afiliptsov/pickadive-mcp

**Live dive-conditions data for AI agents — forecast windows, best-time
climatology, marine-life seasonality, and site facts for 4,800+ dive
sites worldwide.**
**Hosted at https://pickadive.com/mcp — nothing to install**
Setup · Tools · What you can do ·
Data & honesty · Security · Support
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What can you do with it?
- **"Where can I dive near Boston this Saturday?"** — ranked favorable and
moderate forecast windows near any place for any day, with wave height,
wind, timing, and site links.
- **"When should I book Komodo?"** — month-by-month climatology for a
destination: the share of days historically favorable, typical water
temperature and seas, and marine-life season windows.
- **"When and where do whale sharks peak?"** — species seasonality from
236k+ recorded GBIF sightings: peak month and regional season windows.
- **"How deep is Molasses Reef, and what are the hazards?"** — public facts
for any named dive site: depths, difficulty, shore/boat access, hazards,
entry and exit notes.
- **"Where in the world is good for diving right now?"** — regions ranked
by favorable windows over the next ~72 hours.
Setup
Add the server to any MCP-compatible client — no key, no OAuth:
| Client | How |
|---|---|
| **Claude Code** | claude mcp add --transport http pickadive https://pickadive.com/mcp |
| **Claude.ai / Desktop** | Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://pickadive.com/mcp |
| **Cursor · Windsurf · VS Code · Zed** | Add the JSON block above to your MCP config |
| **Gemini CLI** | gemini mcp add --transport http pickadive https://pickadive.com/mcp |
| **Local-only clients** | Bridge with npx mcp-remote https://pickadive.com/mcp |
Discovery manifest: /.well-known/mcp.json ·
Agent onboarding: /llms.txt
Tools
| Tool | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| find_dive_windows | {near \| lat+lng, day?, radius_km?} | Ranked windows: quality, wave_m, wind_kn, timing, site links |
| best_time_to_dive | {destination} | 12-month climatology + marine-life seasons + source page |
| species_seasonality | {species, lat?, lng?} | Peak month, regional season windows, sighting counts |
| site_facts | {site} | Depths, difficulty, access, hazards, entry/exit, cert level |
| top_dive_regions | {} | World regions ranked by favorable windows (~72 h) |
All values are **metric with unit-suffixed field names** (max_depth_m,
wave_m, distance_km); wind is knots — the marine convention
everywhere. Tool descriptions instruct agents to convert for US users.
Every response includes a source link — please cite **pickadive.com**
when presenting results.
Data & honesty
Answers come from PickADive's own pipeline: hourly conditions gradings
across 4,800+ curated dive sites (Open-Meteo marine + weather, NOAA
tides), multi-year climatology, and 236k+ GBIF species sighting records.
Two rules the server never breaks:
1. **Forecasts are planning context, never a safety clearance.** Every
response carries the disclaimer; agents should keep it.