# inaturalist-mcp-server

> inaturalist-mcp-server — cyanheads-inaturalist-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to analyze and visualize wildlife sightings data from iNaturalist, such as searching for species, tracking phenology, and identifying look-alike taxa. It solves problems related to biodiversity research, species identification, and ecological monitoring by providing access to iNaturalist data via MCP. It accepts input via STDIO or Streamable HTTP and outputs ranked species, charts, and identification threads.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/cyanheads-inaturalist-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cyanheads-inaturalist-mcp-server

## Description

Search wildlife sightings, read identification threads, rank species by area, chart phenology, and find look-alike taxa from iNaturalist via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/cyanheads/inaturalist-mcp-server)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "cyanheads-inaturalist-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cyanheads-inaturalist-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cyanheads-inaturalist-mcp-server/pull`

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