How do I install Animal Checklist?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Animal Checklist need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Animal Checklist use?

Animal Checklist is reached over HTTP.

When was Animal Checklist last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-08. Search animals in eight languages with habitats, countries, photos and source credits.

Animal Checklist MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own URL. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add in Claude Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server URL

https://animalchecklist.com/mcp

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http io.github.arneffm-animal-checklist https://animalchecklist.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.arneffm-animal-checklist": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://animalchecklist.com/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 1.1.0
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

Animal Checklist MCP

Animal Checklist offers two remote MCP servers over Streamable HTTP.

Server	URL	Access
Species catalog	`https://animalchecklist.com/mcp`	Public, read only
Your account	`https://animalchecklist.com/mcp/account`	Personal MCP key

The public server searches animal species and returns these details:

Names.
Habitats.
Countries.
Photos.
Source credits.

The account server also reads your synced sightings. A read-write key can mark a catalog species seen.

To configure account access:

Create a personal key on your Account page.
Choose a read key unless your MCP app must mark animals seen.
Copy the key when it appears. Animal Checklist shows it only once.
Remove the key from the same page when you no longer use the app.

Keys expire after 90 days.

Configure the account server with this HTTP header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MCP_KEY

Keep the key in your MCP client's secret store. Do not commit it to a repository. The public mcp.json contains only the keyless catalog server because the Agent Plugins 1.0.0 format does not define portable secret references.

Both endpoints support MCP 2026-07-28 with per-request metadata and matching HTTP headers. Legacy clients retain initialization and result shapes. The authenticated account endpoint can expose checklist.sighting_changed after the operator enables its safe relay. Check server/discover with your key for Events readiness. The keyless catalog has no Events capability. See the Events contract.

The server.json and server-account.json files describe both servers for the official MCP Registry. The mcp.json file provides a portable public-server connection. See the developer guide for tool details and a client config example.

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Animal Checklist?

Does Animal Checklist need an API key?

What transport does Animal Checklist use?

When was Animal Checklist last checked?

Documentation

Animal Checklist MCP