MCP Weather - Claude Desktop Integration

This project is an example MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed for use with the Claude Desktop application. It is built to work seamlessly with Claude Desktop.

Features

• TypeScript-based MCP server

• Weather query via OpenWeather API

• Easy integration with Claude Desktop

Project Structure

Installation

Requirements

• Node.js (v16 or higher)

• npm

• Claude Desktop (https://desktop.anthropic.com/)

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url> cd mcp-weather

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file and fill it as follows:

   WEATHER_API_URL=https://api.weatherapi.com/v1/current.json WEATHER_API_KEY=<your_API_KEY>

Claude Desktop Integration

1. In Claude Desktop, go to File -> Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config.

2. Add a block similar to the example below to the config file (edit the file paths to match your own system):

   { "mcpServers": { "weather": { "command": "npx", "args": ["tsx", "C:/your/path/mcp-weather/src/index.ts"], "cwd": "C:/your/path/mcp-weather" } } }

   Note: Replace C:/your/path/ with the actual path to your project on your computer.

3. Save the settings and restart Claude Desktop.

.env File and Path Setting

In src/index.ts, the path to the .env file is set to the project root by default:

If your .env file is in a different directory, update the path parameter accordingly.

Usage

To start the project:

Or to run the main file directly:

Build

To compile the TypeScript code:

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or submit pull requests for improvements or bug fixes.

License

MIT License