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

Q: How do I install NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events in Claude Desktop?

Add the MCP Server configuration to your claudedesktopconfig.json file. Restart the application to load the new endpoints.

Track global wildfires and pull DSCOVR satellite imagery directly into Claude Desktop.

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Setup NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events with Claude Desktop

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Live global hazard tracking

`get_natural_events` pulls active coordinates for wildfires, severe storms, and volcanic eruptions straight from EONET into your chat. You ask Claude Desktop to check current global hazards, and it grabs live data complete with source links. Filtering by specific hazard types happens through `get_event_categories`. Your AI client reads the available classifications, picks what matters, and ignores the rest.

Deep space Earth photography

`get_epic_images` fetches the latest full-disk Earth photos taken from 1.5 million kilometers away by the DSCOVR satellite. Claude Desktop can request both natural and enhanced color variants to check aerosol layers or cloud cover. This isn't low-orbit mapping. You get macro-level hemisphere views delivered as structured metadata from this MCP Server.

Historical image archive access via MCP Server

`get_epic_dates` acts as an index for every day the EPIC camera captured usable frames. Your agent scans this list to find valid timestamps before making a heavy request. Once a target day is locked, `get_epic_by_date` pulls the specific image identifiers, sun positions, and coordinates. This MCP Server gives your desktop environment direct access to the entire historical catalog.

Setup guide

Set up NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under nasa-earth-full-disk-imagery-natural-events-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nasa-earth-full-disk-imagery-natural-events-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about NASA Earth — Full-Disk Imagery & Natural Events MCP in Claude Desktop

Add the MCP Server configuration to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file. Restart the application to load the new endpoints.

Yes. You get raw latitude and longitude coordinates for active events. The agent reads those values and drops them straight into a GeoJSON file or markdown table.

The index lists every available date since the DSCOVR satellite began broadcasting. You check the exact range by calling the dates tool first.

No. The underlying government endpoints are public. You just need to configure the MCP integration properly.

This server only reads public coordinates and image URLs from government feeds. Your local workspace files never touch the external network during these requests.

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