ClimateTriage MCP server for AI agents

The ClimateTriage MCP Server integrates with the ClimateTriage API, providing a convenient way to search for open source issues related to climate change and sustainability. It allows filtering and sorting issues across climate-related projects, making it easier to find relevant contributions.

Installation and Setup

To use the ClimateTriage MCP Server with Claude Desktop, you need to add it to your Claude Desktop configuration file.

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "climate-triage": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "git+https://github.com/Codeshark-NET/climate-triage-mcp.git"]
    }
  }
}

This configuration tells Claude Desktop to use npx to run the ClimateTriage MCP Server directly from the GitHub repository.

Using the Server

Once configured, you can use the ClimateTriage MCP Server to search for climate-related open source issues.

Available Tools

search_climate_issues

This tool searches for open source issues related to climate change and sustainability with various filtering options.

Parameters:

category (string, optional): Filter issues by project category
- Examples: 'Climate Change', 'Energy Systems'
language (string, optional): Filter issues by programming language
- Examples: 'JavaScript', 'Python'
keyword (string, optional): Filter issues by project keyword
- Examples: 'good first issue', 'help wanted'
page (number, optional): Pagination page number (starts at 1)
per_page (number, optional): Number of records per page (default: 10)
sort (string, optional): Field to sort by
- Options: 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'stars'
- Default: 'created_at'
order (string, optional): Sort order
- Options: 'asc' or 'desc'
- Default: 'desc' (most recent first)

Example Queries

When using Claude with the ClimateTriage MCP Server configured, you can make queries like:

Find Python climate change issues: "Search for climate issues in Python projects related to Climate Change"
Find beginner-friendly issues: "Find good first issues in climate projects"
Find specific technology issues: "Show me renewable energy issues in JavaScript projects"
Sort by popularity: "Find climate issues sorted by stars in descending order"

The server connects to the ClimateTriage API at https://ost.ecosyste.ms/api/v1 by default.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "climate-triage" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","git+https://github.com/Codeshark-NET/climate-triage-mcp.git"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "climate-triage": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "git+https://github.com/Codeshark-NET/climate-triage-mcp.git"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "climate-triage": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "git+https://github.com/Codeshark-NET/climate-triage-mcp.git"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect