Noirlab Datalab

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NOIRLab Astro Data Lab — datalab.noirlab.edu.

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Tools

datalab_query

Run an ADQL (SQL) query against NSF NOIRLab Astro Data Lab — the DECam, Mayall and Blanco

No parameters required.

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datalab_tables

List the schemas and tables available in NOIRLab Astro Data Lab, with each table's

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/noirlab-datalab/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/noirlab-datalab/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"datalab_query","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("datalab_query", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("noirlab astro data lab — datalab");