Global Forest Watch

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The Global Forest Watch Data API from WRI and the University of Maryland — browse the datasets behind GFW (annual tree cover loss and gain, primary forest extent, GLAD and RADD deforestation alerts, fire alerts, carbon flux, protected areas) and run SQL against any version of them.

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Tools

gfw_datasets

List or keyword-search the Global Forest Watch Data API catalogue — the WRI/UMD datasets behind GFW: annual tree cover loss and gain, primary forest extent, GLAD/RADD deforestation alerts, fire alerts

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gfw_dataset

Full detail for ONE Global Forest Watch dataset — metadata (source, citation, spatial resolution, geographic coverage, update frequency, cautions, licence) plus its version list. Pass a version (or "l

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gfw_query

Run a read-only SQL SELECT against one Global Forest Watch dataset version — e.g. tree cover loss hectares by country and year, or deforestation alerts inside a bounding box. The table is always calle

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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/global-forest-watch/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/global-forest-watch/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gfw_datasets","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("gfw_datasets", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("the global forest watch data api from wri and the university of maryland — browse the datasets behind gfw (annual tree cover loss and gain, primary forest extent, glad and radd deforestation alerts, fire alerts, carbon flux, protected areas) and run sql against any version of them");