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Opentreeoflife is an MCP server exposing tools for resolving scientific names to Open Tree of Life taxon IDs, retrieving taxon details and ancestry, and finding common ancestors. It is intended for AI agents, developers, and researchers using biodiversity and taxonomy data.

Inferred · not functionally tested

FreeWebAPICloud-managed
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Querying scientific taxonomy data and evolutionary relationships programmatically.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: developers and researchers working with biological taxonomy

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, api_only, cloud_managed

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: gateway.pipeworx.io. These links do not verify the individual claims.

opentreeoflife sits in PulseGate's API design, testing & docs category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on querying scientific taxonomy data and evolutionary relationships programmatically. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a B2B product for developers and researchers working with biological taxonomy. Basis unknown · not verified: opentreeoflife costs nothing to use. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web and API.

It is developed by Pipeworx. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include scientific name matching, Taxon ID lookup, and taxon details. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Scientific name matching
  • Taxon ID lookup
  • Taxon details
  • Ancestry lineage
  • Common ancestor search
  • JSON-RPC endpoint

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
taxonomy-apitree-of-lifescientific-datamcp-server

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Hosting
Cloudflare
Connectors
MCP
Runs on
BrowserAPI-onlyCloud-managed
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Trust & compliance

Public signals
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Indexing history

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed10 Oct · 00:02 UTC
    Opentreeoflife seen via MCP Registry (official)
    Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open

Frequently asked questions about opentreeoflife

What does opentreeoflife do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Opentreeoflife focuses on querying scientific taxonomy data and evolutionary relationships programmatically. It is catalogued under API design, testing & docs on PulseGate.
Who should use opentreeoflife?
Inferred · not functionally tested: opentreeoflife is a B2B product built for developers and researchers working with biological taxonomy.
Does opentreeoflife have a free plan?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — opentreeoflife is free to use.
What platforms does opentreeoflife run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: opentreeoflife runs on the web and API.
Is opentreeoflife still maintained?
Unverified. opentreeoflife has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to opentreeoflife?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include catalogueoflife, opentopodata, and opentripmap.catalogueoflifeopentopodataopentripmap
Who develops opentreeoflife?
opentreeoflife is developed by Pipeworx.
Does opentreeoflife have an API or integrations?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Yes — opentreeoflife exposes an MCP server.

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