sota-mcp¶
Summits on the Air integration — spots, alerts, summit info, nearby search, and activator stats.
Tools¶
All 5 tools are public — no credentials needed.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
sota_spots |
Current and recent SOTA spots |
sota_alerts |
Upcoming activation alerts |
sota_summit_info |
Detailed summit information |
sota_summits_near |
Find summits near a location (geospatial) |
sota_activator_stats |
Activator profile and statistics |
Tool Reference¶
sota_spots¶
Get current and recent SOTA spots from SOTALive.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
hours |
int | No | Time window in hours. Default: 24 |
association |
str | No | Filter by SOTA association (e.g., "W7I", "G", "VK") |
mode |
str | No | Filter by mode (e.g., "CW", "SSB", "FT8") |
Returns list of spots with activator, summit, frequency, mode, and comments.
sota_alerts¶
Get upcoming SOTA activation alerts.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
hours |
int | No | Look-ahead window in hours. Default: 16 |
association |
str | No | Filter by SOTA association (e.g., "W7I") |
Returns list of alerts with activator, summit, planned date/time, frequencies, and comments.
sota_summit_info¶
Get detailed summit information by SOTA reference code.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
summit_code |
str | Yes | SOTA reference (e.g., W7I/SI-001, G/LD-001) |
Returns summit name, altitude, coordinates, grid, points, validity dates, and activation history.
sota_summits_near¶
Find SOTA summits near a geographic location. Unique geospatial search capability.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
latitude |
float | Yes | Center latitude (decimal degrees) |
longitude |
float | Yes | Center longitude (decimal degrees) |
radius_km |
float | No | Search radius in km. Default: 50.0 |
limit |
int | No | Maximum results. Default: 20 |
Returns list of nearby summits sorted by distance with code, name, altitude, points, and activation count.
sota_activator_stats¶
Get SOTA activator profile and statistics.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
callsign |
str | Yes | Callsign to look up (e.g., KI7MT, G4YSS) |
Returns total activations, unique summits, QSO count, points, and recent activation history.
Data Sources¶
sota-mcp uses two public APIs:
- SOTLAS (
api.sotl.as) — summit data, statistics, geospatial search - SOTALive (
sotalive.tk) — live spots and alerts
No Credential Setup Needed¶
SOTA's APIs are completely public. Just install and start using it.