# nc-mcp

> MCP Server for NetCDF format file

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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/nc-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/HanchaoLi/nc-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/HanchaoLi/nc-mcp
- version: 0.1.2
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:nc-mcp

### Description (declared)

# NetCDF Explorer MCP Server

A simple and powerful MCP (Message Communication Protocol) server for exploring, analyzing, and interacting with NetCDF format files. Designed to simplify NetCDF data management with intuitive APIs and efficient data handling.

## Overview

NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is a widely used format for storing scientific data. This MCP server provides a streamlined interface to work with NetCDF files, offering essential functionalities to list files, inspect structures, extract data, and analyze variables—all while handling large datasets efficiently through smart sampling.

## Features

- 📁 **File Discovery**: List all NetCDF files (`.nc`, `.cdf`, `.netcdf`, `.nc4`) in a specified directory.
- 🔍 **Structure Inspection**: Retrieve detailed metadata of NetCDF files, including dimensions, variables, attributes, and global properties.
- 📊 **Data Extraction**: Read variable data with support for flexible slicing (e.g., `lat: "0:10:2"` to extract subsets).
- 🧠 **Smart Sampling**: Automatically sample large datasets to prevent memory overflow, with configurable element limits.
- ⏰ **Time Series Analysis**: Extract temporal data from spatial variables, with optional custom location coordinates.
- 🔎 **Search Functionality**: Find variables and attributes by keyword, simplifying navigation in complex files.
- 📋 **Variable Summaries**: Generate human-readable summaries of variables, including dimensions, data types, and attributes.

## Installation

### Prerequisites
- Python ≥ 3.13

### Install via pip
```bash
pip install nc-mcp
```

### Install from Source
1. Clone the repository:
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/HanchaoLi/nc-mcp.git
   cd nc-mcp
   ```

2. Install dependencies (using `uv` for faster dependency management):
   ```bash
   # Install uv (if not already installed)
   curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

   # Sync dependencies
   uv sync --all-groups
   ```

## Quick Start

### Start the Server
```bash
py…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- dev.filesystem (0.802, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/nc-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T07:21:13.769Z)

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