inaturalist_get_observation — inaturalist mcp server MCP Tool
inaturalist_get_observation
(inaturalist get observation) is one of 10 tools on the
inaturalist mcp server
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call inaturalist_get_observation from your client
- Claude Code inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain inaturalist mcp server inaturalist_get_observation pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http inaturalist-mcp-server https://inaturalist.caseyjhand.com/mcpOther tools on this server
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.