Vizier MCP
Vizier MCP Server enables AI agents to search and query astronomical catalogues from the CDS VizieR service, including Gaia and 2MASS. It provides tools to retrieve catalogue metadata, query data rows by catalogue ID, perform cone searches, and look up objects by name.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Search VizieR catalogue metadata
- Query astronomical catalogue data rows
- Perform cone search around RA/Dec coordinates
- Query objects by name resolved via SIMBAD/NED
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
@pipeworx/mcp-vizier 0.2.0
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-vizier",
"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": {
"vizier-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-vizier@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"vizier-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-vizier@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"vizier-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-vizier@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"vizier-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-vizier@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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