MCP server to search and download X-ray astronomy observations from NASA's HEASARC archive using natural language. Supports XMM-Newton, Chandra, NuSTAR and NICER.
Quick Install
Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.
Claude Desktop
Claude Code
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Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"heasarc-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"heasarc-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}📋 Copy
Run in terminal:
claude mcp add heasarc-mcp-server uvx heasarc-mcp-server📋 Copy
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"heasarc-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"heasarc-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}📋 Copy
Or install with pip: pip install heasarc-mcp-server