opensensemap_nearby
Pack: opensensemap · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/opensensemap/mcp
Find citizen science sensor stations (senseBox, openSenseMap network) near a lat/lon and return their latest readings — hyperlocal temperature, humidity, air pressure, PM2.5/PM10 air quality, illuminance, UV, noise. Answers “sensor readings near me”, “what does the local air quality sensor say”. Community-operated uncalibrated hardware: quality varies, so cross-check outliers. Filter to one measurement type with phenomenon (
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
latitude | number | yes | Latitude of the search center, e.g. 52.52 |
longitude | number | yes | Longitude of the search center, e.g. 13.405 |
radius_km | number | no | Search radius in km, 0.1-50 (default 10) |
phenomenon | string | no | Optional filter — only stations measuring this phenomenon. Common titles: “Temperatur”, “rel. Luftfeuchte”, “Luftdruck”, “PM2.5”, “PM10”, “Beleuchtungsstärke”, “UV-Intensität”, “Lautstärke” (matched case-insensitively as a substring) |
limit | number | no | Max stations to return with full readings, 1-10 (default 5) |
include_stale | boolean | no | Include stations whose last measurement is older than 7 days (default false) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/opensensemap/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"opensensemap_nearby","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"opensensemap": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/opensensemap/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.