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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
MCP_HOSTNoHost for the streamable HTTP server started with `portugal-mcp --http` (defaults to 127.0.0.1:8000).127.0.0.1
MCP_PORTNoPort for the streamable HTTP server started with `portugal-mcp --http` (defaults to 127.0.0.1:8000).8000
PORTUGAL_MCP_FEATURESNoComma list of features to load (e.g. `clima,geo,ine`) or to drop (e.g. `-contratos,-parlamento`).all
PORTUGAL_MCP_CACHE_DIRNoWhere downloaded files are cached.OS cache dir
PORTUGAL_MCP_LOG_LEVELNoLog level; logs go to stderr.INFO

Instructions

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

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Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
weather_forecastA

5-day weather forecast for a place in Portugal (IPMA, official).

Args: place: district capital or island town, e.g. "Lisboa", "Porto", "Faro", "Funchal", "Ponta Delgada". lat, lon: use instead of place for anywhere else; the nearest IPMA forecast location is used. Returns daily min/max temperature, rain probability, weather type, wind, and today's UV index.

weather_warningsA

Active IPMA weather warnings (rain, wind, heat, cold, snow, fog, sea, thunderstorms).

Args: area: optional district or island group, e.g. "Lisboa", "Madeira", "Açores". Omit for the whole country. include_green: also list green (no-warning) entries. Default false.

fire_riskA

Wildfire danger (RCM, risco de incêndio rural) for a municipality, today or tomorrow.

Args: municipality: concelho name, e.g. "Sintra", "Monchique". day: 0 = today, 1 = tomorrow. Scale: 1 reduzido, 2 moderado, 3 elevado, 4 muito elevado, 5 máximo.

sea_forecastA

Coastal sea forecast: wave height and period, wave direction, sea temperature (IPMA).

Args: place: coastal spot, e.g. "Nazaré", "Peniche", "Faro", "Funchal". Or pass lat/lon for the nearest one. day: 0 = today, 1 = tomorrow, 2 = the day after.

earthquakesA

Recent earthquakes recorded by IPMA.

Args: region: "mainland" (mainland Portugal and Madeira) or "azores". days: look back this many days (max 30). min_magnitude: only quakes at or above this magnitude. limit: max rows (newest first).

postal_codeA

Look up a Portuguese postal code (código postal, 'XXXX-XXX' or 'XXXX').

Returns district, municipality, locality and the streets the code covers, plus a central point.

where_isA

Which parish, municipality and district a coordinate is in, plus altitude, land use and hazard maps.

municipalityC

A municipality (concelho): district, INE code, area, parishes, 2021 census, town-hall contacts.

public_holidaysA

Portugal's national public holidays for a year (default: this year), with weekday.

Carnival is listed as optional: it is usually a day off by government decision, not by law. Municipal holidays (one per concelho, e.g. Lisbon 13 June, Porto 24 June) are not included.

ine_searchA

Find INE indicators by keyword (e.g. "inflação", "desemprego", "população", "rendas", "turismo").

Searches INE's catalogue of key indicators. Returns varcd codes to pass to ine_indicator. Any other INE indicator can be read with ine_indicator if you know its code (from www.ine.pt). Args: lang: "PT" (more complete wording) or "EN".

ine_indicatorA

Values of an INE indicator, latest periods first.

Args: varcd: 7-digit indicator code from ine_search, e.g. "0008074". place: geography name to keep, e.g. "Portugal", "Lisboa", "Norte", "Porto". Default: "Portugal" when present, otherwise all geographies. periods: how many of the latest reference periods to return (1-24). category: keep only rows whose category labels contain this text (e.g. "Total", "Mulheres"). lang: "PT" or "EN". limit: max rows.

bpstat_searchA

Find Banco de Portugal statistical series by keyword.

Examples: "euribor 12 meses", "taxa de juro novos empréstimos habitação", "dólar", "dívida pública", "depósitos particulares", "preços habitação". The search picks the most likely statistical domains (or the one you pass as domain_id) and searches the series inside them; it also lists every domain so you can retry with a specific domain_id. The first search of a domain takes a few seconds to a minute; then it is cached for a week. Args: lang: "PT" or "EN" (labels are richer in PT).

bpstat_seriesA

Observations of Banco de Portugal series (ids from bpstat_search).

