`datalab_tables`

Pack: noirlab-datalab · 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/datalab_tables for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`schema`	string	no	Schema to list tables for, e.g. “gaia_dr3”, “ls_dr10”, “des_dr2”. Omit to list every
`table`	string	no	Fully-qualified table name, e.g. “gaia_dr3.gaia_source”, to list its columns, units
`limit`	number	no	Max rows to return (default 100, max 1000).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "schema": "gaia_dr3",
  "limit": 8
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"datalab_tables","arguments":{"schema":"gaia_dr3","limit":8}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('datalab_tables', {
  "schema": "gaia_dr3",
  "limit": 8
});

More examples

{
  "table": "gaia_dr3.gaia_source",
  "limit": 50
}

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 noirlab-datalab pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noirlab-datalab": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noirlab-datalab/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

datalab_tables