# Watson Discovery

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve structured information from enterprise knowledge bases or documentation repositories using natural language queries. Watson Discovery enables AI assistants to search and retrieve information from specific collections and projects, solving problems such as information discovery and data retrieval. It takes in natural language queries and project/collection IDs as inputs and returns relevant information as output, making it ideal for use cases where conversational access to knowledge bases is required.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/matlock08-watson-discovery  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/matlock08-watson-discovery

## Description

Watson Discovery MCP provides a bridge to IBM Watson Discovery service, enabling AI assistants to search and retrieve information from Watson Discovery projects and collections. The implementation offers three key tools: finding project IDs by name, listing collections within a project, and executing natural language queries against specific collections. Built with Python using the IBM Watson SDK and FastMCP, it handles authentication and asynchronous operations through environment variables, making it ideal for retrieving structured information from enterprise knowledge bases or documentation repositories without leaving the conversation interface.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.98
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/matlock08-watson-discovery)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/matlock08/watson_discovery_mcp>

## 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": "matlock08-watson-discovery"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/matlock08-watson-discovery` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/matlock08-watson-discovery/pull`

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