`object`

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

Resolve and fetch the basic record for an object identifier (e.g. “M31”, “HD 209458”).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`identifier`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "identifier": "M31"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/simbad/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"object","arguments":{"identifier":"M31"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('object', {
  "identifier": "M31"
});

More examples

{
  "identifier": "HD 209458"
}

Response shape

Always returns: format, body

Field	Type	Description
`format`	string	Response format type
`body`	string	Text response body from SIMBAD sim-script

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "format": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Response format type"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Text response body from SIMBAD sim-script"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "format",
    "body"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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