nes-lter-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| NES_LTER_CACHE_TTL | No | In-memory cache duration in seconds | 900 |
| NES_LTER_API_BASE_URL | No | Override the API base URL | https://nes-lter-api.whoi.edu |
| NES_LTER_MAX_CONCURRENCY | No | Maximum concurrent API requests | 8 |
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
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| list_stationsB | List standard NES-LTER stations with coordinates and station metadata. |
| find_cruisesB | Find cruises by year, meteorological season, and type. |
| list_castsC | List casts, optionally restricted to the nearest standard station. |
| get_cast_profileC | Get one CTD profile, optionally compact and depth-filtered. |
| query_ctdC | Batch CTD query. Returns compact cast summaries unless include_points is true. |
| get_station_profileC | Compatibility wrapper for station profile lookup; use query_ctd for compact results. |
| list_dataset_rowsC | Fetch and filter underway, bottles, nutrients, HPLC, chlorophyll, or event rows. |
| get_cruise_trackC | Return the API's cruise track resource URL for client-side map use. |
| get_dataset_schemaC | Infer available columns and example values for a cruise dataset. |
| resolve_variableC | Resolve a friendly variable name to candidate API columns. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| station_profile_prompt |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| stations_resource | Station catalog as JSON for model reference. |
| variable_aliases_resource | Friendly CTD variable aliases. |
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