nasa 5 tools

MCP server exposing 5 tools for nasa.

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/nasa/mcp
Content-Type: application/json

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

get_apod — Get the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day with explanation. Optionally specify a date. Example: get_apod({ date: "2024-01-15", _apiKey: "DEMO_KEY" })
get_asteroids — Get near-Earth asteroids approaching within a date range (max 7 days). Returns size, velocity, and miss distance. Example: get_asteroids({ start_date: "2024-01-01", end_date: "2024-01-07", _apiKey: "DEMO_KEY" })
get_mars_photos — Get photos taken by Mars rovers (Curiosity, Opportunity, Spirit). Filter by Martian sol and camera. Example: get_mars_photos({ sol: 1000, camera: "FHAZ", _apiKey: "DEMO_KEY" })
search_nasa_images — Search the NASA Image and Video Library for images/videos of any subject — planets, missions, astronauts, launches, galaxies, etc. PREFER for "NASA photos of Jupiter", "images of the Apollo 11 mission", "pictures of a nebula". Returns title, description, date, NASA ID, media type, and a thumbnail URL. Keyless.
get_solar_flares — Get recent solar flare events from NASA DONKI space-weather data. Returns each flare's class (e.g. C4.0, M1.8, X1.2), begin/peak/end times, source region, and active region number. Use for "recent solar flares", "is there solar activity / a solar storm", space-weather questions.

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

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