Pondlog iNaturalist MCP server

by andrewschristison·io.github.andrewschristison/pondlog-inaturalist·v0.1.4-1

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iNaturalist MCP server. Wildlife observations, species counts, taxa, and places worldwide.

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How Pondlog iNaturalist compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 85/100; higher than 70% of 48,255 servers
Downloads a week: 41; more than 33% of 12,191 servers with a package

Release history: 2 versions in the registry since 2026-05-12, latest 2026-10-09, typically one every 150 days.

Install Pondlog iNaturalist in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y @pondlog/mcp-inaturalist on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add pondlog-inaturalist -- npx -y @pondlog/mcp-inaturalist

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What the publisher says

From the Pondlog iNaturalist repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

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Place-aware nature data for developers. What's happening in nature at these coordinates right now?

Pondlog stitches together free public APIs (iNaturalist, eBird, USA-NPN, USGS, Mushroom Observer) plus local astronomy computation (astronomy-engine) and NOAA tides/cloud cover into one data layer with two interfaces:

A CLI for humans (pondlog inat nearby --lat 48.118 --lng -123.43)
An MCP server per source for AI agents (Claude Desktop, Cursor)

By Andrew Christison.

What's in the box

8 data sources. 7 MCP servers. 1 unified CLI. A ~1000-crop garden planner with USDA hardiness zones and companion-planting graph.

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Pondlog iNaturalist: common questions

Is Pondlog iNaturalist MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Pondlog iNaturalist safety report
How do I install Pondlog iNaturalist?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Pondlog iNaturalist need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Pondlog iNaturalist maintained?: The last commit was 83 days ago (2026-08-12). The latest release is v0.1.4-1.
How does Pondlog iNaturalist compare with other MCP servers?: safety score 85/100 (higher than 70% of 48,255 servers); downloads a week 41 (more than 33% of 12,191 servers with a package). Full comparison.