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Pondlog Inaturalist MCP Server

io.github.andrewschristison/pondlog-inaturalist
local only

Pondlog Inaturalist runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 56 installs a week from npm. Last commit 7 Jul 2026.

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Installs per day peak 25 · avg 5 · +47% w/w
a month agotoday
56
Installs / week
npm · @pondlog/mcp-inaturalist
0
Stars
1 open issues
7 Jul 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add pondlog-inaturalist -- npx -y @pondlog/mcp-inaturalist
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pondlog-inaturalist": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pondlog/mcp-inaturalist"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pondlog-inaturalist]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@pondlog/mcp-inaturalist"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pondlog-inaturalist": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pondlog/mcp-inaturalist"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pondlog-inaturalist": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pondlog/mcp-inaturalist"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Pondlog Inaturalist — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Pondlog Inaturalist?
Pondlog Inaturalist runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @pondlog/mcp-inaturalist was installed 56 times last week.
How do I connect Pondlog Inaturalist?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @pondlog/mcp-inaturalist straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Pondlog Inaturalist?
The npm package @pondlog/mcp-inaturalist was installed 56 times in the last week. Week over week that is +47%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Pondlog Inaturalist open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.