Noaa Climate MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Noaa Climate MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, NOAA_CDO_TOKEN before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-noaa-climate-mcp-server --transport http https://noaa-climate.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-noaa-climate-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://noaa-climate.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://noaa-climate.caseyjhand.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to noaa-climate.caseyjhand.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/noaa-climate-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@cyanheads)

registry namespace io.github.cyanheads is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Noaa Climate MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list available CDO datasets with IDs, names, and temporal coverage, list data category groups (Temperature, Precipitation, Wind, etc.), list specific measurement labels (TMAX, TMIN, PRCP, SNOW, etc.) by dataset or category, and list the 12 location categories that scope location search.

The 10 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what noaa-climate-mcp-server lets an agent do.

noaa_climate_list_datasets: - List available CDO datasets with IDs, names, and temporal coverage
noaa_climate_list_data_categories: - List data category groups (Temperature, Precipitation, Wind, etc.)
noaa_climate_list_data_types: - List specific measurement labels (TMAX, TMIN, PRCP, SNOW, etc.) by dataset or category
noaa_climate_list_location_categories: - List the 12 location categories that scope location search
noaa_climate_find_locations: - Search geographic locations by category (states, cities, counties, zip codes, climate regions), with an optional name filter
noaa_climate_find_stations: - Search weather stations by location, bounding box, dataset, and data type
noaa_climate_get_station: - Fetch full metadata for a single station by ID
noaa_climate_fetch_data: - Fetch historical observation records for a dataset and date range
noaa_climate_search_storm_events: - Search the NCEI Storm Events Database for one year - tornadoes, hail, floods, hurricanes, with damage, casualties, and narratives
noaa_climate_get_billion_dollar_disasters: - Query NOAA's Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters - CPI-adjusted costs and deaths per disaster, or per-year totals by disaster class

Latest releases

v0.6.3 · 2026-09-16

Framework 0.13.2 adoption and plugin token wiring · Argument rejection now returns isError: true with a typed -32602 structuredContent.error alongside the text. · 'stateless' is declared in source and published via the…

v0.6.2 · 2026-08-25

MCP SDK v2 protocol and strict inputs · HTTP endpoints serve protocol revision 2026-07-28 with the 2025-era compatibility path; undeclared root inputs are rejected and structured tool errors validate client-side.…

v0.6.1 · 2026-08-19

Reachable upstream-outage reasons · All eight CDO-backed tools now emit service_unavailable, which was previously declared but unreachable, plus a new rate_limited reason for a throttled token. · service_unavailable…

04 · Who maintains Noaa Climate MCP Server

noaa-climate-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 125 MCP servers from cyanheads - 119 actively maintained, 1,816 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/cyanheads/noaa-climate-mcp-server
category: maps & location - ranked #16 of 66 actively-maintained maps & location servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 9 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-16)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/noaa-climate-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-06-22 · 8 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/noaa-climate-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/noaa-climate-mcp-server

06 · Noaa Climate MCP Server FAQ

Is Noaa Climate MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16 and it shipped 9 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Noaa Climate MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can list available CDO datasets with IDs, names, and temporal coverage, list data category groups (Temperature, Precipitation, Wind, etc.), list specific measurement labels (TMAX, TMIN, PRCP, SNOW, etc.) by dataset or category, and list the 12 location categories that scope location search.

How do I install Noaa Climate MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/noaa-climate-mcp-server`. The README documents 3 environment variables (MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, NOAA_CDO_TOKEN) to set first. Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, NOAA_CDO_TOKEN before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Noaa Climate MCP Server require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Noaa Climate MCP Server

Alternatives to Noaa Climate MCP Server

Maintained maps & location servers if Noaa Climate MCP Server isn't the fit.

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