Global Fishing Watch vs Usgs Earthquakes
A side-by-side look at the Global Fishing Watch and Usgs Earthquakes MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Global Fishing Watch for environment & nature work as a local process; choose Usgs Earthquakes for environment & nature as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Global Fishing Watch when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
PLATFORM_GFW_FISHING_TOKEN.
Choose Usgs Earthquakes when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
search_earthquakes, get_earthquake, count_earthquakes.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 44/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | PLATFORM_GFW_FISHING_TOKEN | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Global Fishing Watch | View Usgs Earthquakes |
Tools & capabilities
Global Fishing Watch tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Usgs Earthquakes tools 3
search_earthquakesSearch the USGS earthquake catalog (FDSNWS event API) for real-time and historical seismic events. Filter by time window, magnitude, depth, and a circular geographic area. For "last N days/hours" questions pass `days`/`hours` rather than computing start_time yourself. Returns a compact list of quak…get_earthquakeGet full detail for a single earthquake by its USGS event id (e.g. "us7000n7n8"). Returns magnitude, location, time, depth, felt reports, tsunami flag, PAGER alert level, status, contributing networks, and detail URLs. Keyless.count_earthquakesCount earthquakes matching a filter without returning the events — fast for questions like "how many M5+ quakes in the last 7 days near X". Same filters as search_earthquakes (time, magnitude, circular area); for "last N days/hours" questions pass `days`/`hours` rather than computing start_time you…
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Global Fishing Watch
{
"mcpServers": {
"global-fishing-watch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-global-fishing-watch"
],
"env": {
"PLATFORM_GFW_FISHING_TOKEN": "YOUR_PLATFORM_GFW_FISHING_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Usgs Earthquakes
{
"mcpServers": {
"usgs-earthquakes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-usgs-earthquakes"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Global Fishing Watch is categorized under Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Usgs Earthquakes belongs to Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Global Fishing Watch for environment & nature work and Usgs Earthquakes for environment & nature.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Global Fishing Watch has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Usgs Earthquakes is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add global-fishing-watch and usgs-earthquakes as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Global Fishing Watch has a quality signal of 44/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Usgs Earthquakes has 53/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.