`get_apod`

Pack: science · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/science/mcp

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day, with its explanation, from NASA APOD.

Tool description as the model sees it

Get NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day with image URL, title, and explanation. Optionally specify a date (e.g., ‘2024-01-15’).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`date`	string	no	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format (default: today)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "date": "2024-01-15"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/science/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_apod","arguments":{"date":"2024-01-15"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_apod', {
  "date": "2024-01-15"
});

More examples

{}

Response shape

Always returns: title, date, explanation, image_url, hd_url, media_type, copyright

Field	Type	Description
`title`	string	Title of the astronomy picture
`date`	string	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
`explanation`	string	Explanation of the astronomy picture
`image_url`	string	URL to the image
`hd_url`	string \| null	URL to high-definition version or null
`media_type`	string	Type of media (image or video)
`copyright`	string \| null	Copyright information or null

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Title of the astronomy picture"
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Date in YYYY-MM-DD format"
    },
    "explanation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explanation of the astronomy picture"
    },
    "image_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL to the image"
    },
    "hd_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "URL to high-definition version or null"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of media (image or video)"
    },
    "copyright": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Copyright information or null"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title",
    "date",
    "explanation",
    "image_url",
    "hd_url",
    "media_type",
    "copyright"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_apod