NASA MCP integration for AI agents.
Connect AI agents to NASA through 27 structured actions, including get apod, browse neo, and get donki cme. Review authentication, inputs, workflows, and saf…
- ACTION CONTRACTS
- 27
- AUTHENTICATION
- API key
- SOURCE STATUS
- Provider-backed
CATALOG SOURCE REVIEWED AUGUST 23, 2026 / ACTION NAMES AND SCHEMAS DERIVED FROM WORKING MACHINES PROVIDER SOURCE
CAPABILITY PROFILE
What the NASA integration exposes
The NASA Agent App exposes 27 provider-backed actions for data work. Its current contract lets an authorized agent retrieve nasa's astronomy picture of the day metadata for a specific date or the current day, browse nasa's near-earth object catalog with pagination support, and retrieve donki coronal mass ejection events for a date range. These operations are called through Working Machines as typed capabilities rather than through browser navigation or copied UI steps.
A connection uses API key. Before execution, the agent can inspect the selected action, its required fields, declared scopes, and expected output contract. Provider credentials remain inside the Working Machines runtime; the calling agent receives the capability and its structured result, not the underlying secret.
For reliable operation, start with the narrowest action that satisfies the task, resolve stable provider identifiers before changing state, and validate the returned object or status after execution. Availability still depends on the connected NASA account, granted provider permissions, workspace policy, region, plan, and upstream API behavior.
VERIFIED ACTION SAMPLE
Real NASA capabilities.
Showing 12 of 27 actions. Risk labels are conservative signals based on operation names, not substitutes for provider documentation or runtime policy.
get_apodREADRetrieve NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day metadata for a specific date or the current day.
INPUTS: date / hd / thumbs
browse_neoREVIEWBrowse NASA's near-Earth object catalog with pagination support.
INPUTS: page / size
get_donki_cmeREADRetrieve DONKI coronal mass ejection events for a date range.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate
get_donki_cme_analysisREADRetrieve DONKI coronal mass ejection analysis entries with optional accuracy and catalog filters.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate / mostAccurateOnly / completeEntryOnly / speed
get_donki_gstREADRetrieve DONKI geomagnetic storm events for a date range.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate
get_donki_hssREADRetrieve DONKI high-speed solar wind stream events for a date range.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate
get_donki_ipsREADRetrieve DONKI interplanetary shock events with optional location and catalog filters.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate / location / catalog
get_donki_mpcREADRetrieve DONKI magnetopause crossing events for a date range.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate
get_donki_notificationsREADRetrieve DONKI space weather notifications with optional type filtering.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate / type
get_donki_rbeREADRetrieve DONKI radiation belt enhancement events for a date range.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate
get_donki_sepREADRetrieve DONKI solar energetic particle events for a date range.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate
get_donki_solar_flaresREADRetrieve DONKI solar flare events for a date range.
INPUTS: startDate / endDate
INPUT CONTRACTS
Know what the action needs before it runs.
get_apod
dateOPTIONAL- The APOD date to retrieve in YYYY-MM-DD format.
hdOPTIONAL- Whether to request the high-resolution APOD image URL when NASA provides one.
thumbsOPTIONAL- Whether to request a video thumbnail URL when the APOD entry is a video.
browse_neo
pageOPTIONAL- The zero-based page number to browse.
sizeOPTIONAL- The number of near-Earth objects to return per page.
get_donki_cme
startDateOPTIONAL- The inclusive start date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
endDateOPTIONAL- The inclusive end date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
get_donki_cme_analysis
startDateOPTIONAL- The inclusive start date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
endDateOPTIONAL- The inclusive end date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
mostAccurateOnlyOPTIONAL- Whether to return only the most accurate CME analysis entries.
completeEntryOnlyOPTIONAL- Whether to return only complete CME analysis entries when NASA supports the filter.
speedOPTIONAL- The minimum CME speed in kilometers per second.
PROVIDER-SPECIFIC WORKFLOWS
Jobs this Agent App can support
Inspect Get Apod
Retrieve NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day metadata for a specific date or the current day. Use this as a bounded discovery step, retain the returned identifier, and avoid expanding the read beyond the task's stated scope.
get_apodVerify with Get Donki Cme
Retrieve DONKI coronal mass ejection events for a date range. Compare the returned provider state with the intended outcome and preserve stable IDs or canonical links in the run record.
get_donki_cmeSAFETY BOUNDARY
Operate NASA with explicit limits
- Authorize NASA with API key and grant only the provider access required by the selected actions.
- The current action names appear read-oriented, but returned NASA data may still be sensitive and should be minimized before it enters model context.
- Do not infer permission from catalog visibility. Workspace policy, connection identity, and upstream authorization still govern execution.
- No provider scope string is declared on the sampled actions. Verify the connected account's actual permissions in NASA rather than assuming unrestricted access.
- After a call, inspect the structured result and execution record before reporting that the NASA task completed successfully.
CONNECTION MODEL
API key
NASA API key passed as the api_key query parameter on api.nasa.gov endpoints. Generate your own key from the NASA Open APIs portal: https://api.nasa.gov/.
Working Machines stores provider credentials behind the execution boundary. An agent can use an authorized connection identity, but catalog discovery alone does not reveal OAuth tokens, API keys, or provider secrets.
- READ SIGNALS
- 26
- WRITE SIGNALS
- 0
- HIGH IMPACT
- 0
- REVIEW SIGNALS
- 1
EVIDENCE AND AVAILABILITY
Provider reference
Action names, input fields, authentication types, and counts on this page are generated from the Working Machines provider catalog. Provider behavior, quotas, object semantics, account eligibility, and regional availability remain governed by NASA.