Cyanheads Openaq

Name: Cyanheads Openaq MCP Server
Author: cyanheads

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Find air-quality stations and read pollutant observations from government monitors via OpenAQ v3.

Getting Started

npx @getmcp/cli add io.github.cyanheads/openaq-mcp-server

Requires Node.js 18+. Community-contributed server. Review source before installing.

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Required Environment Variables

OPENAQ_API_KEY
OpenAQ v3 API key, sent as the X-API-Key header. Free from openaq.org.

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.cyanheads/openaq-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "@cyanheads/openaq-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAQ_API_KEY": "",
        "OPENAQ_API_BASE_URL": "https://api.openaq.org/v3",
        "CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE": "none",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

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