# NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server (pypi · goes-mcp)

GOES-18/19 satellite imagery — visible, infrared, water vapor, and composites via NOAA

- Trust score: 77/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-04

## Components

- pypi · `goes-mcp`: 77/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/oceanmodeling-goes-mcp/goes-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/oceanmodeling-goes-mcp/goes-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `pypi`
- Package: `goes-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.3`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-04.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - Runs hatchling.build at install time, a recognised build step with no custom scripting around it.
  - 0 of 28 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 100/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to oceanmodeling/ocean-mcp).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 2 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 65/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1410 tokens (~235/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (50% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server server?

NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx goes-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add oceanmodeling-goes-mcp -- uvx goes-mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oceanmodeling-goes-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "goes-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "oceanmodeling-goes-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "goes-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add oceanmodeling-goes-mcp -- uvx goes-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "oceanmodeling-goes-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "uvx",
        "goes-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add oceanmodeling-goes-mcp --command uvx --arg goes-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  oceanmodeling-goes-mcp:
    command: "uvx"
    args: ["goes-mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "oceanmodeling-goes-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "uvx",
      "Arguments": [
        "goes-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add oceanmodeling-goes-mcp -t stdio -c uvx -a goes-mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oceanmodeling-goes-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "goes-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-03 (score 77, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-10-02 (score 62, −15)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-10-01 (score 77)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `goes_get_latest_image` (~336 tokens)

Get the most recent GOES satellite image.

Fetches the latest image from NOAA STAR CDN. Default returns a markdown URL
reference (light on the model's context); use response_format='image' for
the embedded base64 JPEG, or 'json' for metadata only.

Args:
    satellite: Satellite — 'goes-19' (East) or 'goes-18' (West).
    coverage: Coverage area — 'CONUS' (Continental US) or 'FD' (Full Disk).
    product: Product — band number ('01'-'16') or composite ('GEOCOLOR', 'AirMass', 'Sandwich', 'FireTemperature', 'Dust', 'DMW').
    resolution: Image resolution. Valid values are coverage-specific — CONUS: 'thumbnail', '625x375', '1250x750', '2500x1500', '5000x3000', 'latest' (defaults to '1250x750'); FD: 'thumbnail', '339x339', '678x678', '1808x1808', '5424x5424', '10848x10848', 'latest' (defaults to '1808x1808'). Use goes_list_products for the full tables.
    response_format: Output — 'markdown' (default, URL reference — light on context), 'image' (embedded base64 JPEG), or 'json' (metadata).

Input parameters:

- `coverage` (string)
- `product` (string)
- `resolution`
- `response_format` (string)
- `satellite` (string)

### `goes_get_image` (~369 tokens)

Get a GOES satellite image for a specific timestamp.

Use goes_get_available_times to find valid timestamps first — its output
(YYYYMMDDHHmmss, 14 digits) is accepted directly here, as is STAR CDN's
native YYYYDDDHHmm (11 digits, DDD = day-of-year).

Args:
    timestamp: Image timestamp — either YYYYMMDDHHmmss (14 digits, as returned by goes_get_available_times) or YYYYDDDHHmm (11 digits, DDD = day-of-year).
    satellite: Satellite — 'goes-19' (East) or 'goes-18' (West).
    coverage: Coverage area — 'CONUS' (Continental US) or 'FD' (Full Disk).
    product: Product — band number ('01'-'16') or composite ('GEOCOLOR', 'AirMass', etc.).
    resolution: Image resolution. Valid values are coverage-specific — CONUS: 'thumbnail', '625x375', '1250x750', '2500x1500', '5000x3000', 'latest' (defaults to '1250x750'); FD: 'thumbnail', '339x339', '678x678', '1808x1808', '5424x5424', '10848x10848', 'latest' (defaults to '1808x1808').
    response_format: Output — 'markdown' (default, URL reference — light on context), 'image' (embedded base64 JPEG), or 'json' (metadata).

