Nasa Ads MCP
The Nasa Ads MCP server provides tools to search the NASA Astrophysics Data System bibliography, retrieve full paper records by bibcode or DOI, and explore citation graphs. It allows AI agents to access astronomical research data through a standardized interface with a free tier of 50 calls per day.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Search the NASA Astrophysics Data System bibliography
- Retrieve full paper records by bibcode, DOI or arXiv id
- Find papers that cite a given paper or the papers it cites
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
@pipeworx/mcp-nasa-ads 0.2.0
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-nasa-ads",
"registryType": "npm",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
"description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
}
]
}Tools
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa-ads-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-nasa-ads@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa-ads-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-nasa-ads@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"nasa-ads-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-nasa-ads@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa-ads-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-nasa-ads@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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