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MCP live MCP 2025-11-25 streamable-http ext: ui

NASA Earthdata MCP

io.github.nasa/earthdata-mcp

Discover, verify, and access NASA Earth science datasets via the Common Metadata Repository (CMR)

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Uptime
100.0%
5 direct probes · 30d
Response
920ms
last probe
Tools
7
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/mcp/v1
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
7 tools, 0 resources, 0 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
7 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
97 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 7

get_citations

Discover citation records directly associated with a collection, or look up a citation by identifier (e.g. DOI). Use this tool to evaluate citation relevance for a collection. Key fields in each retu…

get_collections

Search NASA CMR collections and return up to 10 lightweight normalized results. Key return fields in each item: - concept_id: CMR collection concept ID - native_id: native ID of the collection record…

get_granules

Search NASA CMR granules for a specific parent collection and return up to 10 lightweight normalized results. Key return fields in each item: - concept_id: CMR granule concept ID - native_id: native …

get_keywords

Discover official Earthdata vocabulary (like 'ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR') directly from NASA's Keyword Management System (KMS). Use this to find the exact preferred labels to construct successful get_co…

get_services

Search NASA CMR services for a specific parent collection and return all associated normalized UMM-S records. Key fields in each returned item: - concept_id: CMR service concept ID - native_id: nativ…

get_tools

Search NASA CMR tools for a specific parent collection and return all associated normalized UMM-T records. Key fields in each returned item: - concept_id: CMR tool concept ID - native_id: native ID o…

get_variables

Discover scientific variables and measurements associated with a collection, or look up variables by keyword. Use this tool to understand dataset variables, dimensions, and data processing parameters …

How to use

Claude Desktop or claude.ai: add a custom connector (Customize → Connectors; on Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors) with this server URL: https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/mcp/v1

Cursor or Cline: add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nasa_earthdata_mcp": {
      "url": "https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/mcp/v1",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}