itis 3 tools

MCP server exposing 3 tools for itis.

Endpoint

This URL is a JSON-RPC 2.0 endpoint over HTTP. Issue POST requests with a JSON-RPC body. Browsers and search crawlers land here on GET.

POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/itis/mcp
Content-Type: application/json

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}

search_taxa — Search ITIS (authoritative US-government integrated taxonomy for plants, animals, fungi, and microbes) by scientific name and resolve it to TSNs (Taxonomic Serial Numbers). Returns matching taxa with tsn, scientific name, author, and kingdom. Keyless. Use the tsn with get_hierarchy or get_common_names.
get_hierarchy — Walk the full taxonomic hierarchy (lineage) for a TSN from ITIS — kingdom down to the taxon and its children. Returns each rank with its tsn, name, rank, and parent_tsn. Pass a TSN from search_taxa. Keyless.
get_common_names — Get vernacular (common) names in all languages for a TSN from ITIS, e.g. "Bobcat", "lynx roux". Pass a TSN from search_taxa. Keyless.

Code samples (curl / TypeScript / one-click client install), schemas, and the live playground are on the pack page:
https://pipeworx.io/packs/itis/

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