`export_votable`¶

Export ctx.spectrum to a VOTable file (IVOA exchange format).


Category	Export
Backend	`astropy` - wraps the domain-standard astropy implementation
Version	`1.0.0`
Reads	`ctx.spectrum` (a `Spectrum1D`)
Writes	`exports.votable`

Parameters¶

Parameter	Default	Required	Description
`path`	`None`	-	Destination file path; null keeps the result in memory only.

PythonCLIMCP

from spectro_kernel import run_algorithm

output = run_algorithm("export_votable", ctx, {
    "path": None
})

spectro run export_votable --input spectrum.fits \
  --param path=none

{
  "tool": "export_votable",
  "arguments": {
    "session_id": "<session_id>",
    "params": {
      "path": null
    }
  }
}

Every algorithm is an MCP tool of the same name; describe_algorithm returns this page's metadata as JSON.

export_csv - Export ctx.spectrum to a CSV file.
export_fits - Export ctx.spectrum to a FITS file.
export_fits_bess - Export ctx.spectrum as a BeSS / ARAS-compliant FITS image.
export_hdf5 - Export ctx.spectrum to an HDF5 file.