AQUAVIEW MCP Server - Search and access global oceanographic and environmental datasets.
| Endpoint | https://mcp.aquaview.org/mcp (streamable-http) |
|---|---|
| Registry version | 0.2.0 |
| Now | 6 tools · grade D (54) · pin ts_9b4fd57404707d95bd5bf3000be1be0d · protocol 2025-06-18 |
| First / last listed | 2026-11-14 00:45 UTC / 2026-11-14 00:45 UTC |
| Grade over time | 2026-11-14: D (54), 6 tools |
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Tools: search_datasets get_item list_collections aggregate list_data_sources get_data
search_datasets | Search the AQUAVIEW catalog — a comprehensive collection of 268K+ global oceanographic, atmospheric, and marine datasets from 15 sources (NOAA, NDBC, IOOS, WOD, CoastWatch, etc.), intended for scientific research, data analysis, and environmental monitoring.
This searches METADATA — which datasets exist. To pull the actual observations
(temperature profiles, buoy readings, float positions), use g params: q, bbox, datetime, collections, exclude_collections, filter, license, sortby, limit, token, fields, include_assets, output_format |
get_item | Fetch a single AQUAVIEW dataset item with full details, properties, and download links (assets).
STAC items embed assets inline — each asset includes an href (download URL) and media type, so there is no need for a separate "files" call.
Args:
collection: The collection ID the item belongs to (e.g., "NOAA", "NDBC", "WOD"). Available from search results or list_collections.
item_id: The u params: collection*, item_id*, output_format |
list_collections | List all available AQUAVIEW data collections (sources).
Returns a summary of each collection with ID, title, description, spatial/temporal extent, and keywords. Use collection IDs to filter searches.
These are CATALOG collections. Several are also queryable row by row — see
list_data_sources for the sources get_data can pull observations from.
A collection's bbox and temporal range are OUTER BO params: tag, output_format |
aggregate | Run aggregation queries on the AQUAVIEW catalog — get counts, spatial distributions, temporal distributions, and per-collection breakdowns without fetching individual items.
Args:
aggregations: Comma-separated aggregation types (required). Valid types: total_count, datetime_max, datetime_min, datetime_frequency, collection_frequency, geometry_geohash_grid_frequency, geometry_geotile_grid_freq params: aggregations*, collections, exclude_collections, bbox, datetime, q, filter, license, precision, datetime_frequency_interval, output_format |
list_data_sources | List the AQUAVIEW data sources you can pull actual rows from, or describe one in detail.
Call this BEFORE get_data on a source you have not used. Variable names are
canonical per source and cannot be guessed — this is where they come from.
With an API key, sources your account is entitled to appear here too.
Args:
source_id: Omit to list every visible source. Give one (e.g. "gadr") to get i params: source_id, output_format |
get_data | Pull actual observation rows from an AQUAVIEW data source — not catalog metadata.
Use this whenever the question needs the measurements themselves (temperature
profiles, float positions, buoy readings), rather than which datasets exist.
Call list_data_sources first for a source's canonical variable names, its
`qc_modes`, and its `engine` (gridded "xarray" sources have no rows to pull).
READ 'ret params: source*, variables*, bbox, datetime, depth, filters, qc, limit, format, include_sample, output_format |
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