How to Use the NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events MCP in Vercel AI SDK

Stream live NASA Earth imagery and event data directly into your Next.js app with the Vercel AI SDK.

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Connect NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events MCP to Vercel AI SDK

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Setup NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events with Vercel AI SDK

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Build a Live Earth-View Gallery

Get stunning, full-disk images of Earth streamed directly into your UI. The `get_epic_images` tool gives you the latest shots from 1.5 million km away. Your users won't see a loading spinner—they'll see natural or enhanced color images appearing in your component as the data arrives. Use `get_epic_dates` to build a calendar of available imagery. When a user picks a date, fire off a request with `get_epic_by_date`. The Vercel AI SDK lets you stream the resulting list of image metadata, so you can build out a gallery of thumbnails in real time.

Map Global Events as They Happen

Track natural disasters and phenomena across the globe. The `get_natural_events` tool pulls from NASA's EONET catalog, giving you coordinates and details for everything from wildfires to icebergs. With the Vercel AI SDK, you can feed this data straight into a map component. As your agent gets event data, you can render markers on the map instantly. It’s a powerful way to visualize what’s happening on the planet right now.

A Responsive UI with the Vercel AI SDK

This isn't just about fetching data. It's about building a responsive user experience. Your AI client can use `get_event_categories` to populate a filter menu, letting users choose what they want to see. The real magic is how the AI SDK streams the tool output. The UI updates piece by piece, which feels fast and interactive. This MCP server gives you the raw material to build something that feels alive.

Setup guide

Set up NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events MCP in Vercel AI SDK

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ and a TypeScript project
ai + @modelcontextprotocol/sdk packages
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install dependencies

Run npm install ai @modelcontextprotocol/sdk plus your preferred model provider (e.g. @ai-sdk/openai).
2

Create the Streamable HTTP transport

Use StreamableHTTPClientTransport with your Vinkius endpoint URL. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Discover and use tools

Call mcpClient.tools() to auto-discover all NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events tools. Pass them directly to generateText() or streamText() — no manual schema definitions needed.
4

Works with any model provider

Swap openai("gpt-4o") for any AI SDK provider — Anthropic, Google, Mistral. The MCP tools work identically across all supported models.

index.ts

import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from "ai";
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
);

const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({ transport });
const tools = await mcpClient.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-4o"),
  tools,
  prompt: "List recent NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events transactions",
});

console.log(text);
await mcpClient.close();

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Common questions about NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events MCP in Vercel AI SDK

Just install the AI SDK, get your MCP endpoint from Vinkius, and pass the tools to `streamText`. The SDK handles the streaming connection, so you can focus on rendering the image and event data in your React components.

Yes, that's the whole point. The AI SDK is designed for this. Instead of waiting for a whole JSON blob, your app gets the data as it's generated, letting you build UIs that populate in real time.

The server itself is quick. The limiting factor is usually the NASA APIs themselves. But because the Vercel AI SDK streams data, your users see results immediately, which makes the whole experience feel much faster.

Natural color is what you'd see with your own eyes. Enhanced color is processed to highlight different details, like vegetation or atmospheric patterns, making them better for scientific analysis.

The server only handles the data needed for the tools: dates for `get_epic_by_date`, event categories for `get_natural_events`, and image metadata. Vinkius runs each MCP server in a temporary, sandboxed environment that's wiped clean after execution. Your connection is secured by a single endpoint token.

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