NASA Earthdata MCP

Name: NASA Earthdata MCP
Author: nasa

MCP serverMCP

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

by nasav1.0.0

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when	check	result	http	latency	detail
5 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	123 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools
12 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	123 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools
18 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	124 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools
25 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	124 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools
31 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	127 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	125 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	124 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	121 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	196 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools
3 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	126 ms	server earthdata-mcp dev · protocol 2025-06-18 · 7 tools

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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 fo
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 - nativ
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
get_keywords — Discover official Earthdata vocabulary (like 'ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR') directly from NASA's Keyword Management System (KMS). Use this to find the exact preferr
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: C
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
get_variables — Discover scientific variables and measurements associated with a collection, or look up variables by keyword. Use this tool to understand dataset variables, dim

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28 d ago · declared · summary → "Discover, verify, and access NASA Earth science datasets via the Common Metadata Repository (CMR)"
28 d ago · declared · description → "Discover, verify, and access NASA Earth science datasets via the Common Metadata Repository (CMR)"
28 d ago · declared · publisherName → "nasa"
28 d ago · declared · version → "1.0.0"
28 d ago · declared · protocols → ["mcp"]

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