Weather FAQs

Question 1

What kind of data can I retrieve using this tool?

Accepted Answer

You can query current weather by city or coordinates, access extended forecasts, retrieve historical weather data, get the Air Quality Index (AQI) and UV index, and convert between city names and geographic coordinates.

Question 2

What are the core requirements to run WeatherMCPServer?

Accepted Answer

To run WeatherMCPServer, you need Java 21, Gradle, and an OpenWeatherMap API Key (which can be a free tier key). These allow you to build and run the executable JAR.

Question 3

What is WeatherMCPServer?

Accepted Answer

WeatherMCPServer is a Spring Boot server that exposes comprehensive weather and air quality services from OpenWeatherMap via REST endpoints and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), specifically designed for integration with language models and AI agents.

Question 4

How does WeatherMCPServer integrate with AI and language models?

Accepted Answer

It offers seamless integration capabilities with MCP agents and Spring AI-compatible language models (e.g., GPT, Claude). It provides structured responses and supports both remote (web) and local (STDIO) deployment for flexible AI tool chaining.

Question 5

Can WeatherMCPServer be deployed as a standard web API?

Accepted Answer

Yes, WeatherMCPServer is highly configurable. By default, it runs as a REST web API, making it accessible from any remote language model client. It also supports a local STDIO transport mode for direct integration with local agents.

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