Args: series_ids: one or more series ids (max 10), e.g. [12559924]. last_n: latest observations per series (1-500). Ignored when since is given. since: "YYYY-MM-DD" — return every observation from this date. lang: "PT" or "EN".

parliament_searchA

Search initiatives in the Portuguese Parliament: bills, resolutions, inquiries.

Args: query: words in the title, e.g. "habitação", "IRS", "imigração". type: e.g. "Projeto de Lei", "Proposta de Lei" (Government bills), "Projeto de Resolução". author: party acronym ("PS", "PSD", "CH", "IL", "L", "PCP", "BE", "CDS-PP", "PAN", "JPP") or "Governo". result: "aprovado" or "rejeitado" — keeps initiatives whose latest vote had this result. since: "YYYY-MM-DD" — submitted on or after this date. legislature: Roman numeral, default the current one (XVII). limit: max results, newest first.

parliament_initiativeA

Full record of one initiative: every phase with dates, every vote with each group's position, text link.

Args: initiative_id: the id from parliament_search (e.g. "356403"), or a reference like "Proposta de Lei 3".

parliament_votesB

Recent plenary votes, with how each parliamentary group voted.

Args: party: show this group's position on each vote (e.g. "PS", "CH"); only votes where it is recorded. query: words in the initiative title. since: "YYYY-MM-DD". result: "aprovado" or "rejeitado". limit: max votes, newest first.

parliament_deputiesB

Members of Parliament (deputados): party, constituency (círculo), status. Seats per party included.

Args: name: part of the parliamentary or full name. party: group acronym, e.g. "PSD", "PS", "CH". constituency: e.g. "Lisboa", "Porto", "Açores", "Europa". include_inactive: also list deputies who left or were replaced. Default false.

public_contractsA

Search Portuguese public contracts (Portal BASE) for one year.

Args: query: words in the contract object, e.g. "software", "limpeza", "ambulâncias". buyer: public body name or 9-digit NIF, e.g. "Município de Lisboa", "SPMS". supplier: company name or NIF. procedure: e.g. "Ajuste Direto", "Concurso público", "Consulta Prévia". min_value, max_value: contract price range in euros. year: contract-file year (default: this year; 2012 onwards). sort: "value" (largest first) or "date" (newest first). limit: max rows.

public_contracts_summaryA

Totals for one buyer or supplier in a year: number of contracts, total value, by procedure, top partners.

Args: entity: name or 9-digit NIF of a public body or a company. role: "buyer", "supplier" or "any". year: default this year. top: how many top counterparties to list.

open_data_searchA

Search the datasets of Portugal's national open-data portal (dados.gov.pt).

Args: query: e.g. "acidentes rodoviários", "escolas", "qualidade do ar", "alojamento local". organization: optional publisher name to filter by, e.g. "INE", "Câmara Municipal de Lisboa". limit: max results (1-50).

open_data_datasetA

Details and downloadable files of one dados.gov.pt dataset (id or slug from open_data_search).

open_data_previewA

First rows of a CSV or JSON file hosted on dados.gov.pt (reads at most 512 KB).

Args: url: a resource url from open_data_dataset (must be on dados.gov.pt). rows: how many rows to return (1-100).

sns_find_institutionsA

Find SNS hospitals / local health units (ULS) by name, or the nearest ones to a coordinate.

Use this first when the user names a hospital or a place ("hospitals near Lisbon", "is there an emergency department near 38.72,-9.14?"), then pass stats_entity to sns_emergency_stats / sns_surgery_wait_stats / sns_consultation_wait_stats.

Each result: name, its parent ULS, coordinates, distance_km (when lat/lon given), whether it reports emergency / consultation / surgery data on tempos.min-saude.pt, and stats_entity — the name under which the official statistics report it (statistics are per ULS / hospital group, not per building). This list does NOT contain live waiting times; for live emergency waits send the user to https://tempos.min-saude.pt.

