# aqicn-mcp-server

> MCP server for fetching air quality data from AQICN

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/aqicn-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:aqicn-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# AQICN MCP Server
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This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides air quality data tools from the World Air Quality Index (AQICN) project. It allows LLMs to fetch real-time air quality data for cities and coordinates worldwide.

## Installation

### Installing via Smithery

To install AQICN MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@mattmarcin/aqicn-mcp):

```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @mattmarcin/aqicn-mcp --client claude
```

### Installing via recommended uv (manual)

We recommend using [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) to manage your Python environment:

```bash
# Install the package and dependencies
uv pip install -e .
```

## Environment Setup

Create a `.env` file in the project root (you can copy from `.env.example`):
```bash
# .env
AQICN_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
```

Alternatively, you can set the environment variable directly:
```bash
# Linux/macOS
export AQICN_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

# Windows
set AQICN_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
```

## Running the Server

### Development Mode
The fastest way to test and debug your server is with the MCP Inspector:

```bash
mcp dev aqicn_server.py
```

### Claude Desktop Integration
Once your server is ready, install it in Claude Desktop:

```bash
mcp install aqicn_server.py
```

### Direct Execution
For testing or custom deployments:

```bash
python aqicn_server.py
```

## Available Tools

### 1. city_aqi
Get air quality data for a specific city.

```python
@mcp.tool()
def city_aqi(city: str) -> AQIData:
    """Get air quality data for a specific city."""
```

**Input:**
- `city`: Name of the city to get air quality data for

**Output:** `AQIData` with:
- `aqi`: Air Quality Index value
- `station`: Station name
- `dominant_pollutant`: Main pollutant (if available)
- `time`: Timestamp of the measurement
- `coordinates`: Latitude and long…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.859, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/aqicn-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T09:23:23.353Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/aqicn-mcp-server/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/aqicn-mcp-server · ARD identifier urn:air::server:aqicn-mcp-server