@pipeworx/inaturalist

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

Tools: 3

iNaturalist citizen-science observations MCP — read-only, no auth.

Tools

• search_observations(taxon_name?, place?, year?, threatened?, quality_grade?, per_page?) — observation search with auto-resolved taxon and place names.
• search_taxa(query, rank?, per_page?) — find taxa by common or scientific name.
• top_species(place, year?, per_page?) — most-observed species at a place.

Data source

https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/ — public REST API, no key required for read-only.

Tools

• search_observations — Search citizen-science observations on iNaturalist. Filter by taxon name (e.g., “Pandion haliaetus” or “osprey”), place name (“California”), year, threatened status, or quality grade. Returns photogra
• search_taxa — Search iNaturalist taxa by name (common or scientific). Returns taxon ID, rank, ancestry, conservation status, and photo URL. Use the taxon ID for downstream filters or to disambiguate look-alike spec
• top_species — Most-frequently-observed species in a place over a date range. Auto-resolves place name to place_id. Returns ranked species with observation counts and taxonomic info. Great for “what wildlife lives h