NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server for LlamaIndex 5 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense as an MCP tool provider through the Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.
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import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()
agent = FunctionAgent(
tools=tools,
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
system_prompt=(
"You are an assistant with access to NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense. "
"You have 5 tools available."
),
)
response = await agent.run(
"What tools are available in NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense?"
)
print(response)
asyncio.run(main())
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About NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server
Complete asteroid intelligence from NASA's NeoWs API and JPL's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).
LlamaIndex agents combine NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 5 tools through the Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn — ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.
What you can do
- NEO Feed — Asteroids making close approaches this week
- Asteroid Details — Size, orbit, velocity, hazard assessment
- Close Approaches — Future Earth encounters from CNEOS
- Fireballs — Atmospheric impacts detected by sensors
- Browse Catalog — Paginated access to all known NEOs
The NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server exposes 5 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to LlamaIndex in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense to LlamaIndex via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
Install dependencies
Run pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the agent
Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py
Explore tools
The agent discovers 5 tools from NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense
Why Use LlamaIndex with the NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server
LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense through the Model Context Protocol.
Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers
Query pipeline framework lets you chain NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline
Multi-source reasoning: agents can query NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results
Observability integrations show exactly what NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer
NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense + LlamaIndex Use Cases
Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Hybrid search: combine NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive
Data enrichment: query NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses
Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense for fresh data
Analytical workflows: chain NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports
NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Tools for LlamaIndex (5)
These 5 tools become available when you connect NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense to LlamaIndex via MCP:
get_close_approaches
Filter by distance threshold, date range, and minimum size. Critical for planetary defense monitoring. Get future close approaches of asteroids to Earth from JPL CNEOS
get_fireballs
Includes location, velocity, energy (kilotons of TNT equivalent), and altitude. Covers events worldwide. Get atmospheric fireball (bolide) events detected by US government sensors
get_neo_browse
Returns 20 asteroids per page. Use for exploring the complete known catalog of near-Earth objects. Browse the complete catalog of known near-Earth asteroids
get_neo_feed
Includes estimated diameter, velocity, miss distance, and whether potentially hazardous. Source: NASA NeoWs. Get near-Earth asteroids approaching within a date range
get_neo_lookup
Use SPK-IDs from the feed endpoint. Get detailed information about a specific asteroid by its NASA SPK-ID
Example Prompts for NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense in LlamaIndex
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense immediately.
"What asteroids are passing near Earth this week?"
"Are there any large asteroids approaching Earth next month?"
"Tell me about the recent fireball detected over the Pacific."
Troubleshooting NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server with LlamaIndex
Common issues when connecting NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
BasicMCPClient not found
pip install llama-index-tools-mcpNASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense + LlamaIndex FAQ
Common questions about integrating NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
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Connect NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense to LlamaIndex
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 5 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.