Input parameters:

- `coverage` (string)
- `product` (string)
- `resolution`
- `response_format` (string)
- `satellite` (string)
- `timestamp` (string, required)

### `goes_get_sector_image` (~276 tokens)

Get latest GOES imagery for a regional sector.

Sectors provide zoomed-in views of specific regions. Available sectors:
'se' (Southeast), 'ne' (Northeast), 'car' (Caribbean),
'taw' (Tropical Atlantic Wide), 'pr' (Puerto Rico).

Args:
    sector: Regional sector — 'se', 'ne', 'car', 'taw', 'pr'.
    satellite: Satellite — 'goes-19' (East) or 'goes-18' (West).
    product: Product — band number ('01'-'16') or composite ('GEOCOLOR', 'AirMass', etc.).
    resolution: Image resolution — 'thumbnail', '300x300', '600x600', '1200x1200', '2400x2400', 'latest'. Defaults to '1200x1200'. Note sectors use a different, square pixel ladder than CONUS/FD.
    response_format: Output — 'markdown' (default, URL reference — light on context), 'image' (embedded base64 JPEG), or 'json' (metadata).

Input parameters:

- `product` (string)
- `resolution`
- `response_format` (string)
- `satellite` (string)
- `sector` (string)

### `goes_get_current_view` (~99 tokens)

Quick overview of what GOES satellite imagery is available now.

Shows the latest available timestamp for key coverage/product combinations,
giving a snapshot of current data availability.

Args:
    satellite: Satellite — 'goes-19' (East) or 'goes-18' (West).
    response_format: Output format — 'markdown' (default) or 'json'.

Input parameters:

- `response_format` (string)
- `satellite` (string)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `goes_list_products` (~78 tokens)

List all available GOES satellite imagery products.

Returns a catalog of ABI bands (1-16) and composite products (GeoColor,
AirMass, etc.) with wavelength, type, and description for each.

Args:
    response_format: Output format — 'markdown' (default) or 'json'.

Input parameters:

- `response_format` (string)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `goes_get_available_times` (~252 tokens)

Get available image timestamps for a GOES product.

Queries the RAMMB/CIRA SLIDER API for the most recent image times.
Use these timestamps with goes_get_image to fetch historical images —
its 14-digit YYYYMMDDHHmmss output is accepted directly by goes_get_image.

Args:
    satellite: Satellite — 'goes-19' (East) or 'goes-18' (West).
    sector: Coverage code — 'CONUS' or 'FD' (case-insensitive). SLIDER only publishes timestamps for these two; the regional sectors ('se', 'ne', 'car', 'taw', 'pr') aren't available here — use goes_get_sector_image directly for those.
    product: Product code — band number ('01'-'16') or composite name ('GEOCOLOR', 'AirMass', etc.).
    limit: Maximum number of timestamps to return (default 10, max 100).
    response_format: Output format — 'markdown' (default) or 'json'.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `product` (string)
- `response_format` (string)
- `satellite` (string)
- `sector` (string)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Install scripts, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/oceanmodeling-goes-mcp/goes-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-04: 77
- 2026-10-03: 77
- 2026-10-02: 62
- 2026-10-01: 77

## Common questions

### What is the NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server server?

NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.oceanmodeling/goes-mcp. GOES-18/19 satellite imagery, visible, infrared, water vapor, and composites via NOAA. This page covers its PyPI package (goes-mcp).

### Is the NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server server safe to use?

NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server scores 77 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 4 October 2026. Its build provenance is signed and verified. 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 NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server server expose?

NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server exposes 6 tools: goes_get_latest_image, goes_get_image, goes_get_sector_image, goes_get_current_view, goes_list_products, goes_get_available_times. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,410 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server server still maintained?

NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server server under?

NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery MCP Server declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- PyPI project: https://pypi.org/project/goes-mcp/
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/pypi/package/goes-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/oceanmodeling/ocean-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/oceanmodeling-goes-mcp/goes-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/oceanmodeling-goes-mcp/goes-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/oceanmodeling-goes-mcp/goes-mcp