io.github.cyanheads/inaturalist-mcp-server
io.github.cyanheads/inaturalist-mcp-server
MCP Bill of Materials
A machine-readable inventory of what this server exposes and depends on: tools with their effects, transports, packages, findings and provenance (schema version 1.0). Third-party text in it is escaped. Also available from the REST API at /api/v1/servers/53b282c1-2de5-403b-bb25-5c9198dcc29f/mcbom.
MCP Bill of Materials
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classifier_version: "rules_v1@2026-10-11.1"
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title: null
description: "Search iNaturalist sightings, identification threads, phenology, and look-alike species."
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protocol{4}
era: "modern"
negotiated_version: "2026-07-28"
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name: "inaturalist_find_places"
title: "Inaturalist Find Places"
effect: "WRITE"
effect_confidence: 0.575
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capability: "LOCATION"
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risk_severity: "LOW"
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annotations{5}
title: null
readOnlyHint: true
destructiveHint: null
idempotentHint: null
openWorldHint: true
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title: "Inaturalist Get Histogram"
effect: "READ"
effect_confidence: 0.6
capabilities[2]
0{2}
capability: "CLOUD_INFRASTRUCTURE"
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1{2}
capability: "PERSONAL_DATA"
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annotations{5}
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destructiveHint: null
idempotentHint: null
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annotations{5}
title: null
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destructiveHint: null
idempotentHint: null
openWorldHint: true
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name: "inaturalist_get_observation"
title: "Inaturalist Get Observation"
effect: "READ"
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capabilities[1]
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capability: "EXTERNAL_COMMUNICATION"
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title: null
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destructiveHint: null
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name: "inaturalist_get_similar_species"
title: "Inaturalist Get Similar Species"
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capabilities[1]
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name: "inaturalist_get_species_counts"
title: "Inaturalist Get Species Counts"
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capabilities[2]
0{2}
capability: "AUTHENTICATION"
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1{2}
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name: "inaturalist_get_taxon"
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ai_training: null
retention_policy: null
processing_regions[0]
subprocessors[0]
external_integrations[1]
0{3}
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source: "transport"
findings[4]
0{6}
check_id: "SQ-SERVER-AUTH-NONE-WRITE"
category: "authentication"
severity: "MEDIUM"
title: "State-changing tools available without authentication"
subject_type: "server"
subject_name: null
1{6}
check_id: "SQ-SERVER-INSTRUCTIONS-INJECTION"
category: "prompt_injection"
severity: "HIGH"
title: "Server instructions contain directives to the AI model"
subject_type: "server"
subject_name: null
2{6}
check_id: "SQ-TOOL-ANNOTATION-UNDERCLAIM"
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severity: "LOW"
title: "Annotations understate what the tool does"
subject_type: "tool"
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3{6}
check_id: "SQ-TOOL-CONCEALMENT"
category: "prompt_injection"
severity: "HIGH"
title: "Text asks the AI model to hide actions from the user"
subject_type: "tool"
subject_name: "inaturalist_list_reference"
trust{9}
registry_namespace: "verified_upstream"
publisher_identity: "unverified"
organization: "unverified"
domain: "unverified"
repository: "unverified"
source_provenance: "partial"
security_scan: "findings_detected"
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monitoring: "active"
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timestamps{4}
generated_at: "2026-11-15T02:15:08.145Z"
observed_at: "2026-11-11T17:39:06.834+00:00"
registry_published_at: "2026-11-11T16:31:27.201986+00:00"
registry_updated_at: null