NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server

A monorepo of independently installable MCP servers for ocean and coastal data workflows. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with coastal, erddap and noaa and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-04 · ★ 7 · #408 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add oceanmodeling-ocean-mcp -- uvx coops-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oceanmodeling-ocean-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "coops-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

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

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package coops-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server can do

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

Latest releases

data-layer-v1.0 · 2026-07-28

Snapshot of the read-only data layer (12 data servers + vdatum-mcp, 94 tools) for citation and archival purposes. Experimental packages in this repository (model configuration, alerting, HPC, workflow) are outside this…

04 · Who maintains NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server

NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server is maintained by oceanmodeling. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/oceanmodeling/ocean-mcp
category: other - ranked #408 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-28)
registry: io.github.oceanmodeling/coops-mcp (active, first published 2026-09-04)
packages: pypi:coops-mcp

06 · NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server FAQ

What is NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server?

A monorepo of independently installable MCP servers for ocean and coastal data workflows. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-04 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server?

Run `uvx coops-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does NOAA CO-OPS MCP Server run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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