search_taxa
shallowio.github.pipeworx-io/itis · Verify this server
Search ITIS (authoritative US-government integrated taxonomy for plants, animals, fungi, and microbes) by scientific name and resolve it to TSNs (Taxonomic Serial Numbers). Returns matching taxa with tsn, scientific name, author, and kingdom. Keyless. Use the tsn with get_hierarchy or get_common_names.
2 trials · measured 8 days ago
search_taxa scores 50.0/100 on Vouch's measured behaviour index, from 2 real invocation trials against io.github.pipeworx-io/itis, measured 25 Aug 2026 under methodology v0.2.0. Every measured component scored 100.
Component breakdown
| Component | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 35% | not applicable |
| Schema integrity | 25% | 100.0 |
| Failure behaviour | 15% | not applicable |
| Latency | 15% | not applicable |
| Concurrency | 10% | not applicable |
Tool details
- Transport
- remote
- Credential class
- open
- Category
- Finance & compliance
- Input schema
- not declared
- Output schema
- not declared
- Side-effect classification
- read-only— Heuristically read-only-eligible (readonly-heuristic.ts) and sample-called by the Phase 0 census shallow probe.
Score history
| Day | Score | Tier | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | 50.0 | shallow | v0.2.0 |
Probe evidence
| Probe | Outcomes |
|---|---|
| schema_integrity | pass: 1 |
| sample_call | fail: 1 |
Raw request/response logs are not archived yet — the outcome counts above are drawn directly from every recorded trial.
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