Science & Math

GBIF integrations

Connect GBIF to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) publishes an open index of species occurrence records contributed by museums, herbaria, and monitoring networks worldwide. Callers can search occurrences by scientific name, taxon key, country, dataset, collector, basis of record, date range, or geographic polygon and read each record's coordinates, event date, and publishing institution. It also matches and looks up names in the GBIF backbone taxonomy, returns species profiles, vernacular names, and classifications, and lists datasets, publishing organizations, and installations. No credentials required.

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Claude Code

Run this in the directory you want to work in.

claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai

Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.

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Claude, web and desktop

Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.

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Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

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Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

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Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app

Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.

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Any other MCP client

Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.

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What your agent can do with GBIF

Triggers and actions 8 actions

  • Action
    Find datasets

    Search across all datasets registered with GBIF (occurrence datasets, checklists, etc) by query text, type, publishing org, or country.

  • Action
    Find occurrences

    Search occurrence records indexed by GBIF using structured filters (scientific name/taxonKey, country, dataset, date range, geometry, basisOfRecord, etc).

  • Action
    Find species

    Full-text search over name usages (species/taxa) in the GBIF Taxonomic Backbone and other checklists.

  • Action
    Get dataset

    Retrieve full details of a single GBIF-registered dataset by its key (UUID).

  • Action
    Get occurrence

    Retrieve a single occurrence record by its GBIF occurrence id.

  • Action
    Get species

    Retrieve a single name usage (species/taxon) record by its GBIF usage key.

  • Action
    Match species name

    Fuzzy-match a scientific name string against the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy to resolve it to a canonical taxon key.

  • Action
    Parse scientific name

    Parse one or more free-text scientific name strings into their structured components (genus, specificEpithet, authorship, rank, etc) using GBIF's name parser.

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Is there a GBIF MCP server?

APIANT's MCP server at https://mcp.apiant.ai works with GBIF. Add that address to any AI client that takes a remote MCP server, sign in once in your browser, and your client can build, test and run automations that use GBIF. Nothing to install.

What can your agent do in GBIF?

Any of GBIF's 8 actions, including Find datasets, Find occurrences, Find species and Get dataset. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Which apps can GBIF connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs GBIF with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

What happens when something fails?

Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.