io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server
REMOTE · US-DROUGHT-MONITOR.CASEYJHAND.COM · 2 COMPONENTS
Query U.S. Drought Monitor severity, DSCI, population, and drought duration.
Last scanned (10 hours ago)
Scores higher than 62% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 24 Oct 2026.
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security83
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability61
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1350 tokens (~192/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management0
- Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Unverified: 1 category
A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: authentication we do not have, an unreachable endpoint, or not enough scan history. We only credit what we can confirm.
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- 24 Oct 26 72
First indexed and scored.
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Captured 24 Oct 2026 · Probed https://us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=caseyjhand.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 4 Sept 2026 | 3 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | a6985204ed51ae050e7738aa6be668e9 |
| SANs: caseyjhand.com, *.caseyjhand.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC secure
Validation of us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| caseyjhand.com. | present | 2371 | 13 | Verified |
| us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
drought_compare_areas Compare drought severity across areas ~69
Rank all supported states, or counties within an optional state, on one published map. Omit state for nationwide supported counties. With baselineDate, rank target minus exact baseline; missing sides are excluded explicitly. Equal values share competition rank. limit controls a staged preview, never discards comparable rows.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| baselineMapDate | string|null | – | Exact baseline Tuesday or null. |
| changeUnit | string | – | Difference unit. |
| comparedCount | integer | – | Complete comparable population. |
| effectiveLimit | integer | – | Effective preview ceiling after clamping to 200. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| excludedAreas | array | – | Every area lacking a required value. |
| includedStates | array | – | Actual supported included state postal codes. |
| limitNotice | string | – | Disclosure when the requested limit was clamped. |
| metric | string | – | Compared severity measure. |
| notice | string | – | Empty comparison or preview continuation guidance. |
| provenance | object | – | Actual sources and attribution. |
| rows | array | – | Complete ranking or staged preview. |
| scope | string | – | Compared geography scope. |
| staging | – | – | Complete ranking table when staged. |
| state | string|null | – | Resolved county state or null. |
| targetMapDate | string | – | Exact target Tuesday. |
| totalCount | integer | – | Complete comparable population before preview selection. |
| unit | string | – | Severity unit. |
No examples provided.
drought_dataframe_describe Describe staged drought tables ~159
Inspect tables and column types in a canvas_id returned by drought_get_timeseries or drought_compare_areas. Supply table_name for its complete source query, area/date/metric, units, missing-data and provenance metadata. Omit table_name for bounded schema summaries. Tokens are shareable capabilities and expire; this tool never lists other tokens.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| canvas_id | string | yes | Token returned by a drought producer. |
| metadata_field | string | – | Retained metadata collection to page; requires table_name. |
| metadata_limit | integer | – | Maximum metadata items, further bounded by response budgets. |
| metadata_offset | integer | – | Items to skip in the retained metadata snapshot. |
| table_name | – | – | Table name from the stage handle; omit for schema summaries. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| canvas_id | string | – | Supplied canvas token. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| expires_at | string | – | Actual canvas expiry. |
| metadata_page | object | – | One complete bounded metadata page for a named table. |
| tables | array | – | Tables only in this specified canvas. |
| totalCount | integer | – | Total items in the requested retained metadata collection. |
No examples provided.
