match_names

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declared in 0.1.0

Resolve scientific (Latin binomial) names to Open Tree of Life taxon IDs (ott_id). The ott_id is the key needed by taxon_info and common_ancestor — start here. Returns the best match per name with its ott_id, accepted name, rank, and synonym/approximate flags. Keyless.

Parameters schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "names"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "names": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Scientific names to resolve, e.g. [\"Quercus alba\",\"Panthera leo\"]. Max 20."
    }
  }
}

What this tool wraps· 0 endpoints

min confidence0.70 0.50

No endpoints wrapped at confidence ≥ 0.70.

Parent server

Opentreeoflife

https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-opentreeoflife

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