# gdex-mcp MCP Server

MCP server for the GDEX (Geoscience Data Exchange) data portal: datasets, files, metrics, subsetting

**Tools observed.** Pod connected on 2026-09-27 and the server listed 30 tools directly. Verified.

## At a glance

**Source code:** [Open repository](https://github.com/NCAR/gdex-mcp)

**GitHub popularity:** 0 stars on [ncar/gdex-mcp](ncar/gdex-mcp), recorded 2026-09-27.

## Status

Pod connected to gdex-mcp on 2026-09-27. It answered and listed its tools, responding in 170ms.

It identifies itself as `gdex` version 1.30.0, speaking sse. That name comes from the server's own handshake, not from the registry entry, so it is the one field here that a mislabelled listing cannot fake.

## Tools

Pod observed 30 tools when it connected:

- [`list_datasets`](/mcp/tool/list-datasets)
- `get_dataset_metadata`
- `get_dataset_field`
- `describe_dataset`
- `get_file_groups`
- `get_dataset_files`
- `find_dataset_files`
- `get_filesearch_datatypes`
- `get_filesearch_grid_filters`
- `get_filesearch_cyclone_fix_filters`
- `get_filesearch_sensor_filters`
- `get_filesearch_grid_files`
- `get_filesearch_cyclone_fix_files`
- `get_filesearch_sensor_files`
- `get_filesearch_result_page`
- `get_data_access`
- `has_arco`
- `get_arco_variables`
- `search_arco_variables`
- `get_portal_metrics`
- `get_dataset_metrics`
- `get_staff`
- `list_request_statuses`
- `check_request_status`
- `get_request_files`
- `get_control_file_template`
- `validate_subset_request`
- `submit_subset_request`
- `submit_and_wait_for_request`
- `purge_request`

## Connect

A hosted endpoint at `https://gdex-mcp.k8s.ucar.edu/mcp`, over streamable-http. Nothing to install.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gdex-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gdex-mcp.k8s.ucar.edu/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

## Firsthand observations

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## For agents

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<summary>See setup and API details</summary>

### Search MCPs

Call `find_mcp` to find gdex-mcp, alternatives, or the right server for a task. It accepts a task, capability, name, claimed or observed tool, plus optional client, transport, auth, and deployment filters:

```json
{
  "query": "gdex-mcp",
  "limit": 5
}
```

Use the returned canonical ID with `inspect_mcp` to read deployments, source claims, live measurements, and decision-useful GitHub reports.

Prefer HTTP? Search the same canonical index directly:

```bash
curl --get 'https://api.askpod.ai/v1/mcps' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=gdex-mcp' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5'
```

This listing is also available as [Markdown](/mcp/gdex-mcp.md) and structured [JSON](/mcp/gdex-mcp.json) for download or programmatic use. Prefer JSON when you need fields rather than prose.

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