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MANNA MCP

An MCP server providing LLM clients with access to astronomical archives like NOIRLab, NRAO/ALMA, CADC, ESO, and Gaia via IVOA interfaces including TAP/ADQL, SIA, and cone search. It supports multi-step workflows, result handling, and archive-specific notes.

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MANNA MCP logo, by NSF-Simons-CosmicAI-InstituteCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by NSF-Simons-CosmicAI-Institute
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What you can do with it

  • Resolve a target name using IVOA interfaces
  • Run an ADQL query against astronomical archives
  • Search for images or catalog sources by position
  • Search the IVOA registry for available services

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.11.0
mcp-registry: io.github.NSF-Simons-CosmicAI-Institute/manna@0.11.0Source repository
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manna-mcp 0.11.0

pypiuvx
manna-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "0.11.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "manna-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "packageArguments": [
    {
      "type": "positional",
      "value": "--stdio",
      "description": "Serve MCP over stdio. Without it the server binds an HTTP port instead."
    }
  ],
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "MANNA_ARCHIVES",
      "description": "Comma-separated archive short_names to activate (e.g. 'datalab,alma'). Unset means all."
    },
    {
      "name": "MANNA_ALLOWED_HOSTS",
      "description": "Comma-separated hostnames the server may fetch. Unset means any public host."
    },
    {
      "name": "MANNA_LOG_LEVEL",
      "choices": [
        "DEBUG",
        "INFO",
        "WARNING",
        "ERROR"
      ],
      "default": "INFO",
      "description": "Logging verbosity."
    },
    {
      "name": "MANNA_INLINE_ROW_LIMIT",
      "default": "200",
      "description": "Max rows returned inline before a result is promoted to an async job or truncated."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "manna-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "manna-mcp==0.11.0",
        "--stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MANNA_ARCHIVES": "<YOUR_MANNA_ARCHIVES>",
        "MANNA_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "<YOUR_MANNA_ALLOWED_HOSTS>",
        "MANNA_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MANNA_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MANNA_INLINE_ROW_LIMIT": "<YOUR_MANNA_INLINE_ROW_LIMIT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "manna-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "manna-mcp==0.11.0",
        "--stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MANNA_ARCHIVES": "<YOUR_MANNA_ARCHIVES>",
        "MANNA_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "<YOUR_MANNA_ALLOWED_HOSTS>",
        "MANNA_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MANNA_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MANNA_INLINE_ROW_LIMIT": "<YOUR_MANNA_INLINE_ROW_LIMIT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "manna-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "manna-mcp==0.11.0",
        "--stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MANNA_ARCHIVES": "<YOUR_MANNA_ARCHIVES>",
        "MANNA_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "<YOUR_MANNA_ALLOWED_HOSTS>",
        "MANNA_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MANNA_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MANNA_INLINE_ROW_LIMIT": "<YOUR_MANNA_INLINE_ROW_LIMIT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "manna-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "manna-mcp==0.11.0",
        "--stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MANNA_ARCHIVES": "<YOUR_MANNA_ARCHIVES>",
        "MANNA_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "<YOUR_MANNA_ALLOWED_HOSTS>",
        "MANNA_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MANNA_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MANNA_INLINE_ROW_LIMIT": "<YOUR_MANNA_INLINE_ROW_LIMIT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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