drought_dataframe_query Query staged drought data ~164
Run one DuckDB read expression against staged drought tables, optionally ending with one semicolon. Get canvas_id from drought_get_timeseries or drought_compare_areas and inspect columns with drought_dataframe_describe. For every original row, SELECT * FROM the table ORDER BY row_id and follow next_offset until null. Arbitrary SQL pagination requires your own stable ORDER BY. Exact totals require SELECT COUNT(*).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| canvas_id | string | yes | Token returned by a drought producer. |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum returned rows, clamped to 500 with disclosure and further bounded by complete response size. |
| offset | integer | – | Rows to skip in the stable ordered query. |
| sql | string | yes | One DuckDB read expression with an optional terminal semicolon; staged tables only. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| canvas_id | string | – | Supplied canvas token. |
| cap | integer | – | Requested maximum page rows. |
| columns | array | – | Projected column names in order. |
| countIsExact | boolean | – | True only when the page exhausts the query at offset zero. |
| effectiveLimit | integer | – | Effective page ceiling after clamping to 500. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| has_more | boolean | – | Whether another page remains. |
| limitNotice | string | – | Disclosure when the requested limit was clamped. |
| next_offset | – | – | Continue with this offset and identical SQL, or null. |
| notice | string | – | Empty-result or continuation guidance. |
| offset | integer | – | Rows skipped by this query. |
| returnedCount | integer | – | Number of rows returned. |
| rows | array | – | Complete projected values on this page. |
| shown | integer | – | Complete rows shown on the truncated page. |
| tableMetadata | array | – | Bounded table identity and source provenance. |
| truncated | boolean | – | More query rows remain beyond this page. |
No examples provided.
drought_get_current_severity Get a drought severity snapshot ~97
Get current or dated drought severity, cumulative and categorical area percentages, area square miles, supported population counts and experimental upstream DSCI. Resolve identifiers with drought_list_reference. DSCI changes use exactly 4 and 52 weeks earlier; missing observations remain null. US selects both CONUS and Total.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | – | yes | One exact geography selector. |
| date | string | – | Calendar date YYYY-MM-DD; defaults to latest published map. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| availableFrom | string | – | First published map. |
| effectiveMapDate | string|null | – | Containing Tuesday. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| found | boolean | – | At least one complete severity snapshot exists. |
| guidance | string|null | – | Missing-data or coverage guidance. |
| latestMapDate | string | – | Latest actually published map. |
| notice | string | – | Missing observation guidance. |
| provenance | object | – | Actual sources and attribution. |
| requestedArea | – | – | Original selector. |
| requestedDate | string|null | – | Requested date, or null for latest. |
| resolvedAreas | array | – | Resolved canonical areas. |
| snapshots | array | – | Complete required severity components for each area. |
No examples provided.
drought_get_timeseries Get weekly drought observations ~167
Get weekly drought metrics and experimental DSCI for 1–100 explicit areas sharing one geography type and HUC level. Resolve identifiers with drought_list_reference. Dates select inclusive Tuesday map weeks. Missing values remain null; summaries include every tied peak. Complete large results are staged; use the returned dataframe tools to read every row.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| areas | array | yes | Explicit homogeneous geographies. |
| canvas_id | – | – | Canvas token from a previous drought producer to reuse when staging. |
| endDate | string | yes | Last requested calendar date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| metric | string | – | Measure; population supports US, state and county only. |
| startDate | string | yes | First requested calendar date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| statisticsType | string | – | Overlapping cumulative or exclusive categorical buckets. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| areas | array | – | Resolved deduplicated areas. |
| effectiveRange | – | – | Published coverage intersection. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| guidance | string | – | Coverage guidance for known legacy Connecticut counties. |
| latestMapDate | string | – | Latest map actually published. |
| metadata_pages | object | – | Present only when complete metadata requires automatic continuation. |
| metric | string | – | Selected metric. |
| missingAreas | array | – | Areas without metric observations. |
| missingObservations | array | – | Missing metric and DSCI dates. |
| notice | string | – | Empty or partial-data guidance. |
| provenance | object | – | Actual sources and attribution. |
| requestedRange | object | – | Original requested dates. |
| rowCount | integer | – | Complete observation count. |
| rows | array | – | Complete inline rows or exact staged preview. |
| staging | – | – | Complete analytical table when staged. |
| statisticsType | string | – | Selected representation. |
| summary | array | – | Full-data area summaries. |
| unit | string | – | Bucket unit. |
No examples provided.
