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NASA Earthdata MCP for Claude Desktop

io.github.nasa/earthdata-mcp

Discover, verify, and access NASA Earth science datasets via the Common Metadata Repository (CMR)

client:Claude Desktop transport:streamable-http tools:7

Install NASA Earthdata MCP in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "earthdata-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/mcp/v1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop has no remote transport in its config file, so this bridges through mcp-remote. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

What Claude Desktop can do once it is connected

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