# MANNA

> MANNA — nsf-simons-cosmicai-institute-manna. Use this tool when you need to access and query large astronomical datasets from various archives, such as NOIRLab Astro Data Lab and NRAO/ALMA, to retrieve specific data for analysis or research. MANNA provides a standardized interface for AI agents to interact with these archives, solving problems of data discovery and retrieval. It accepts queries and returns relevant astronomical data, enabling seamless integration with LLM clients.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/nsf-simons-cosmicai-institute-manna  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nsf-simons-cosmicai-institute-manna

## Description

An MCP server exposing IVOA-compliant astronomical archives (NOIRLab Astro Data Lab, NRAO/ALMA, CADC, ESO, Gaia, …) to LLM clients.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.67
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/jg8ftmr8qq)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/NSF-Simons-CosmicAI-Institute/manna>

## 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": "nsf-simons-cosmicai-institute-manna"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nsf-simons-cosmicai-institute-manna` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nsf-simons-cosmicai-institute-manna/pull`

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