Args: query: Part of the name, accent-insensitive, e.g. "Santa Maria", "Faro", "ULS Algarve". lat, lon: Sort by distance from this point (WGS84), e.g. Lisbon 38.7223, -9.1393. Without query, umbrella ULS entries are skipped (they duplicate a hospital's location). emergency_only: Only places that report emergency-department data. limit: Max results (default 10, max 50).

sns_emergency_statsA

Emergency-department (urgência) visits per month: by type and by Manchester triage colour.

Use for "how busy is the ER at X?", "how many emergency visits in the Algarve last month?", "what share of ER visits are green/blue (non-urgent)?". OFFICIAL MONTHLY STATISTICS ONLY — not the live queue (the latest month is usually 2-3 months back and provisional). For live waiting times send the user to https://tempos.min-saude.pt. Not medical advice: in an emergency call 112; SNS 24 (808 24 24 24) for advice.

Scope: one institution, one region, or (neither) all of mainland Portugal's SNS hospitals.

Per period (latest first): visits_in_month and visits_year_to_date by type (general, paediatric, obstetric, psychiatric, total), triage_in_month by colour (red = immediate, orange = very urgent, yellow = urgent, green = less urgent, blue = non-urgent, white = not clinical / other) and triage_share_in_month_pct.

Args: institution: Hospital or ULS name, accent-insensitive ("Santa Maria", "São João", "Hospital de Faro"). A hospital is mapped to its ULS; check scope. region: Norte | Centro | LVT (Lisboa) | Alentejo | Algarve. Ignored if institution is given. period: Latest month to include, "YYYY-MM" (default: newest available). months: How many months back to return (default 6, max 24).

sns_surgery_wait_statsA

Surgery access indicators per month: surgical waiting list, % within the guaranteed maximum time, mean days from admission to surgery, and surgeries performed.

Use for "how long is the wait for surgery at X?", "how many people are on the surgery list in the Norte region?", "how many operations did hospital Y do?". Official monthly statistics (latest month usually 2-3 months back, provisional). The open data has NO breakdown by specialty or procedure — say so if asked for one.

Per period (latest first):

  • waiting_list: patients on the surgical waiting list (LIC) at month end, how many are still within the legal maximum guaranteed response time (TMRG, 180 days for normal priority since 2018) and the % within it.

  • mean_days_before_surgery_in_month / _year_to_date: average days between hospital admission and the operation for scheduled inpatient surgery (this is NOT the time on the waiting list).

  • surgeries_in_month / surgeries_year_to_date: scheduled (= inpatient + day surgery) and urgent.

Args: institution: Hospital or ULS name ("Santa Maria", "Coimbra", "IPO Porto"); mapped to its ULS. region: Norte | Centro | LVT (Lisboa) | Alentejo | Algarve. Ignored if institution is given. period: Latest month to include, "YYYY-MM" (default: newest available). months: How many months back (default 6, max 24).

sns_consultation_wait_statsA

Hospital outpatient consultations per month and the % of FIRST specialist consultations (referred by a family doctor via CTH/SIGA) held within the guaranteed maximum time (TMRG).

Use for "how long is the wait for a first hospital appointment at X?", "is hospital Y on time with first consultations?", "how many consultations did the Centro region do?". Official monthly statistics (latest month usually 2-3 months back, provisional); there is no breakdown by specialty in the open data.

Per period (latest first): consultations_in_month / _year_to_date (total, first, subsequent) and first_consultations_within_max_time_pct for the month and year-to-date.

Args: institution: Hospital or ULS name; mapped to its ULS. region: Norte | Centro | LVT (Lisboa) | Alentejo | Algarve. Ignored if institution is given. period: Latest month to include, "YYYY-MM" (default: newest available). months: How many months back (default 6, max 24).

sns_search_datasetsA

Search the ~150 datasets of the SNS Transparency portal (titles and descriptions are in Portuguese).

