Is an API Key required for NOAA Tides API?

No. The NOAA CO-OPS API is a free and open service provided by the United States government. This server works out of the box without any static credentials required.

Can the agent show air temperature at stations?

Yes. Use the `get_air_temperature` tool providing a station ID. Your agent will return real-time temperature metadata alongside the timestamp.

What data datum is used for predictions?

This server uses the Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) datum for all water level and tide prediction requests to maintain consistency with nautical charts.

NOAA Tides & Currents API MCP Server for Google ADK 5 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: NOAA Tides & Currents API
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Author: Vinkius

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Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) is Google's framework for building production AI agents. Add NOAA Tides & Currents API as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your ADK agents can call every tool with full schema introspection.

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python

from google.adk.agents import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import (
    StreamableHTTPConnectionParams,
)

# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_tools = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
    )
)

agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-pro",
    name="noaa_tides_currents_api_agent",
    instruction=(
        "You help users interact with NOAA Tides & Currents API "
        "using 5 available tools."
    ),
    tools=[mcp_tools],
)

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About NOAA Tides & Currents API MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire maritime research and tidal auditing workflow with the NOAA Tides & Currents API, the authoritative source for United States coastal data. By connecting NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) to your agent, you transform complex water level searches into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly retrieve real-time water levels, audit high and low tide predictions, and query atmospheric metadata without you ever touching a technical portal. Whether you are planning maritime logistics or conducting coastal research, your agent acts as a real-time oceanographic consultant, ensuring your data is always verified and precise.

Google ADK natively supports NOAA Tides & Currents API as an MCP tool provider. declare Vinkius Edge URL and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution automatically. Combine 5 tools with Gemini's long-context reasoning for complex multi-tool workflows, with production-ready session management and evaluation built in.

What you can do

Water Level Auditing — Retrieve real-time water level data for thousands of NOAA stations and maintain a clear view of coastal changes.
Tide Oversight — Audit high and low tide predictions to understand the temporal distribution of maritime scale instantly.
Atmospheric Discovery — Query real-time air and water temperature metadata to assist in regional environmental planning.
Station Intelligence — Retrieve high-resolution details for specific NOAA station IDs to assist in deep-dive oceanographic classification.
Maritime Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your maritime research workflow is always operational.

The NOAA Tides & Currents API MCP Server exposes 5 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Google ADK 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 NOAA Tides & Currents API to Google ADK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the NOAA Tides & Currents API MCP Server with Google ADK.

Install Google ADK

Run pip install google-adk

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Create the agent

Save the code above and integrate into your ADK workflow

Explore tools

The agent will discover 5 tools from NOAA Tides & Currents API via MCP

Why Use Google ADK with the NOAA Tides & Currents API MCP Server

Google ADK provides unique advantages when paired with NOAA Tides & Currents API through the Model Context Protocol.

Google ADK natively supports MCP tool servers. declare a tool provider and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution

Built on Gemini models, ADK provides long-context reasoning ideal for complex multi-tool workflows with NOAA Tides & Currents API

Production-ready features like session management, evaluation, and deployment come built-in. not bolted on

Seamless integration with Google Cloud services means you can combine NOAA Tides & Currents API tools with BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Functions

NOAA Tides & Currents API + Google ADK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Google ADK combined with the NOAA Tides & Currents API MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Enterprise data agents: ADK agents query NOAA Tides & Currents API and cross-reference results with internal databases for comprehensive analysis

Multi-modal workflows: combine NOAA Tides & Currents API tool responses with Gemini's vision and language capabilities in a single agent

Automated compliance checks: schedule ADK agents to query NOAA Tides & Currents API regularly and flag policy violations or configuration drift

Internal tool platforms: build self-service agent platforms where teams connect their own MCP servers including NOAA Tides & Currents API

NOAA Tides & Currents API MCP Tools for Google ADK (5)

These 5 tools become available when you connect NOAA Tides & Currents API to Google ADK via MCP:

check_api_status

Check if the NOAA Tides & Currents service is operational

get_air_temperature

Get real-time air temperature data for a specific NOAA station

get_tide_predictions

Get high and low tide predictions for a specific NOAA station

get_water_levels

Get real-time water levels for a specific NOAA station

get_water_temperature

Get real-time water temperature data for a specific NOAA station

Example Prompts for NOAA Tides & Currents API in Google ADK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Google ADK agent to start working with NOAA Tides & Currents API immediately.

"Get tide predictions for station '9414290' (San Francisco) for '20240510' using NOAA Tides."

"What is the current water temperature at station '8443970' (Boston)?"

"Show real-time water levels for station '9410660' (Los Angeles)."

Troubleshooting NOAA Tides & Currents API MCP Server with Google ADK

Common issues when connecting NOAA Tides & Currents API to Google ADK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpToolset not found

Update: pip install --upgrade google-adk

NOAA Tides & Currents API + Google ADK FAQ

Common questions about integrating NOAA Tides & Currents API MCP Server with Google ADK.

How does Google ADK connect to MCP servers?

Import the MCP toolset class and pass the server URL. ADK discovers and registers all tools automatically, making them available to your agent's tool-use loop.

Can ADK agents use multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Declare multiple MCP tool providers in your agent configuration. ADK merges all tool schemas and the agent can call tools from any server in a single turn.

Which Gemini models work best with MCP tools?

Gemini 2.0 Flash and Pro models both support function calling required for MCP tools. Flash is recommended for latency-sensitive use cases, Pro for complex reasoning.