Nasa Images runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 24 installs a week from npm. Last commit 20 Mar 2026.
MCP server with UI for NASA images
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Nasa Images every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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.
claude mcp add nasa-images -- npx -y @kaitoy/nasa-images-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa-images": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@kaitoy/nasa-images-mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.nasa-images]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@kaitoy/nasa-images-mcp-server"]{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa-images": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@kaitoy/nasa-images-mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa-images": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@kaitoy/nasa-images-mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
NASA_API_KEY (Your API key for the NASA Images API).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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