mcp-eol

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) — biodiversity taxa, names, hierarchies

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 250+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool	Description
`search`	Search EOL for a name (common or scientific).
`get_page`	Fetch a taxon page by EOL id (synonyms, common names, hierarchy summary).
`pages_by_name`	Find EOL page id(s) for an exact scientific name.
`hierarchy`	Taxonomic hierarchy for a given EOL hierarchy entry id (from get_page).

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

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

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 250+ data sources:

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

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Eol data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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