@leafyplant/mcp-server

Leafy Plant Intelligence as an MCP tool — plug 40,000+ species of plant identification, care guides, and pet/human toxicity data directly into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent.

Tools

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | leafy_identify | Identify a plant from photo URLs → species, confidence, care summary, toxicity | | leafy_care | Full care guide for a species (watering, light, soil, fertilizer, problems) | | leafy_search | Search the plant database by name, common name, or family | | leafy_toxicity | Check toxicity for dogs, cats, horses, birds, or humans |

Quick start

Get a free API key at leafyplant.app/api.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "leafy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@leafyplant/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "LEAFY_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "leafy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@leafyplant/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "LEAFY_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add leafy -- npx -y @leafyplant/mcp-server

Then set your key:

export LEAFY_API_KEY=your_key_here

Environment variables

| Variable | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | LEAFY_API_KEY | (required) | Your Leafy API key | | LEAFY_API_BASE | https://leafyplant.app | Override for self-hosted / staging |

Examples

Identify a plant from a photo URL

Use leafy_identify with this photo: https://example.com/plant.jpg

Check if a plant is safe for dogs

Is Monstera deliciosa toxic for dogs? Use leafy_toxicity.

Build a care reminder

Get care instructions for my pothos (Epipremnum aureum) using leafy_care, 
then write a weekly watering reminder.

Agent workflow (LangChain Python)

from langchain_mcp import MCPToolkit

toolkit = MCPToolkit(server_params={
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@leafyplant/mcp-server"],
    "env": {"LEAFY_API_KEY": "your_key"}
})
tools = toolkit.get_tools()
# tools now includes leafy_identify, leafy_care, leafy_search, leafy_toxicity

n8n MCP Client node

1. Add MCP Client node
2. Command: npx -y @leafyplant/mcp-server
3. Env: LEAFY_API_KEY=your_key
4. Select tool: leafy_identify / leafy_care / etc.

Pricing

| Plan | Calls/month | Price | |---|---|---| | Free | 100 | Free | | Starter | 10,000 | 29€/mo | | Pro | 50,000 | 99€/mo | | Scale | 250,000 | 299€/mo | | Enterprise | Unlimited | Contact |

Get your key →

License

MIT — Leafy API terms apply for data usage.