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National Park Service Data Server

Python-based server with 29 tools that provides real-time access to National Park Service data and resources through a standardized protocol. Enable seamless integration of park information into applications and agents for enhanced user experiences. Facilitate dynamic querying and retrieval of park-related content and tools. To use the MCP server in the playground, please create a NPS API key and add it to npsApiKey via the Smithery configuration. While calling the remote server via python code from your local laptop, please add the key to the environment variable as NPS_API_KEY = "***"

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National Park Service MCP Server

An open-source MCP server for managing and processing data related to the National Park Service. This project provides MCP-compliant tools for retriving park information, visitor management, and more.

Getting Started
Repository Structure
Environment Variables
MCP API Documentation
Contributing
License

Getting Started

Installation

Create a virtual environment and activate it:

uv venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use: .venv\Scripts\activate

Sync dependencies from pyproject.toml (if present):

uv sync

To install additional requirements during development:

uv pip install -r requirements.txt

To test the server locally:

```bash

uv run server.py
```
> **Note:** The instructions above are intended for local development and testing. In production, the MCP server is expected to run remotely via Smithery.ai.

MCP Marketplace

This server is open-sourced and available in the MCP Marketplace: View on Smithery.ai

Repository Structure

.
├── src/
│   ├── api_utils.py      # To handle API calls to NSP server
│   ├── models.py         # Pydantic Args to get input from LLMs in specific format
├── server.py             # Main python that defines @mcp.tools and its function
│── README.md
├── Dockerfile            # Docker configuration for containerizing the server
├── smithery.yaml         # Smithery  configuration
├── LICENSE               # MIT license information
└── README.md

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory. Required variables include:

NPS_API_KEY = "***"

Create NPS API key here - https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
NPS API documentation - https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm

Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! If you would like to contribute, please follow these steps:

Fork this repository.
Create a new branch for your changes.
Make your improvements or fixes.
Open a pull request with a clear description of your changes.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to open an issue. Thank you for helping improve this project!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.