How do I find my QWeather API Key?

Log in to the [QWeather Developer Console](https://dev.qweather.com/), create a project, and your API Key will be displayed in the project settings. Ensure you select the correct key type (Web API).

What is the difference between dev and commercial plans?

The 'dev' plan uses `devapi.qweather.com` and has limited data frequency and locations. Commercial plans (standard/premium) use `api.qweather.com` and provide higher resolution data and broader global coverage. Set your `qweather_plan` in the credentials to use the correct endpoint.

Can I query weather by coordinates?

Yes! You can pass coordinates in the format `longitude,latitude` (e.g., '116.41,39.92') to any tool that accepts a `location` parameter.

QWeather / 和风天气 MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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

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About QWeather / 和风天气 MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your daily planning and environmental monitoring with QWeather (和风天气), the premier commercial weather platform in China. By connecting QWeather to your agent, you transform complex meteorological data and location-based environmental searches into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly retrieve real-time weather, 15-day forecasts, air quality indices, severe weather warnings, and astronomical data without you ever needing to navigate a technical dashboard. Whether you are planning outdoor operations or auditing air quality across different regions, your agent acts as a real-time environmental consultant, providing accurate and fast results from a single, unified source.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect QWeather / 和风天气 to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 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

Weather Orchestration — Retrieve current weather and detailed forecasts (up to 15 days) for any location worldwide.
Air Quality Auditing — Monitor real-time AQI, PM2.5, and PM10 levels to ensure safe operating conditions.
Life Index Insights — Access specialized indices for UV radiation, clothing recommendations, and car washing suitability.
Warning Monitoring — Audit active severe weather warnings to maintain safety and organizational continuity.
Geographic Discovery — Search for location IDs and coordinates using keywords to refine your regional tracking.

The QWeather / 和风天气 MCP Server exposes 10 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 QWeather / 和风天气 to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the QWeather / 和风天气 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 QWeather / 和风天气

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the QWeather / 和风天气 MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with QWeather / 和风天气 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

QWeather / 和风天气 + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the QWeather / 和风天气 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

QWeather / 和风天气 MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect QWeather / 和风天气 to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_air_now

5, etc.). Get current air quality

get_indices

Get daily life indices

get_moon_astronomy

Get moonrise and moonset times

get_sun_astronomy

Get sunrise and sunset times

get_warning

Get weather warnings

get_weather_24h

Get 24-hour weather forecast

get_weather_3d

Get 3-day weather forecast

get_weather_7d

Get 7-day weather forecast

get_weather_now

Get current weather

lookup_location

Search for location ID

Example Prompts for QWeather / 和风天气 in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with QWeather / 和风天气 immediately.

"What is the current weather in Beijing (101010100)?"

"Check the air quality for Shanghai today."

"Find the location ID for 'Hangzhou'."

Troubleshooting QWeather / 和风天气 MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting QWeather / 和风天气 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.

QWeather / 和风天气 + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating QWeather / 和风天气 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.