mcp-simbad

Name: Simbad
Author: pipeworx-io

SIMBAD MCP — CDS astronomical object database.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool	Description
`object`	Resolve and fetch the basic record for an object identifier (e.g. "M31", "HD 209458").
`script`	Run a SIMBAD sim-script. See https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-fscript.
`tap`	ADQL TAP query against the SIMBAD database (sync). Returns JSON by default.
`cone_search`	Objects within a radius of (RA, Dec) decimal degrees.

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simbad": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/simbad/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 673+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Simbad data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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