About io.github.cyanheads/gbif-mcp-server
io.github.cyanheads/gbif-mcp-server is an MCP server in the Finance category: gBIF API MCP server — species taxonomy, occurrence records, datasets, and publishers.
Install
claude mcp add io-github-cyanheads-gbif-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/gbif-mcp-servernpx -y @cyanheads/gbif-mcp-serverThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
Tools (13)
gbif_bulk_match_speciesMatch up to 50 scientific names to backbone taxon keys in one call — results in input order, per-name NONE/ERROR isolation
Parameters not published.
gbif_count_occurrencesCount occurrences matching a filter without fetching records — fast single-number response, filtered to sightings by default
Parameters not published.
gbif_get_datasetFetch full dataset metadata by UUID — title, description, citation, contacts, license, DOI, coverage
Parameters not published.
gbif_get_occurrenceFetch a single occurrence record by key — full Darwin Core record with GADM geography, presence/absence status, conservation status, media, and quality flags
Parameters not published.
gbif_get_speciesFetch a single backbone taxon by key — full classification, authorship, synonymy, vernacular name, descendant count
Parameters not published.
gbif_get_species_childrenList direct children of a backbone taxon — genera within a family, species within a genus
Parameters not published.
gbif_get_species_classificationReturn 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)
Parameters not published.
gbif_match_speciesMatch a species name against the GBIF backbone taxonomy — returns taxonKey, confidence score, and full classification
Parameters not published.
gbif_occurrence_facetsAggregate occurrence counts by a dimension — country, year, basis of record, dataset, kingdom, presence/absence, IUCN Red List category
Parameters not published.
gbif_search_datasetsSearch GBIF datasets by keyword, type, country, publishing organization, or hosting organization
Parameters not published.
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gbif_search_occurrencesSearch 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
Parameters not published.
gbif_search_publishersSearch GBIF-registered publishing organizations by name fragment or country
Parameters not published.
gbif_search_speciesSearch or browse the GBIF backbone taxonomy by name fragment, rank, or a kingdom, family, or genus name resolved to its backbone key
Parameters not published.
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