Lets agents query NASA APIs such as APOD, near-Earth objects, EPIC and GIBS imagery.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add nasa --env NASA_API_KEY='<NASA_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @programcomputer/nasa-mcp-server@latest~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.nasa]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@programcomputer/nasa-mcp-server@latest"]
env = { NASA_API_KEY = "<NASA_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add nasa --env NASA_API_KEY='<NASA_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @programcomputer/nasa-mcp-server@latest~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@programcomputer/nasa-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"NASA_API_KEY": "<NASA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"nasa": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@programcomputer/nasa-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"NASA_API_KEY": "<NASA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@programcomputer/nasa-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"NASA_API_KEY": "<NASA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@programcomputer/nasa-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"NASA_API_KEY": "<NASA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@programcomputer/nasa-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"NASA_API_KEY": "<NASA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
NASA_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.