Ioos Erddap vs Water Quality Portal
A side-by-side look at the Ioos Erddap and Water Quality Portal MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Ioos Erddap for environment & nature work as a local process; choose Water Quality Portal 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 Ioos Erddap when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Water Quality Portal when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 40/100 · Fair | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Ioos Erddap | View Water Quality Portal |
Tools & capabilities
Ioos Erddap tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Water Quality Portal tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Ioos Erddap
{
"mcpServers": {
"ioos-erddap": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-ioos-erddap"
]
}
}
}
Water Quality Portal
{
"mcpServers": {
"water-quality-portal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-water-quality-portal"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Ioos Erddap is categorized under Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Water Quality Portal belongs to Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Ioos Erddap for environment & nature work and Water Quality Portal 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.
Ioos Erddap has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Water Quality Portal has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 ioos-erddap and water-quality-portal as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Ioos Erddap has a quality signal of 40/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Water Quality Portal has 41/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.