Gbif MCP server

by mrfentmen·io.github.mrfentmen/gbif-mcp·v1.0.0

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Use this MCP server to GBIF species taxonomy and biodiversity occurrence search. Tools include...

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Gbif tools (3)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

get_species
Get GBIF taxonomy metadata by usage key.
match_species
Match a scientific or common name to GBIF taxonomy.
search_occurrences
Search public biodiversity observations by taxon, country, year, or bounding box.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan8 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 85 days ago12/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10

Overall 85/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

How Gbif compares

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

Safety score: 85/100; higher than 75% of 3,470 Web search servers
Tools: 3; the typical Web search server has 5
Tools that change things: 0%; typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

What its tools let an agent do: 3 read

Install Gbif in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

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

claude mcp add gbif-mcp -- npx -y gbif-mcp

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What the publisher says

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

gbif-mcp

A niche biodiversity assistant backed by GBIF. Use it to normalize species names, inspect taxonomy, and explore public occurrence records for ecology, field research, and natural-history questions.

Tools

match_species: match a scientific or common name to a GBIF taxon.
get_species: fetch taxonomy metadata by GBIF usage key.
search_occurrences: search public observations by taxon, country, year, or bounding box.

GBIF is a public aggregation service. Individual records can have different dataset licenses and coordinate precision. Treat occurrence results as research leads, not proof of presence or absence. No API key is required and results are bounded.

Run

npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js

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

Gbif: common questions

Is Gbif MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Gbif safety report
How do I install Gbif?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Gbif need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Gbif maintained?: The last commit was 87 days ago (2026-08-08). The latest release is v1.0.0.
How does Gbif compare with other Web search MCP servers?: safety score 85/100 (higher than 75% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 3 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.