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inaturalist-mcp

iNaturalist's biodiversity data for AI assistants such as Claude Cowork

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Data offered docs-verified: observation search by location, species, date and quality grade · species counts at a location ranked by observation count · taxon details (taxonomy, conservation status, photos) · place lookup by name and by GPS coordinates · community science project search · similar-species lookup for identification · cross-resource search across taxa, places, projects and users
Coverage docs-verified: Global
Formats llm-inferred: MCP stdio
Access docs-verified: Free; no API key required (public iNaturalist API); MIT licence

Use cases llm-inferred: Species checklist for an ecological baseline at a site using get_species_counts with lat/lng and radius · Recorded wildlife near a scheme boundary using search_observations filtered by research-grade quality · Checking confusable species during field survey verification using get_similar_species · Finding community science projects or bioblitz data near a site using search_projects
Audience llm-inferred: ecologists · ecological consultants · planners · GIS analysts

Constraints docs-verified: Rate limited to 60 requests/minute · Docs do not state UK-specific coverage or data-quality guarantees

Licence: MIT
Authentication: No API key required (repository README, auto-extracted; check upstream requirements)
GitHub stars: 4
Last commit: 17/02/2026
Last successful page check: 14/10/2026
Page health: healthy
Package: pypi:inaturalist-mcp
Verification: Not independently verified

Auto-extracted, unverified fields: tools, install, auth. Check upstream documentation.

Tools/install/auth auto-extracted from README; quality score heuristic (stars, recency, tool count, licence).

Metadata observed 15/10/2026 · research sweep: github-search