Agent skill

Pangaea Data API

by wentorai in wentorai/research-plugins

Access earth and environmental science datasets via PANGAEA API

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Pangaea Data API

skills CLI
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill pangaea-data-api -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins pangaea-data-api --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/domains/geoscience/pangaea-data-api .claude/skills/pangaea-data-api && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
pangaea-data-api
GitHub stars
298
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
177 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
428
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Access earth and environmental science datasets via PANGAEA API

  • Tasks that involve Physical and earth sciences
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, API Endpoints, Python Usage and Data Topics, plus 1 more section
  • Calls curl; reaches pangaea.de and ws.pangaea.de

What it does

Pangaea Data API is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Access earth and environmental science datasets via PANGAEA API

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Research & Science, covering Physical and earth sciences. The repository describes itself as: 350+ academic research skills, MCP configs, and plugins for Research-Claw and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Physical and earth sciences

Example prompts

  • “/pangaea-data-api”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bf44b3c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • pangaea.de
    • ws.pangaea.de
    • doi.pangaea.de

    Also links to:

    • wiki.pangaea.de

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Pangaea Data API loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 20 tokens; SKILL.md has 177 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~20
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from wentorai/research-plugins at commit bf44b3c, republished under its MIT licence (© wentorai). 177 words, ~1,547 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pangaea-data-api/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
pangaea-data-api
description
Access earth and environmental science datasets via PANGAEA API

PANGAEA Data Repository API

Overview

PANGAEA is the world's leading data repository for earth and environmental sciences, hosting 400K+ datasets with 20B+ data points. It archives research data from oceanography, paleoclimatology, geology, ecology, and atmospheric science. Each dataset has a DOI and is linked to the originating publication. The API provides search, metadata retrieval, and data download. Free, no authentication required.

API Endpoints

Search API
bash
# Search datasets by keyword
curl "https://www.pangaea.de/advanced/search.php?q=ocean+temperature&count=20&type=json"

# Search with geographic bounding box
curl "https://www.pangaea.de/advanced/search.php?\
q=sediment+core&minlat=-60&maxlat=-30&minlon=-180&maxlon=180&type=json"

# Filter by parameter (measurement type)
curl "https://www.pangaea.de/advanced/search.php?\
q=carbon+dioxide&param=Atmospheric+CO2&type=json"

# Filter by date range
curl "https://www.pangaea.de/advanced/search.php?\
q=Arctic+ice&mindate=2020-01-01&maxdate=2026-12-31&type=json"
ElasticSearch API
bash
# Full-text search via Elasticsearch
curl -X POST "https://ws.pangaea.de/es/pangaea/panmd/_search" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": {
      "bool": {
        "must": [
          {"match": {"citation.title": "ocean temperature"}}
        ],
        "filter": [
          {"range": {"citation.year": {"gte": 2020}}}
        ]
      }
    },
    "size": 20
  }'
Dataset Access
bash
# Get dataset metadata
curl "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.123456?format=metainfo_json"

# Download dataset as tab-delimited text
curl "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.123456?format=textfile"

# Download as CSV
curl "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.123456?format=csv"
OAI-PMH Harvesting
bash
# List records
curl "https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_dc"

# Get specific record
curl "https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.123456&metadataPrefix=oai_dc"
Query Parameters (Search API)
ParameterDescriptionExample
qSearch queryq=coral+reef+bleaching
countResults per pagecount=50
offsetPagination offsetoffset=20
minlat/maxlatLatitude bounds-90 to 90
minlon/maxlonLongitude bounds-180 to 180
mindate/maxdateTemporal filter2020-01-01
paramParameter/measurementTemperature
topicTopic filterAtmosphere, Biosphere
typeResponse formatjson, xml

