`catalogs`

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

Search VizieR catalogue metadata.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Keywords (e.g. “Gaia DR3”, “exoplanet”).
`max`	number	no	1-200 (default 25)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Gaia DR3"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/vizier/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"catalogs","arguments":{"query":"Gaia DR3"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('catalogs', {
  "query": "Gaia DR3"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "exoplanet",
  "max": 50
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "VizieR catalogue metadata search results",
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {},
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "format": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "raw"
          ],
          "description": "Format indicator when JSON parsing fails"
        },
        "body": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Raw text response (first 4000 chars)"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "format",
        "body"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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