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usgs-water-mcp-server MCP Server

Name: usgs-water-mcp-server MCP Server
Author: cyanheads

Query real-time and historical USGS water data from ~8,000 stream gages and groundwater wells.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-usgs-water-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/usgs-water-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "USGS_USER_AGENT": "",
        "USGS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "30000",
        "WATER_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED": "false",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
USGS_USER_AGENT	No	Custom User-Agent string for USGS requests (NWIS and the parameter-code catalog). Defaults to a descriptive identifier including the repo URL.
USGS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS	No	HTTP request timeout in milliseconds for USGS calls (NWIS and the parameter-code catalog). Default: 30000.
WATER_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED	No	Set to true to make water_dataframe_drop callable — it removes one staged table from a DataCanvas. Off by default, which lists the tool as disabled. Needs CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb to have anything to drop.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL	No	Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').
MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE	No	Selects the HTTP transport.
USGS_USER_AGENT	No	Custom User-Agent string for USGS requests (NWIS and the parameter-code catalog). Defaults to a descriptive identifier including the repo URL.
USGS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS	No	HTTP request timeout in milliseconds for USGS calls (NWIS and the parameter-code catalog). Default: 30000.
WATER_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED	No	Set to true to make water_dataframe_drop callable — it removes one staged table from a DataCanvas. Off by default, which lists the tool as disabled. Needs CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb to have anything to drop.
MCP_HTTP_HOST	No	The hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORT	No	The port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH	No	The endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODE	No	Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL	No	Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

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