What is the Powo MCP server?
POWO (Plants of the World Online, by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) MCP.
How to install Powo
Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.
transport: http
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"powo": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/powo/mcp"
}
}
}Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"powo": {
"serverUrl": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/powo/mcp"
}
}
}VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"powo": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/powo/mcp"
}
}
}Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop connects to remote servers via the mcp-remote bridge.
{
"mcpServers": {
"powo": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/powo/mcp"
]
}
}
}Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http powo https://gateway.pipeworx.io/powo/mcp