Pipeworx tle

Fetch and search Two-Line Element sets for satellites by NORAD ID or name, providing orbit data for tracking and analysis.

Security Scan

The skill's requests and instructions are consistent with a TLE-fetch/search tool that queries an external Pipeworx gateway; nothing requested is disproportionate to that purpose, but the skill has no source/homepage and depends on an external API you should trust.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description (fetch/search TLEs) matches the SKILL.md: it documents get_tle, search_satellites, and list_recent and shows example calls to an external TLE gateway. No unrelated credentials, binaries, or installs are requested.

Instruction Scope

Instructions are narrowly scoped to calling the remote MCP endpoint (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tle/mcp) to fetch TLEs. They do not instruct reading local files or other env vars. Note: the skill sends queries to a third-party endpoint — this is expected for a network-backed lookup but is worth knowing.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec and no code files. This is lowest-risk (instruction-only).

Credentials

No environment variables, credentials, or config paths are requested. That is proportionate to a read-only TLE lookup service.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill is user-invocable. It does not request persistent system-wide privileges or modify other skills. Autonomous invocation is allowed by platform default but not a separate concern here.

Assessment

This skill is internally consistent with its stated purpose (fetching/searching TLEs) and is instruction-only, but it relies on a third-party endpoint (gateway.pipeworx.io) and has no listed homepage or source repository. Before installing, consider whether you trust that external service: check the provider’s reputation or privacy policy, ensure outgoing network access to that host is acceptable, and be aware that queries (even simple NORAD IDs or names) will be sent to that server. If you need higher assurance, request the skill's source or a known homepage, or prefer a skill backed by a vetted public API or open-source implementation.

TLE (Satellite Tracking)

Fetch Two-Line Element sets for satellites. TLEs are the standard format for describing satellite orbits -- used by tracking software, ground stations, and orbital mechanics calculations.

Available tools

get_tle -- Fetch TLE data for a specific satellite by its NORAD catalog ID. Returns the satellite name, epoch date, and both TLE lines.

search_satellites -- Search by name or keyword. "ISS", "Starlink", "GPS", "Hubble" all work. Returns matching satellites with NORAD IDs and TLE data.

list_recent -- The most recently launched or updated satellites, sorted by epoch date.

Example: get the ISS TLE

The ISS has NORAD catalog number 25544:

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tle/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_tle","arguments":{"norad_id":25544}}}'

Common NORAD IDs

• ISS: 25544
• Hubble Space Telescope: 20580
• NOAA-19: 33591
• Terra (EOS): 25994

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tle": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tle/mcp"
    }
  }
}