Search GBIF species taxonomy, occurrence records, datasets, and publishers.
Search GBIF species taxonomy, occurrence records, datasets, and publishers.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
gbif_match_species — Match a species name against the GBIF backbone taxonomy — returns taxonKey, confidence score, and full classificationgbif_bulk_match_species — Match up to 50 scientific names to backbone taxon keys in one call — results in input order, per-name NONE/ERROR isolationgbif_get_species — Fetch a single backbone taxon by key — full classification, authorship, synonymy, vernacular name, descendant countgbif_search_species — Search or browse the GBIF backbone taxonomy by name fragment, rank, kingdom, family, or genusgbif_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 taxongbif_get_species_children — List direct children of a backbone taxon — genera within a family, species within a genusgbif_search_occurrences — Search 2.4B+ GBIF occurrence records with Darwin Core filters — country, bounding box, WKT geometry, year, month, basis of recordgbif_count_occurrences — Count occurrences matching a filter without fetching records — fast single-number responsegbif_get_occurrence — Fetch a single occurrence record by key — full Darwin Core record with GADM geography, media, and quality flagsgbif_occurrence_facets — Aggregate occurrence counts by a dimension — country, year, basis of record, dataset, kingdom, and moregbif_search_datasets — Search GBIF datasets by keyword, type, country, or publishing organizationgbif_get_dataset — Fetch full dataset metadata by UUID — title, description, citation, contacts, license, DOI, coveragegbif_match_species — Match a species name against the GBIF backbone taxonomy — returns taxonKey, confidence score, and full classificationgbif_bulk_match_species — Match up to 50 scientific names to backbone taxon keys in one call — results in input order, per-name NONE/ERROR isolationgbif_get_species — Fetch a single backbone taxon by key — full classification, authorship, synonymy, vernacular name, descendant countgbif_search_species — Search or browse the GBIF backbone taxonomy by name fragment, rank, kingdom, family, or genusgbif_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 genusgbif_search_occurrences — Search 2.4B+ GBIF occurrence records with Darwin Core filters — country, bounding box, WKT geometry, year, month, basis of recordgbif_count_occurrences — Count occurrences matching a filter without fetching records — fast single-number responsegbif_get_occurrence — Fetch a single occurrence record by key — full Darwin Core record with GADM geography, media, and quality flagsgbif_occurrence_facets — Aggregate occurrence counts by a dimension — country, year, basis of record, dataset, kingdom, and moregbif_search_datasets — Search GBIF datasets by keyword, type, country, or publishing organizationgbif_get_dataset — Fetch full dataset metadata by UUID — title, description, citation, contacts, license, DOI, coveragegbif_search_publishers — Search GBIF-registered publishing organizations by name fragment or countryCompare MCP servers by category, or browse hosted MCP servers if you prefer an endpoint over a local process.
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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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