Simbad MCP
The Simbad MCP server connects AI agents to the CDS astronomical object database, allowing them to resolve object identifiers, run SIMBAD scripts, execute ADQL TAP queries, and perform cone searches for objects within a specific radius.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Resolve and fetch basic records for astronomical object identifiers like M31 or HD 209458
- Run SIMBAD sim-scripts to query the database
- Execute ADQL TAP queries against the SIMBAD database
- Find objects within a radius of specified RA and Dec coordinates
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
@pipeworx/mcp-simbad 0.2.0
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-simbad",
"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
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Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"simbad-mcp-pipeworx-mcp-simbad": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-simbad@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"simbad-mcp-pipeworx-mcp-simbad": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-simbad@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"simbad-mcp-pipeworx-mcp-simbad": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-simbad@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"simbad-mcp-pipeworx-mcp-simbad": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-simbad@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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