Use when the curated tools don't cover the question — e.g. hospital bed occupancy ("ocupação"), births/caesareans ("partos"), INEM pre-hospital calls, SNS 24 calls, family doctor coverage ("médico de família", "inscritos"), medicines spending, staff ("trabalhadores"), cancer screening ("rastreios"). Then call sns_query_dataset with the dataset_id and the field names returned here. Portuguese keywords work best; matching is accent-insensitive.

Args: query: Keywords, e.g. "ocupação internamento", "partos", "urgência". Empty = list all (id + title). limit: Max results (default 10, max 50; ignored when listing all).

sns_query_datasetA

Run an ODSQL query on any SNS Transparency portal dataset (Opendatasoft Explore API v2.1).

Use after sns_search_datasets for anything the curated tools don't cover. Clauses are ODSQL:

  • where: instituicao like "santa maria" and tempo >= date'2026-01-01' (like is a case- and accent-insensitive "contains"; dates use date'YYYY-MM-DD')

  • select: tempo, instituicao, total_urgencias or aggregates sum(total_urgencias) as total

  • group_by: regiao or tempo (combine with aggregates in select)

  • order_by: tempo desc Most hospital-activity datasets (field tempo, monthly) store YEAR-TO-DATE CUMULATIVE values: December is the annual total; a single month = this month minus the previous one. Many datasets have a regiao and an instituicao (or entidade) field. Official statistics, not live data.

Args: dataset_id: e.g. "ocupacao-do-internamento" (from sns_search_datasets). where, select, group_by, order_by: ODSQL clauses (optional). limit: Rows to return (default 20, max 100). offset: Skip rows, for paging.

medicine_availabilityA

Is a medicine in shortage in Portugal? Checks Infarmed's published availability information.

Use when someone can't find a medicine, or asks whether X is in shortage ("rutura", "esgotado", "falta"). Searches by brand or active substance (Portuguese names work best, e.g. "quetiapina", "Ozempic", "ácido acetilsalicílico"; dose and form narrow it, e.g. "quetiapina 300 mg libertação prolongada").

Checks, all from www.infarmed.pt (latest versions are found automatically):

  • shortages Infarmed is actively monitoring (with its circulars and advice);

  • the monthly list of medicines whose export is temporarily suspended because of shortage / supply risk in Portugal;

  • the quarterly prior-notification list (LNP) of medicines with availability concerns.

status is one or more of: monitored_shortage, export_suspended, prior_notification, no_issue_in_published_lists. "No issue" does not prove the medicine is available: Infarmed's full shortage search is not queried (see not_checked).

Args: medicine: Brand name or active substance, optionally with strength/form. limit: Max rows returned per list (default 15).

pharmaciesA

Pharmacies in a Portuguese municipality, with which ones are on duty today and open now.

Use for "farmácia de serviço em X", "pharmacy open now near me", or to list pharmacies to call. Each pharmacy has name, address, phone, coordinates, today's hours, open_now, on_duty (official duty roster for the duty day 09:00-09:00) and the duty type (e.g. "Permanente - Aberta 24h"). Results are sorted: on duty first, then open now, then distance (when lat/lon are given). Stock is not public: never say a pharmacy has a medicine.

Args: city: Municipality or town/parish, e.g. "Lisboa", "Porto", "Cascais", "Alvalade, Lisboa" (add ", " to disambiguate a town). lat, lon: Optional user position: adds distance_km and allows radius_km. With no city, the municipality is found from the coordinate. radius_km: Keep only pharmacies within this distance of lat/lon. on_duty_only: Only pharmacies on the duty roster today. open_now_only: Only pharmacies open right now. limit: Max pharmacies returned (default 20, max 100).

find_medicine_nearA

One-shot answer to "I need medicine X in city Y — what do I do?" in Portugal.

Runs medicine_availability(medicine) and pharmacies(city or lat/lon), and returns: the shortage status (compact), the pharmacies on duty today and the ones open now (nearest first when lat/lon are given), the help lines (Linha 1400, SNS 24, 112) and next steps. It never says a pharmacy has the medicine: stock is not public.

