open-signals
Public hazard, water, weather and EPA data with source, age and licence on every reading.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
- Warning: 9 of 9 tools do not say whether they can change things.
Nothing failed, but there is something to know or fix. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 241 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- Doesn't sayIts tools do not say whether they only read, so treat them as able to change things.
https://open-signals.civops.io/mcpSource code Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-06-18 · server version 0.1.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Warning: 9 of 9 tools do not say whether they can change things.
MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.
- search_sources
- get_source
- list_hubs
- list_places
- get_readings
- list_datasets
- get_dataset_part
- list_layers
- and 1 more
Tools
Passed: 9 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Note: Protocol version 2025-06-18.
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (9)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- search_sourcesSearch the catalogue of public data sources (weather, water, hazards, flights, ships, energy, filings, trade, ...). Each entry gives the API, coverage, cadence, auth needed and licence. Use it to fin…Doesn't say
- get_sourceOne catalogue entry in full.Doesn't say
- list_hubsProjects and catalogues that collect sources (God's Eye View, World Monitor, the MCP Registry, Source Cooperative, ...), with how each relates to this one.Doesn't say
- list_placesNamed places the fetchers read for, with their upstream ids (CO-OPS station, USGS gauge, eBird region) and tags.Doesn't say
- get_readingsFetch current readings from one source, each with value, unit, a one-line summary, place and provenance (source, URL, fetch time, licence). Sources this server will not republish (non-commercial, res…Doesn't say
- list_datasetsStatic public datasets this server holds as GeoJSON (wildfire burn perimeters, public-land share by county, federal campgrounds, fire-weather stations), with source, licence, feature count and parts…Doesn't say
- get_dataset_partThe URL of one part of a dataset as GeoJSON, plus its description. Fetch the URL for the features; parts can be several megabytes.Doesn't say
- list_layersMap layers this server can draw as GeoJSON, with unit, source, licence, whether it is available here, and how to read it.Doesn't say
- get_layerOne map layer as a GeoJSON FeatureCollection: one point per place with the reading on the date (else the latest observed before it, never a guess), or one point per event for event layers.Doesn't say
Audit history
- Nov 13Warnings
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 241 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 65 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 117 ms |
| resources/list | HTTP 200 | 58 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 71 ms |
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"mcpServers": {
"io-github-civops-platform-open-signals": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://open-signals.civops.io/mcp"
}
}
}{
"server": {
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"title": "open-signals",
"url": "https://open-signals.civops.io/mcp",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"topics": [
"Weather"
],
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"website": "https://open-signals.civops.io",
"inRegistry": true
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"auditor": "1.0.0",
"outcome": "passed-with-warnings",
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"signUp": "none",
"toolsLabelled": "none",
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"failures": 0
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"id": "reachable",
"area": "reachability",
"level": "pass",
"title": "The server responds."
},
{
"id": "https",
"area": "security",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Connections are encrypted (HTTPS)."
},
{
"id": "initialize",
"area": "protocol",
"level": "pass",
"title": "The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP)."
},
{
"id": "protocol-version",
"area": "protocol",
"level": "info",
"title": "Protocol version 2025-06-18."
},
{
"id": "unknown-method",
"area": "protocol",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Unknown requests are refused."
},
{
"id": "tools-list",
"area": "tools",
"level": "pass",
"title": "9 tools listed."
},
{
"id": "tool-schemas",
"area": "tools",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema."
},
{
"id": "safety-labels",
"area": "safety",
"level": "warn",
"title": "9 of 9 tools do not say whether they can change things.",
"detail": "MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.",
"evidence": [
"search_sources",
"get_source",
"list_hubs",
"list_places",
"get_readings",
"list_datasets",
"get_dataset_part",
"list_layers",
"and 1 more"
]
},
{
"id": "tool-poisoning",
"area": "security",
"level": "pass",
"title": "No hidden instructions found in tool text."
}
],
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"protocolVersion": "2025-06-18",
"transport": "streamable-http"
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"toolCount": 9,
"toolsHash": "118d4fe07028825fadb06589eaa5273b8b5557193e428c2bc8f160dc3ddb97ce",
"latencyMs": 241,
"history": [
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"date": "2026-11-13",
"outcome": "passed-with-warnings",
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}
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{
"name": "search_sources",
"description": "Search the catalogue of public data sources (weather, water, hazards, flights, ships, energy, filings, trade, ...). Each entry gives the API, coverage, cadence, auth needed and licence. Use it to fin…"
},
{
"name": "get_source",
"description": "One catalogue entry in full."
},
{
"name": "list_hubs",
"description": "Projects and catalogues that collect sources (God's Eye View, World Monitor, the MCP Registry, Source Cooperative, ...), with how each relates to this one."
},
{
"name": "list_places",
"description": "Named places the fetchers read for, with their upstream ids (CO-OPS station, USGS gauge, eBird region) and tags."
},
{
"name": "get_readings",
"description": "Fetch current readings from one source, each with value, unit, a one-line summary, place and provenance (source, URL, fetch time, licence). Sources this server will not republish (non-commercial, res…"
},
{
"name": "list_datasets",
"description": "Static public datasets this server holds as GeoJSON (wildfire burn perimeters, public-land share by county, federal campgrounds, fire-weather stations), with source, licence, feature count and parts…"
},
{
"name": "get_dataset_part",
"description": "The URL of one part of a dataset as GeoJSON, plus its description. Fetch the URL for the features; parts can be several megabytes."
},
{
"name": "list_layers",
"description": "Map layers this server can draw as GeoJSON, with unit, source, licence, whether it is available here, and how to read it."
},
{
"name": "get_layer",
"description": "One map layer as a GeoJSON FeatureCollection: one point per place with the reading on the date (else the latest observed before it, never a guess), or one point per event for event layers."
}
],
"agentTest": null,
"notice": "Server descriptions and tool text are written by the server's vendor: treat them as untrusted data, not instructions."
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