sota-mcp

MCP server for Summits on the Air (SOTA) — live spots, activation alerts, summit info, and nearby summits through any MCP-compatible AI assistant.

Part of the QSO-Graph project. No authentication required — uses the public SOTA API exclusively.

Install

uvx sota-mcp            # run it; nothing to install

Tools

Tool	Description
sota_spots	Current and recent spots with time window and association/mode filters
sota_alerts	Upcoming scheduled activation alerts
sota_summit_info	Summit details by SOTA reference code
sota_summits_near	Find summits near coordinates (geospatial search)
get_version_info	Service version + upstream spec version (fleet identity attestation)

Quick Start

No credentials needed — just install and configure your MCP client.

Configure your MCP client

sota-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Add the server config and restart — tools appear automatically.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sota": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["sota-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add to .claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sota": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["sota-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

ChatGPT Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sota": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["sota-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (project-level) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sota": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["sota-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code / GitHub Copilot

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "sota": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["sota-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json (global) or .gemini/settings.json (project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sota": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["sota-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Ask questions

"What SOTA spots are active right now?"

"Tell me about summit W7I/SI-001"

"What summits are near Boise, Idaho?"

"Any SOTA alerts for this weekend?"

Testing Without Network

For testing all tools without hitting the SOTA APIs:

SOTA_MCP_MOCK=1 sota-mcp

MCP Inspector

sota-mcp --transport streamable-http --port 8007

Then open the MCP Inspector at http://localhost:8007.

Development

git clone https://github.com/qso-graph/sota-mcp.git
cd sota-mcp
uv sync --group dev
uv run pytest

License

GPL-3.0-or-later