Metar MCP server
MCP server for METAR/TAF aviation weather data
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Metar tools (3)
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get_airport_weatherFetch both METAR and TAF for an airport by ICAO code
get_metarFetch current METAR weather data for an airport by ICAO code
get_tafFetch TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) for an airport by ICAO code
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan9 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 159 days ago8/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Metar compares
Against every graded Maps and travel MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 82/100
- higher than 73% of 680 Maps and travel servers
- Tools
- 3
- the typical Maps and travel server has 6
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- Downloads a week
- 13
- more than 3% of 144 Maps and travel servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 3 read
Install Metar in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add mcp-metar -- uvx mcp-metar
What the publisher says
From the Metar repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
mcp-metar
MCP server for METAR/TAF aviation weather data
mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-metar
Install
pip install mcp-metarUsage
from mcp_metar import get_metar, get_taf, get_airport_weather
# Get current METAR for an airport
metar = get_metar("KJFK")
print(metar)
# Get TAF forecast
taf = get_taf("KJFK")
print(taf)
# Get both METAR and TAF
weather = get_airport_weather("KJFK")
print(weather["metar"])
print(weather["taf"])MCP Server
This package provides an MCP server that can be used with MCP-compatible clients. Configure your client with:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-metar": {
"command": "mcp-metar",
"env": {}
}
}
}Available Tools
- get_metar: Fetch current METAR weather data for an airport by ICAO code
- get_taf: Fetch TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) for an airport by ICAO code
- getairportweather: Fetch both METAR and TAF for an airport by ICAO code
Development
git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-metar.git
cd mcp-metar
pip install -e ".[test]"
# run tests
pytest
# format
ruff format src/ tests/
# lint
ruff check src/ tests/
# type check
mypy src/License
MIT
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Metar: common questions
- Is Metar MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (82/100). Read the Metar safety report
- How do I install Metar?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Metar need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Metar maintained?
- The last commit was 195 days ago (2026-04-21). The latest release is v0.1.0.
- What can I use instead of Metar?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Aviation Weather MCP server, Weather Data MCP Server and Weather MCP Server.
- How does Metar compare with other Maps and travel MCP servers?
- safety score 82/100 (higher than 73% of 680 Maps and travel servers); tools 3 (the typical Maps and travel server has 6); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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