Install openaq-mcp-server for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"cyanheads-openaq-mcp-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/openaq-mcp-server@0.4.1"
],
"env": {
"OPENAQ_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAQ_API_KEY",
"OPENAQ_API_BASE_URL": "https://api.openaq.org/v3",
"CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE": "none",
"OPENAQ_ENABLE_CANVAS_DROP": "false",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
}
}
}
}