drought_get_weeks_in_drought Get county weeks in drought ~228
Get authoritative consecutive streaks or non-consecutive week counts when any county area meets the selected drought category or worse. Supply states or one county, never both; omitted selectors mean supported nationwide counties. Counts are duration statistics, not program eligibility. Follow nextCursor with unchanged filters within five minutes.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| county | string | – | County FIPS or exact/unique suffix-free county name, state; mutually exclusive with states. |
| cursor | string | – | Continuation returned with identical filters. |
| endDate | string | yes | Last requested date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum rows on this page; values above 200 are clamped with disclosure. |
| minCategory | string | yes | Minimum drought category. |
| minWeeks | integer | yes | Minimum weeks, no more than requested inclusive map weeks. |
| mode | string | – | Window-bounded consecutive streaks or qualifying week counts. |
| startDate | string | yes | First requested date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| states | array | – | Exact state postal, FIPS or full names; mutually exclusive with county. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| county | – | – | Resolved exact county or null. |
| effectiveLimit | integer | – | Effective page ceiling after clamping to 200. |
| effectiveRange | – | – | Published map-week coverage intersection. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| guidance | string | – | Coverage guidance for known legacy Connecticut counties. |
| hasMore | boolean | – | Another page remains. |
| latestMapDate | string | – | Latest actually published map. |
| limitNotice | string | – | Disclosure when the requested limit was clamped. |
| minCategory | string | – | Minimum category. |
| minWeeks | integer | – | Minimum qualifying map weeks. |
| mode | string | – | Selected duration mode. |
| nextCursor | string|null | – | Query-bound continuation, or null. |
| notice | string | – | Empty threshold or coverage guidance. |
| provenance | object | – | Actual sources and attribution. |
| requestedRange | object | – | Original dates. |
| rows | array | – | Complete authoritative rows on this page. |
| states | array | – | Resolved supported state postal codes. |
| thresholdRule | string | – | County qualifies if any area meets category or worse. |
| totalCount | integer | – | Full filtered result count. |
No examples provided.
drought_list_reference Look up drought reference data ~225
Look up drought categories, DSCI formulas, metric support, publication coverage and exact geography identifiers. Filter complete families by nameContains before paging. Use state for counties or climate_divisions; huc requires hucLevel 2, 4, 6 or 8 and accepts a shorter parentHuc. Follow nextCursor with the same filters to browse every match.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Continuation cursor from the previous page with the same filters. |
| hucLevel | – | – | Required for huc; exact identifier width. |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum records on this page; values above 200 are clamped with disclosure. |
| nameContains | string | – | All normalized tokens must appear in the reference name. |
| parentHuc | string | – | Existing parent HUC at level 2, 4 or 6, shorter than hucLevel; blank is omitted. |
| state | string | – | County or climate-division filter: exact state postal code, two-digit FIPS or full name. |
| topic | string | yes | Reference family to browse. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bundleVersion | string | – | Generated reference bundle version. |
| effectiveLimit | integer | – | Effective page ceiling after clamping to 200. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| hasMore | boolean | – | Whether another page remains. |
| limitNotice | string | – | Disclosure when the requested limit was clamped. |
| nextCursor | string|null | – | Continuation with identical filters, or null. |
| notice | string | – | Guidance when no names match. |
| provenance | object | – | Source attribution and acquisition time. |
| records | array | – | Complete records on this page. |
| sourceMetadata | array | – | Source vintages and SHA-256 evidence. |
| topic | string | – | Selected reference family. |
| totalCount | integer | – | Count after filtering, before pagination. |
No examples provided.
How do I install the io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server server?
io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server is a hosted endpoint at https://us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com
claude mcp add --transport http cyanheads-us-drought-monitor-mcp-server 'https://us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com/mcp'
What is the io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server server?
io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server. Query U.S. Drought Monitor severity, DSCI, population, and drought duration. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://us-drought-monitor.caseyjhand.com/mcp).
Is the io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server server safe to use?
io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server scores 72 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server server expose?
io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server exposes 7 tools: drought_list_reference, drought_get_current_severity, drought_get_timeseries, drought_compare_areas, drought_get_weeks_in_drought, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,109 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server server require authentication?
No. We connected to io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server server still maintained?
io.github.cyanheads/us-drought-monitor-mcp-server is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.