GBIF API MCP server — species taxonomy, occurrence records, datasets, and publishers.
GBIF API MCP server — species taxonomy, occurrence records, datasets, and publishers.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| gbif_match_species | Match a species name against the GBIF backbone taxonomy — returns taxonKey, confidence score, and full classification |
| 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_get_species | Fetch a single backbone taxon by key — full classification, authorship, synonymy, vernacular name, descendant count |
| gbif_search_species | Search or browse the GBIF backbone taxonomy by name fragment, rank, kingdom, family, or 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_get_species_children | List direct children of a backbone taxon — genera within a family, species within a genus |
| gbif_search_occurrences | Search 2.4B+ GBIF occurrence records with Darwin Core filters — country, bounding box, WKT geometry, year, month, basis of record |
| gbif_count_occurrences | Count occurrences matching a filter without fetching records — fast single-number response |
| gbif_get_occurrence | Fetch a single occurrence record by key — full Darwin Core record with GADM geography, media, and quality flags |
| gbif_occurrence_facets | Aggregate occurrence counts by a dimension — country, year, basis of record, dataset, kingdom, and more |
| gbif_search_datasets | Search GBIF datasets by keyword, type, country, or publishing organization |
| gbif_get_dataset | Fetch full dataset metadata by UUID — title, description, citation, contacts, license, DOI, coverage |
| gbif_search_publishers | Search GBIF-registered publishing organizations by name fragment or country |
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "bunx",
"args": ["@cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server@latest"],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| MCP_LOG_LEVEL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| DATASET_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| KINGDOM_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| PHYLUM_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| CLASS_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| ORDER_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| FAMILY_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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