Search GBIF species taxonomy, occurrence records, datasets, and publishers via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add gbif-biodiversity -- npx -y @cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.gbif-biodiversity]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server"]
# codex mcp add gbif-biodiversity -- npx -y @cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/gbif-biodiversity-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http gbif-biodiversity https://gbif-biodiversity.caseyjhand.com/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.gbif-biodiversity]
url = "https://gbif-biodiversity.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
# codex mcp add gbif-biodiversity --url https://gbif-biodiversity.caseyjhand.com/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"url": "https://gbif-biodiversity.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gbif-biodiversity.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"httpUrl": "https://gbif-biodiversity.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://gbif-biodiversity.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gbif-biodiversity": {
"url": "https://gbif-biodiversity.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}