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Simbad

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CDS SIMBAD — astronomical object database (~14M objects) via TAP/script

Use this server

Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.

TransportHTTP (remote server)
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http simbad https://gateway.pipeworx.io/simbad/mcp
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Add to Cursor

If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.

VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"simbad","type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/simbad/mcp"}'
JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simbad": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/simbad/mcp"
    }
  }
}