Python Usage

python
import requests
import pandas as pd
from io import StringIO

SEARCH_URL = "https://www.pangaea.de/advanced/search.php"
ES_URL = "https://ws.pangaea.de/es/pangaea/panmd/_search"


def search_pangaea(query: str, count: int = 20,
                   bbox: dict = None) -> list:
    """Search PANGAEA for earth science datasets."""
    params = {"q": query, "count": count, "type": "json"}
    if bbox:
        params.update({
            "minlat": bbox.get("south", -90),
            "maxlat": bbox.get("north", 90),
            "minlon": bbox.get("west", -180),
            "maxlon": bbox.get("east", 180),
        })

    resp = requests.get(SEARCH_URL, params=params, timeout=30)
    resp.raise_for_status()
    data = resp.json()

    results = []
    for item in data.get("results", []):
        results.append({
            "doi": item.get("URI", ""),
            "title": item.get("citation", ""),
            "year": item.get("year"),
            "size": item.get("size"),
            "parameters": item.get("params", []),
            "score": item.get("score"),
        })
    return results


def download_dataset(doi: str) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """Download a PANGAEA dataset as a pandas DataFrame."""
    url = f"https://doi.pangaea.de/{doi}?format=textfile"
    resp = requests.get(url, timeout=60)
    resp.raise_for_status()

    lines = resp.text.split("\n")
    header_end = next(
        (i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.startswith("*/")),
        -1,
    )
    data_text = "\n".join(lines[header_end + 1:])
    return pd.read_csv(StringIO(data_text), sep="\t")


def search_by_location(query: str, lat: float, lon: float,
                       radius_deg: float = 5.0) -> list:
    """Search datasets near a geographic location."""
    bbox = {
        "south": lat - radius_deg,
        "north": lat + radius_deg,
        "west": lon - radius_deg,
        "east": lon + radius_deg,
    }
    return search_pangaea(query, bbox=bbox)


# Example: find ocean temperature datasets
datasets = search_pangaea("sea surface temperature", count=5)
for ds in datasets:
    print(f"[{ds['year']}] {ds['title'][:80]}...")
    print(f"  DOI: {ds['doi']} | Size: {ds['size']}")

# Example: download a specific dataset
# df = download_dataset("10.1594/PANGAEA.123456")
# print(df.head())

# Example: find Arctic research data
arctic = search_by_location("permafrost", lat=70, lon=25)
for ds in arctic[:3]:
    print(f"{ds['title'][:80]}...")

Data Topics

TopicCoverage
OceansTemperature, salinity, currents, chemistry
PaleoclimateIce cores, sediment cores, tree rings
AtmosphereCO2, aerosols, weather observations
LithosphereGeology, tectonics, geochemistry
BiosphereBiodiversity, ecology, marine biology
CryosphereSea ice, glaciers, permafrost

References

© wentorai, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/domains/geoscience/pangaea-data-api of wentorai/research-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bf44b3c

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in wentorai/research-plugins, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Pangaea Data API

What does Pangaea Data API do?

Access earth and environmental science datasets via PANGAEA API. Pangaea Data API is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.

When should I use Pangaea Data API?

Pangaea Data API fits situations like: tasks that involve Physical and earth sciences.

How do I install Pangaea Data API in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill pangaea-data-api -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/domains/geoscience/pangaea-data-api in wentorai/research-plugins) into .claude/skills/pangaea-data-api in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Pangaea Data API in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill pangaea-data-api -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/domains/geoscience/pangaea-data-api in wentorai/research-plugins) into .agents/skills/pangaea-data-api in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Pangaea Data API in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill pangaea-data-api -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pangaea-data-api, .gemini/skills/pangaea-data-api, .github/skills/pangaea-data-api and .opencode/skills/pangaea-data-api in your project.

What does Pangaea Data API need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Pangaea Data API needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Pangaea Data API access the network?

SKILL.md names 4 domains. In commands or code: pangaea.de, ws.pangaea.de and doi.pangaea.de; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: wiki.pangaea.de. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Pangaea Data API safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Pangaea Data API use?

Pangaea Data API is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Pangaea Data API use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Pangaea Data API?

wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/research-plugins, which has 298 GitHub stars. The repository holds 428 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 19, 2026.

Source: wentorai/research-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.