`gibs_layer_info`

Pack: nasa-gibs · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/gibs_layer_info for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Everything NASA GIBS publishes about one imagery layer: its full title, the dates it actually covers (as ISO 8601 start/end/period ranges), the most recent date available, native tile grid and zoom depth, image format, geographic extent, colour map and legend URLs, and the raw WMTS tile template. Call this before gibs_tile_url when you need to know which dates exist for a layer.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`layer`	string	yes	GIBS layer identifier, e.g. “MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor”. Get one from gibs_list_layers.
`projection`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "layer": "MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa-gibs/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gibs_layer_info","arguments":{"layer":"MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('gibs_layer_info', {
  "layer": "MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor"
});

More examples

{
  "layer": "VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_All"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the nasa-gibs pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nasa-gibs": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa-gibs/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

gibs_layer_info