Inaturalist vs Nps

In-depth architectural comparison of the Inaturalist and Nps MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Inaturalist when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Nps when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Inaturalist Environment & Nature	Nps Environment & Nature
Summary	iNaturalist MCP — citizen-science species observations (free, no auth for read-only)	NPS MCP — US National Park Service (free key, generous limits)
Category & Scope	Environment & Nature	Environment & Nature
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inaturalist": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-inaturalist"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nps": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-nps"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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