`cone_search`

Pack: vizier · 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/cone_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Cone search around (RA, Dec).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`catalog`	string	yes
`ra`	number	yes	RA in decimal degrees.
`dec`	number	yes	Dec in decimal degrees.
`radius_deg`	number	yes
`max`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "catalog": "I/345/gaia2",
  "ra": 83.6287,
  "dec": 22.0145,
  "radius_deg": 0.5
}

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":"cone_search","arguments":{"catalog":"I/345/gaia2","ra":83.6287,"dec":22.0145,"radius_deg":0.5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('cone_search', {
  "catalog": "I/345/gaia2",
  "ra": 83.6287,
  "dec": 22.0145,
  "radius_deg": 0.5
});

More examples

{
  "catalog": "V/147/sdss12",
  "ra": 210.8024,
  "dec": 54.3495,
  "radius_deg": 0.1,
  "max": 100
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Cone search results around specified coordinates",
  "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 — 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 vizier pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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