Args: medicine: Brand name or active substance, e.g. "quetiapina", "Brufen 400". city: Municipality or town, e.g. "Lisboa". Or give lat/lon instead. lat, lon: Optional user position (sorts pharmacies by distance). limit: Max pharmacies returned (default 8).

medicine_helpA

Verified help lines in Portugal for medicine problems: 112, SNS 24, Linha 1400, Infarmed.

Use when someone can't find a medicine, needs urgent advice, or asks who to call. Each line has its number, what it is for, hours where published, and the page it was checked on.

fuel_pricesA

Cheapest fuel stations in Portugal for one fuel type, cheapest first (official DGEG prices).

Use for "where is diesel/petrol/LPG cheapest in Lisboa / near me / in Braga?". Give an area as a district, a municipality, or a point (lat + lon, with radius_km); with no area it searches all of Portugal. Names are case- and accent-insensitive ("evora" works).

Args: fuel_type: A DGEG fuel name or id, e.g. "Gasóleo simples" (regular diesel, 2101), "Gasolina simples 95" (regular 95 petrol, 3201), "Gasolina 98", "GPL Auto" (LPG), or plain words: "diesel", "petrol", "95", "98", "lpg", "cng". See fuel_types() for the full list. district: Portuguese district, e.g. "Lisboa", "Porto", "Faro". municipality: Municipality (concelho), e.g. "Sintra", "Vila Nova de Gaia". Overrides district. lat, lon: A point (WGS84). Results get distance_km and are limited to radius_km. radius_km: Search radius around lat/lon (default 10). brand: Only this brand (substring match), e.g. "Galp", "Prio", "Intermarché". limit: How many stations to return (default 10, max 50).

Each station: price_eur (per litre, or per kg/m3 for gas), brand, name, address, municipality, distance_km (with lat/lon), coordinates and last_update (the station's last price update). Also returns how many stations matched and the min/median/max price. Always mention the source (DGEG) and the last_update when quoting prices.

fuel_station_detailA

Full details of one fuel station: every fuel it sells with price and last update, opening hours, services (car wash, shop, tyre air...) and payment methods.

Use after fuel_prices, with a station id from its results.

fuel_typesA

List DGEG fuel types (id, name, unit) and the districts accepted by fuel_prices.

Only needed when unsure which fuel name to pass; fuel_prices also understands "diesel", "petrol", "95", "98", "lpg".

ev_chargersA

Public EV charging sites near a point in Portugal (MOBI.E network), nearest first, with live status and the price the network publishes for each charging point.

Use for "where can I charge near X?", "fast chargers near me", "is there a free CCS charger nearby?". Needs coordinates; if the user gives a place name, use known coordinates for it. Covers mainland Portugal, Azores and Madeira.

Args: lat, lon: Point to search around (WGS84). radius_km: Search radius (default 5, max 100). min_power_kw: Only points that can deliver at least this power, e.g. 50 for fast DC. connector: "CCS" (CCS2), "Type 2", "CHAdeMO", "CEE", or "DC" / "AC". available_only: Only points whose live status is "available" right now. limit: Max sites to return (default 10, max 50).

Each site: operator, address, distance_km, opening hours and its matching points, each with status (available, in use, out of order...), max power, connectors and price (per_kwh / per_minute / per_session in EUR, from the feed). IMPORTANT: these are the charging operator's published fees and may not be the whole bill: see price_note and tell the user. data_freshness says how old the inventory and live status are. The first call of the day downloads ~220 MB from MOBI.E and can take 1-3 minutes.

ev_charger_detailA

Everything about one MOBI.E charging site: all its points with live status, power, connectors and price, plus operator contact, opening hours and accepted authentication (app, RFID card, credit card...).

Use after ev_chargers. Accepts a site_id (e.g. "EZC-AMD-00051"), a point_id (e.g. "AMD-00051-1") or an EVSE id (e.g. "PTEZCEAMD00051*1").

bus_find_stopsA

Find Carris Metropolitana bus stops by name and/or near a coordinate.

Use this first whenever the user names a place, street, station or gives a location, to get the stop_id needed by bus_next_arrivals. Results include the lines serving each stop.

