@pipeworx/trefle

Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp — every tool in the catalog, including @pipeworx/trefle’s. Install: one-click buttons

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: 5

Trefle MCP — global plant database.

Tools

• search_plants(query, edible?, vegetable?, page?, page_size?)
• get_plant(plant_id)
• search_species(query, page?, page_size?)
• get_species(species_id)
• list_distributions(zone, page?, page_size?) — TDWG WGSRPD zone codes

Auth

• Platform key: gateway env PLATFORM_TREFLE_KEY.
• BYO: ?_apiKey=<token> after registering at https://trefle.io.

Data source

https://trefle.io/api/v1/ — ?token= query param. Upstream has been intermittently flaky in 2024–2026.

Tools

• search_plants — Search plants by common or scientific name. Returns Trefle plant ID, scientific name, common name, family, image. Filter by edible flags.
• get_plant — Full plant record by Trefle ID. Returns scientific/common names, family, status, image, year, main species.
• search_species — Search species (the rank below plants — some plants have multiple species). Returns Trefle species ID + scientific name.
• get_species — Full species record: growth habit, light/atmospheric humidity/soil requirements, edible / medicinal flags, distribution, images, sources.
• list_distributions — Native or introduced distribution zones (TDWG WGSRPD codes — e.g., “NWY” = Norway, “CAL” = California). Returns species lists by zone.