`object`

Pack: simbad · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

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

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 — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the simbad pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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