How do I use avalanche-org-mcp-server?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@avalanche-org-mcp-server What's the current avalanche danger at 40.58, -111.65?" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

avalanche-org-mcp-server

by haydenwade

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avalanche-org-mcp-server

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A minimal Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps the Avalanche.org Public API map-layer endpoints. It lets LLMs look up avalanche danger ratings by location, retrieve raw forecast GeoJSON, and query historic conditions.

Features

Danger lookup by lat/lon — find the avalanche zone for any point and get its current danger rating
Historic danger lookup — same as above, but for a specific past date
Raw map-layer GeoJSON — full FeatureCollection for all avalanche centers, or scoped to one center

Data sourced from the Avalanche.org Public API. See the API docs for details.

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Quick Start

Claude Desktop (npx — recommended)

Add this to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "avalanche-org": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "avalanche-org-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

No install required. Claude will download and run it automatically.

Global npm install

npm install -g avalanche-org-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "avalanche-org": {
      "command": "avalanche-org-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Docker

docker pull ghcr.io/haydenwade/avalanche-org-mcp-server:latest

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "avalanche-org": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/haydenwade/avalanche-org-mcp-server:latest"]
    }
  }
}

From source

git clone https://github.com/haydenwade/avalanche-org-mcp-server.git
cd avalanche-org-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "avalanche-org": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/avalanche-org-mcp-server/dist/src/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

`avalanche_danger_rating_by_point`

Get the current avalanche danger rating for a lat/lon point. Returns the zone the point falls in, or the nearest zone if preferNearest is true.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`lat`	number	yes	Latitude in decimal degrees
`lon`	number	yes	Longitude in decimal degrees
`preferNearest`	boolean	no	Fall back to nearest zone if point is outside all polygons (default: `true`)
`centerId`	string	no	Scope search to a specific avalanche center (e.g. `"UAC"`, `"CBAC"`)

Example input:

{ "lat": 40.5763, "lon": -111.7522, "preferNearest": true, "centerId": "UAC" }

{
  "match": "inside_zone",
  "distance_km": 0,
  "distance_miles": 0,
  "zone": {
    "id": "zone-1",
    "name": "Salt Lake",
    "state": "UT"
  },
  "center": {
    "id": "UAC",
    "name": "Utah Avalanche Center",
    "timezone": "America/Denver",
    "link": "https://utahavalanchecenter.org"
  },
  "danger": {
    "level": 3,
    "label": "Considerable",
    "color": "#f1a302"
  },
  "travel_advice": "Dangerous avalanche conditions. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making essential.",
  "forecast_url": "https://utahavalanchecenter.org/forecast/salt-lake",
  "validity": {
    "start_date": "2026-03-22",
    "end_date": "2026-03-23"
  },
  "warning": null
}

`historic_avalanche_danger_rating_by_point`

Same as above, but for a specific historic date. Returns all the same fields plus day.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`lat`	number	yes	Latitude in decimal degrees
`lon`	number	yes	Longitude in decimal degrees
`day`	string	yes	Date in `YYYY-MM-DD` format
`preferNearest`	boolean	no	Fall back to nearest zone (default: `true`)
`centerId`	string	no	Scope to an avalanche center

Example input:

{ "lat": 40.5763, "lon": -111.7522, "day": "2025-02-24", "preferNearest": true }

{
  "match": "inside_zone",
  "distance_km": 0,
  "distance_miles": 0,
  "zone": { "id": "zone-1", "name": "Salt Lake", "state": "UT" },
  "center": { "id": "UAC", "name": "Utah Avalanche Center", "..." : "..." },
  "danger": { "level": 3, "label": "Considerable", "color": "#f1a302" },
  "travel_advice": "Dangerous avalanche conditions. ...",
  "forecast_url": "https://utahavalanchecenter.org/forecast/salt-lake",
  "validity": { "start_date": "2025-02-24", "end_date": "2025-02-25" },
  "warning": null,
  "day": "2025-02-24"
}

`raw_map_layer`

Returns the raw Avalanche.org map-layer GeoJSON FeatureCollection for all avalanche centers.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`day`	string	no	Historic date in `YYYY-MM-DD` format

{
  "geojson": {
    "type": "FeatureCollection",
    "features": [ "... full GeoJSON features ..." ]
  }
}

`raw_map_layer_by_avalanche_center`

Returns the raw map-layer GeoJSON FeatureCollection for a single avalanche center.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`centerId`	string	yes	Avalanche center ID (e.g. `"CBAC"`, `"NWAC"`, `"UAC"`)
`day`	string	no	Historic date in `YYYY-MM-DD` format

{
  "geojson": {
    "type": "FeatureCollection",
    "features": [ "... full GeoJSON features ..." ]
  }
}

Development

Requires Node.js >= 18.

npm install
npm run build
npm test

To interactively test tools with the MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/src/index.js

Project structure

src/
  index.ts          # Entry point — server setup + stdio transport
  tools.ts          # Tool registration
  constants.ts      # API URLs and timeouts
  types.ts          # GeoJSON type definitions
  api/
    mapLayer.ts     # Map-layer fetch + GeoJSON normalization
  lib/
    geometry.ts     # Point-in-polygon, haversine distance, bounds
    dangerLookup.ts # Danger rating lookup logic
    validation.ts   # Date and coordinate validation
test/
  *.test.ts         # Tests (node:test)

Contributing

Fork the repo
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b my-feature)
Make your changes and add tests
Run npm test to make sure everything passes
Open a pull request

License

MIT

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