Identifies biological species, returning Latin names with confidence scores.
# Nature Vision MCP Server
An **MCP (Model Context Protocol) server** that identifies biological species from images using the **Nature Vision API**, returning Latin names with confidence scores.
This server enables LLMs (such as Claude) to recognize species and enrich responses with biological knowledge.
## Features
- 🌿 Identify species from images (plants, animals, fungi, insects, etc.)
- 🧬 Returns **Latin scientific names** with confidence scores
- 🧠 Designed for **LLM tool usage** via Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- 🔌 Simple stdio-based MCP server
- 🚀 Easy to run with npx
- 🔐 API key via environment variables
## Supported Categories
- plant
- bug
- bird
- mammal
- reptile
- amphibian
- mollusc
- fungi
## Installation
npm install
**Configure in your MCP client:**
{
"mcp.servers": {
"nature-vision": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "nature-vision-mcp"],
"env": {
"NATURE_VISION_API_KEY": "app-xxx"
}
}
}
}
For now, you can use token: app-dummy-token-2026, this will allow you request once per minute.
"NATURE_VISION_API_KEY": "app-dummy-token-2026"
npx nature-vision-mcp
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y @fonkychen/nature-vision-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-fonkychen-nature-vision-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@fonkychen/nature-vision-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup reference@fonkychen/nature-vision-mcpnpmio.github.fonkychen/nature-vision-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.