Do I need an API key?

No! GDACS data is completely free and open. No authentication required. Just subscribe and start monitoring disasters.

What do the alert levels mean?

GDACS uses three alert levels: Green (low impact, local effects), Orange (medium impact, significant regional effects), Red (high impact, potentially catastrophic with international response needed).

How far back can I search for events?

You can search events from the past 1 to 30 days using the period or date_from/date_to parameters. For historical analysis, use date_from and date_to with specific dates.

GDACS MCP Server for Claude Desktop 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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Classic Setup·json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gdacs": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About GDACS MCP Server

Connect to GDACS (Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System) and monitor worldwide disaster activity through natural conversation — no API key needed.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect GDACS to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 12 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Earthquake Tracking — Monitor earthquakes worldwide with magnitude filtering, depth data and impact estimates
Cyclone Monitoring — Track tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons with categories, wind speeds and forecast tracks
Flood Alerts — Monitor flood events with affected population estimates and severity levels
Volcanic Activity — Track volcanic eruptions with ash plume data and alert levels
Wildfire Monitoring — Monitor wildfires with burned area estimates and affected populations
Drought Tracking — Track drought events with severity levels and population impact
Impact Estimates — Get population exposure, estimated fatalities and economic losses for each event
Alert Levels — View color-coded alerts (red=high, orange=medium, green=low)

The GDACS MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect GDACS to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the GDACS MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using GDACS

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 12 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the GDACS MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with GDACS through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

GDACS + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the GDACS MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

GDACS MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (12)

These 12 tools become available when you connect GDACS to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_alert_detail

Get details for a specific alert

get_alerts

Alerts are color-coded: red (high impact), orange (medium impact), green (low impact). Supports filtering by event type and time period. Get disaster alerts

get_event_detail

Get details for a specific disaster event

get_event_geojson

Returns geographic boundaries, affected areas and population exposure polygons. Get GeoJSON data for a disaster event

get_event_list

Supports filtering by event type (EQ=earthquake, TC=cyclone, FL=flood, VO=volcano, WF=wildfire, DR=drought), date range, and time period. Returns event names, types, magnitudes, alert levels, start dates and affected countries. Search disaster events

get_impacts

Returns estimated population affected, fatalities, economic losses and confidence levels. Get impact estimates for a disaster event

get_latest_cyclones

Returns cyclone names, categories, wind speeds, locations, alert levels and forecast tracks. Get latest tropical cyclones worldwide

get_latest_droughts

Returns drought locations, start dates, severity levels, alert levels and affected populations. Get latest drought events worldwide

get_latest_earthquakes

Returns magnitude, depth, location, alert level and affected countries. Optionally filter by minimum magnitude and number of days. Get latest earthquakes worldwide

get_latest_floods

Returns flood locations, start dates, alert levels, affected populations and severity estimates. Get latest floods worldwide

get_latest_volcanoes

Returns volcano names, locations, eruption types, alert levels and ash plume information. Get latest volcanic activity worldwide

get_latest_wildfires

Returns fire locations, start dates, burned areas, alert levels and affected populations. Get latest wildfires worldwide

Example Prompts for GDACS in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with GDACS immediately.

"What earthquakes happened in the last 7 days?"

"Are there any active cyclones right now?"

"Show me flood alerts for the last 3 days."

Troubleshooting GDACS MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting GDACS to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

GDACS + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating GDACS MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.