GBIF Biodiversity

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Search species, retrieve taxonomic data, and browse occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

4 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

search_species

Search for species by common or scientific name. Returns matched taxa with rank, classification status, and taxonomic hierarchy. Use get_species with the taxon key for full details.

No parameters required.

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get_species

Get complete taxonomic classification for a species (kingdom through subspecies). Requires taxon key from search_species. Returns all ranks and accepted name status.

No parameters required.

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get_occurrences

Get georeferenced observation records for a species with coordinates, dates, and sources. Filter by country code (e.g., 'US', 'BR', 'AU') to narrow results geographically.

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occurrences_near

Find species occurrence records NEAR a location (latitude/longitude + radius). PREFER for "what species/wildlife are found near here", "what birds/plants occur around these coordinates", "is <species>

No parameters required.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gbif/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gbif/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_species","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_species", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search species, retrieve taxonomic data, and browse occurrence records from the global biodiversity information facility");