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 OpenAI Agents SDK 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: GDACS
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/mcp

Built by Vinkius GDPR 12 Tools SDK

The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect GDACS through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.

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python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="GDACS Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with GDACS. "
                "You have access to 12 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from GDACS"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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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.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 12 tools from GDACS through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries GDACS, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

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 OpenAI Agents SDK 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 OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the GDACS MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 12 tools from GDACS

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the GDACS MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with GDACS through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

GDACS + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the GDACS MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query GDACS, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries GDACS, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through GDACS tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query GDACS to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

GDACS MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (12)

These 12 tools become available when you connect GDACS to OpenAI Agents SDK 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 OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK 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 OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting GDACS to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

GDACS + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating GDACS MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.