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inaturalist mcp server MCP

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io.github.cyanheads/inaturalist-mcp-server

Search iNaturalist sightings, identification threads, phenology, and look-alike species.

transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:10
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Target client

run in your project directory 

claude mcp add --transport http inaturalist-mcp-server https://inaturalist.caseyjhand.com/mcp

setup guides: Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor VS Code Zed Windsurf Cline Gemini CLI Grok ChatGPT Claude.ai LangChain

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

inaturalist_list_reference

inaturalist list reference

inaturalist_resolve_name

inaturalist resolve name

inaturalist_find_places

inaturalist find places

inaturalist_search_observations

inaturalist search observations

inaturalist_get_observation

inaturalist get observation

inaturalist_get_species_counts

inaturalist get species counts

inaturalist_get_histogram

inaturalist get histogram

inaturalist_get_leaderboard

inaturalist get leaderboard

inaturalist_get_similar_species

inaturalist get similar species

inaturalist_get_taxon

inaturalist get taxon

All 10 tools, one page each

1 resource you attach as context

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. Check the server's own documentation before granting access.