tap(query, format?)— ADQL TAP query against the SIMBAD databasecone_search(ra, dec, radius_deg)— objects in a cone
Data source
https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr — sim-script + TAP/ADQL.
Tools
- object — Resolve and fetch the basic record for an object identifier (e.g. “M31”, “HD 209458”).
- script — Run a SIMBAD sim-script. See https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-fscript.
- tap — ADQL TAP query against the SIMBAD database (sync). Returns JSON by default.
- cone_search — Objects within a radius of (RA, Dec) decimal degrees.
Tools
cone_search— Objects within a radius of (RA, Dec) decimal degrees.object— Resolve and fetch the basic record for an object identifier (e.g. M31 , HD 209458 ).script— Run a SIMBAD sim-script. See https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-fscript.tap— ADQL TAP query against the SIMBAD database (sync). Returns JSON by default.