Lets agents access eBird bird observations, hotspots and taxonomy through the eBird API.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add ebird --env EBIRD_API_KEY='<EBIRD_API_KEY>' -- npx ebird-mcp-server --api-key YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ebird]
command = "npx"
args = ["ebird-mcp-server", "--api-key", "YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY"]
env = { EBIRD_API_KEY = "<EBIRD_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add ebird --env EBIRD_API_KEY='<EBIRD_API_KEY>' -- npx ebird-mcp-server --api-key YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ebird": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"ebird-mcp-server",
"--api-key",
"YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY"
],
"env": {
"EBIRD_API_KEY": "<EBIRD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"ebird": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"ebird-mcp-server",
"--api-key",
"YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY"
],
"env": {
"EBIRD_API_KEY": "<EBIRD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ebird": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"ebird-mcp-server",
"--api-key",
"YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY"
],
"env": {
"EBIRD_API_KEY": "<EBIRD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ebird": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"ebird-mcp-server",
"--api-key",
"YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY"
],
"env": {
"EBIRD_API_KEY": "<EBIRD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ebird": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"ebird-mcp-server",
"--api-key",
"YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY"
],
"env": {
"EBIRD_API_KEY": "<EBIRD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
EBIRD_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.