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# pipeworx `nws` — NWS (US National Weather Service)

## Coverage
Authoritative US weather: 7-day + hourly forecasts, severe-weather alerts, station observations. No auth (UA-tagged). US locations only.

Catalog `tool_count`: 5. Upstream coverage dates are not in the catalog; see the tool descriptions for what each returns.

## Access
MCP endpoint `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nws/mcp` — JSON-RPC `tools/list` and `tools/call` over POST, SSE-framed response (`event: message`, one `data:` line; the answer is in `result.structuredContent`). `tools/list` on 2026-10-01 returned 41 tools: these 5 plus the 36 platform tools every pack endpoint lists.

Tools (names and first sentence of each description as served on 2026-10-01):

- `get_forecast` — Get the 7-day NWS forecast for a US lat/lon. Required: `latitude`, `longitude`.
- `get_hourly_forecast` — Get the hourly NWS forecast for a US lat/lon (~168 hours). Required: `latitude`, `longitude`.
- `get_alerts` — Active NWS watches / warnings / advisories. No required arguments.
- `get_observation` — Latest observation from a specific NWS weather station. Required: `station_id`.
- `get_stations` — Find NWS weather observation stations in a US state (e.g., "CA", "NY", "TX"). Required: `state`.

Client setup: `claude mcp add pipeworx-nws -- npx -y mcp-remote https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nws/mcp`.

## Auth
Catalog `auth.shape`: `keyless`. Verbatim detail: "No key required — open upstream, callable as-is." No credential is needed at the gateway to list or call (anonymous tier; see the gateway record).

## Rate limits
Gateway anonymous tier: 50 calls per day per IP, reset 00:00 UTC, printed in `x-ratelimit-*` headers (observed 2026-10-01 on the fred and weather packs; this pack was listed, not called). Upstream limits are not stated in the catalog.

## Freshness
Not stated in the catalog. Reliability: not measured — catalog says treat as unknown, not good.

## Known gaps
- Cost per call as quoted: 50 credits ($0.0050), category `gov`, basis `list`.
- No catalog notes on cost or licence.
- This record is the catalog's description plus one `tools/list`; it is not a test of the upstream data. Reuse it to find the tool, then observe the upstream yourself.

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