@pipeworx/catalogueoflife

Connect: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/catalogueoflife/mcp · Install: one-click buttons

Tools: 8

Catalogue of Life MCP — the global taxonomic index of known species (~2.2 M accepted names). Wraps the ChecklistBank API that backs COL. Keyless.

The default dataset is 3LR (the latest COL release). Pass dataset to override (e.g. 3 for the editorial-state COL dataset, or any ChecklistBank dataset key).

Tools

• search(query, dataset?, limit?, offset?, rank?, status?) — name-usage search
• name_match(scientific_name, dataset?, authorship?) — exact-name match (returns 0/1 hit + suggestions)
• usage(id, dataset?) — single name-usage by id
• taxon(id, dataset?) — taxon by id
• classification(id, dataset?) — taxonomic classification chain (kingdom → species)
• vernacular(id, dataset?) — vernacular (common) names for a taxon
• synonyms(id, dataset?) — synonyms of a taxon
• children(id, dataset?, limit?) — direct child taxa

Data source

https://api.checklistbank.org/dataset/{key}/...

Tools

• search — Name-usage search.
• name_match — Exact scientific-name match (0 or 1 hit + alternatives).
• usage — Single name-usage by id.
• taxon — Taxon by id.
• classification — Taxonomic classification chain (kingdom → species) for a taxon id.
• vernacular — Vernacular (common) names for a taxon.
• synonyms — Synonyms of a taxon.
• children — Direct child taxa.