Args: query: Text to match in the stop name (accent/case-insensitive, all words must match), e.g. "Gare do Oriente", "Cacilhas terminal". A 6-digit stop id also works. lat, lon: A coordinate (WGS84). Results are sorted by straight-line distance from it. Note: buses inside Lisbon city are mostly run by Carris (a different company, not covered here); Carris Metropolitana serves the wider region. radius_m: Only stops within this many metres of lat/lon. Default 500 when no query is given; unlimited when a query is given. limit: Max stops to return (default 10, max 50).

bus_next_arrivalsA

Upcoming buses at a Carris Metropolitana stop, real-time where available.

Use for "when is the next bus at X?" (get stop_id from bus_find_stops first). Each arrival says whether it is "realtime" (live GPS estimate) or "scheduled" (timetable only: the bus may not have started its trip yet). minutes_from_now uses the real-time estimate when present. Times are Europe/Lisbon. Only today's operational day is covered, so late at night the list may be short or empty.

Args: stop_id: 6-digit stop id, e.g. "060361". line_id: Optional 4-digit line number to keep only that line, e.g. "2794". limit: Max arrivals to return (default 10, max 50).

bus_line_infoA

Details of a Carris Metropolitana line: name, route ends, directions, municipalities.

Use for "where does line 4715 go?", "which bus goes from Cacilhas to Almada?", or to check whether a line passes a stop (include_stops=True). If line is not an exact line number it is treated as text (e.g. "Oriente Setubal") and the matching lines are listed instead. trips_today = 0 means the line does not run today (some lines are seasonal or weekday-only). Departure times past midnight are written "24:30", "25:10" (same service day).

Args: line: 4-digit line number ("4715") or free text matched against line names. include_stops: Also list every stop (id + name) in order for each direction.

bus_service_alertsA

Service alerts (detours, works, strikes, stops not served) for Carris Metropolitana.

Use before recommending a trip, or when the user asks "is line X disrupted?". Filter by line and/or stop; with no filter, returns all current alerts (there are often ~100). Alerts are mostly published in Portuguese only.

Args: line_id: 4-digit line number, e.g. "4407". stop_id: 6-digit stop id, e.g. "160584". include_upcoming: Also return alerts that start in the future (default True). language: Preferred language ("pt" or "en"); falls back to what exists. limit: Max alerts to return (default 20, max 100).

bus_vehicle_positionsA

Live GPS positions of the buses currently running on a Carris Metropolitana line.

Use for "where is the 3508 right now?" or to see how many buses are out on a line. Each vehicle includes its position, heading, speed, the stop it is at / heading to, and how many seconds old the fix is.

Args: line_id: 4-digit line number, e.g. "3508".

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

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Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

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TDQS

B3.3/5.0

Scored across 42 tools

Disambiguation4/5

Most tools are partitioned by source/domain and action, such as search vs detail vs summary, and the descriptions make boundaries clear. The main overlaps are around medicines (medicine_help, medicine_availability, find_medicine_near, pharmacies) and the two dataset-search families, but they are still distinguishable.

Naming Consistency4/5

All names use snake_case and most follow consistent domain prefixes such as sns_, parliament_, public_contracts_, fuel_, ev_, and bus_. A few noun-only names (earthquakes, pharmacies, municipality) and singular/plural detail naming slightly break a strict verb_noun pattern, but the set remains predictable.

Tool Count2/5

At 42 tools, the surface is well above the 3-15 well-scoped range and crosses the 25+ threshold for being too many. The server spans many unrelated Portugal public-service domains, and while each cluster is individually coherent, the total tool count is heavy and some composite/one-shot tools add extra surface area.

Completeness3/5

Covered domains generally have search-to-detail or lifecycle coverage, such as INE/BPstat, parliament, public contracts, SNS statistics, fuel, EV charging, and buses. However, there are notable gaps: no general address/place geocoding despite many lat/lon-based tools, transport coverage is limited to Carris Metropolitana, and municipal holidays are explicitly excluded.

Maintenance

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