Pota MCP

MCP server for Parks on the Air (POTA) - live activator spots, park info, activator/hunter stats, and scheduled activations through any MCP-compatible AI assistant. Its 8 documented tools cover pota, park, stats, parks. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-28 · ★ 2 · #565 OF 998 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

NOASSERTION · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Pota MCP

before you install - you'll need

POTA_MCP_MOCK

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add qso-graph-pota-mcp -- uvx pota-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qso-graph-pota-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pota-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 no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

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

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

03 · What Pota MCP can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 8 documented tools spanning pota, park, stats, parks, including pota_spots, pota_park_info, pota_park_stats, pota_user_stats.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Pota MCP lets an agent do.

Pota

7 tools - e.g. Current activator spots with park/grid enrichment and optional filters; Park details by reference code (name, grid, type, agencies, website); Activation and QSO counts for a park

pota_spots · pota_park_info · pota_park_stats · pota_user_stats · pota_scheduled · pota_location_parks…

read & search

1 tool - e.g. Service version + upstream spec version (fleet identity attestation)

get_version_info

04 · Who maintains Pota MCP

pota-mcp is maintained by qso-graph. We track 16 MCP servers from qso-graph - 15 actively maintained, 13 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Aug 2025. Full record: all servers from qso-graph.

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05 · Facts

repository
github.com/qso-graph/pota-mcp
category
other - ranked #565 of 998 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-30.
registry
io.github.qso-graph/pota-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-06 · 2 versions)
packages
pypi:pota-mcp

06 · Pota MCP FAQ

Is Pota MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-28. We re-verify nightly.

What can Pota MCP do?

An agent gets 8 documented tools spanning pota, park, stats, parks, including pota_spots, pota_park_info, pota_park_stats, pota_user_stats.

How do I install Pota MCP?

Run `uvx pota-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (POTA_MCP_MOCK) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Pota MCP 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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