Gbif Biodiversity MCP Server
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13 of 13 tools
Documented tools (13)
From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.
gbif_bulk_match_species
Match up to 50 scientific names to backbone taxon keys in one call — results in input order, per-name NONE/ERROR isolation
gbif_count_occurrences
Count occurrences matching a filter without fetching records — fast single-number response, filtered to sightings by default
gbif_get_dataset
Fetch full dataset metadata by UUID — title, description, citation, contacts, license, DOI, coverage
gbif_get_occurrence
Fetch a single occurrence record by key — full Darwin Core record with GADM geography, presence/absence status, conservation status, media, and quality flags
gbif_get_species
Fetch a single backbone taxon by key — full classification, authorship, synonymy, vernacular name, descendant count
gbif_get_species_children
List direct children of a backbone taxon — genera within a family, species within a genus
gbif_get_species_classification
Return the root-to-parent classification chain for a taxon — root-first ordered array from kingdom to the queried taxon's immediate parent (the taxon itself is not included)
gbif_match_species
Match a species name against the GBIF backbone taxonomy — returns taxonKey, confidence score, and full classification
gbif_occurrence_facets
Aggregate occurrence counts by a dimension — country, year, basis of record, dataset, kingdom, presence/absence, IUCN Red List category
gbif_search_datasets
Search GBIF datasets by keyword, type, country, publishing organization, or hosting organization
gbif_search_occurrences
Search 3.9B+ GBIF occurrence records with Darwin Core filters — country, publishing country, state/province, bounding box, WKT geometry, year, month, basis of record, presence/absence, IUCN Red List category
gbif_search_publishers
Search GBIF-registered publishing organizations by name fragment or country
gbif_search_species
Search or browse the GBIF backbone taxonomy by name fragment, rank, or a kingdom, family, or genus name resolved to its backbone key
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Questions about Gbif Biodiversity MCP Server
- How do I connect Gbif Biodiversity MCP Server to Claude?
- The listing records `bunx @cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server@latest` as its setup step. Run it, then follow the repository's instructions for the client configuration; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.
- Is Gbif Biodiversity MCP Server free?
- The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
- What can Gbif Biodiversity MCP Server do?
- Gbif Biodiversity MCP Server documents 13 tools to the agent, including gbif_bulk_match_species, gbif_count_occurrences, gbif_get_dataset. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.