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Claude Code astronomy mcp server astronomy_get_moon_phase

How to: Claude Code astronomy mcp server astronomy_get_moon_phase

client:Claude Code transport:streamable-http tool:astronomy_get_moon_phase

Add astronomy mcp server to Claude Code

  1. 01

    Run this in your project directory.

claude mcp add --transport http astronomy-mcp-server https://astronomy.caseyjhand.com/mcp
  1. 02

    Restart your session so the server is picked up.

  2. 03

    Ask for something astronomy_get_moon_phase does. Claude Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls astronomy_get_moon_phase itself — you do not invoke it by name.

  3. 04

    If nothing happens, check the server is running and that astronomy mcp server's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

Set these first

astronomy mcp server will not start until these are set, so astronomy_get_moon_phase never becomes available.

  • MCP_LOG_LEVEL
  • ASTRONOMY_ENABLE_HORIZONS
  • ASTRONOMY_ENABLE_SATELLITES
  • ASTRONOMY_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE

Same tool, other clients

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.