Birdnet Go MCP
by zax0rz
Read-only MCP access to BirdNET-Go detections, station telemetry, sightings, and LAN audio clips.
Install Birdnet Go MCP
Pick your client, then add it in one click or paste the config.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json{
"mcpServers": {
"zax0rz-birdnet-go-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"birdnet-go-mcp"
],
"env": {
"BIRDNET_BASE_URL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"CLIPS_BASE_URL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Settings → Developer → Edit Config, merge this into mcpServers, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
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Overview
Use cases
- Inspect recent bird detections from a local observatory
- Search historical sightings by species, date, or confidence
- Check RTSP microphone and detector host health
- Track first-time or seasonal species arrivals
- Retrieve audio clips for agent analysis
Key features
- BirdNET-Go v2 REST API access
- Read-only detection and telemetry tools
- stdio and SSE MCP modes
- LAN audio URL resolution
- Base64 WAV delivery
- 8 KB output envelope
How Birdnet Go MCP works
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Frequently Asked Questions about Birdnet Go MCP
zax0rz/birdnet-go-mcp is an MCP server that connects AI agents to BirdNET-Go v2 bioacoustic observatories over REST. Its main tools query recent and historical detections, inspect station health, summarize today’s activity, find new arrivals, retrieve detection details, and resolve or encode LAN audio clips.
Install it with `npx -y birdnet-go-mcp`, or use `go install github.com/zax0rz/birdnet-go-mcp/cmd/birdnet-mcp@latest`. Precompiled binaries are also available for supported macOS, Linux, Raspberry Pi, and Windows architectures.
Configure the client to run `npx -y birdnet-go-mcp serve` and set `BIRDNET_BASE_URL` to the BirdNET-Go API address. Set `CLIPS_BASE_URL` to the LAN recording endpoint when audio clip resolution is needed.
Yes, Cursor is documented as a supported client. Add the server under Cursor Settings, Features, and MCP, then provide the `serve` command and the BirdNET-Go and clip endpoint environment variables.
Start its SSE mode with `birdnet-mcp serve --sse --port 8092`, then point the remote agent to `http://<your-server-ip>:8092/sse`. This mode is intended for agents that cannot access the local stdio process.
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