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To add nasa-power-mcp-server to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 8 environment variables, listed below.

DevToolsData

Install

npx -y @cyanheads/nasa-power-mcp-server@0.4.2

Environment variables

CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPESet in your MCP config
CANVAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_LIMIT_MBSet in your MCP config
CANVAS_MAX_CANVASES_PER_TENANTSet in your MCP config
CANVAS_TTL_MSSet in your MCP config
CANVAS_ABSOLUTE_CAP_MSSet in your MCP config
NASA_POWER_MAX_CANVASES_PER_PROCESSSet in your MCP config
NASA_POWER_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLEDSet in your MCP config
MCP_LOG_LEVELSet in your MCP config

Set only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add nasa-power --env CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=<YOUR_CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE> --env CANVAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_LIMIT_MB=<YOUR_CANVAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_LIMIT_MB> --env CANVAS_MAX_CANVASES_PER_TENANT=<YOUR_CANVAS_MAX_CANVASES_PER_TENANT> --env CANVAS_TTL_MS=<YOUR_CANVAS_TTL_MS> --env CANVAS_ABSOLUTE_CAP_MS=<YOUR_CANVAS_ABSOLUTE_CAP_MS> --env NASA_POWER_MAX_CANVASES_PER_PROCESS=<YOUR_NASA_POWER_MAX_CANVASES_PER_PROCESS> --env NASA_POWER_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED=<YOUR_NASA_POWER_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED> --env MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y @cyanheads/nasa-power-mcp-server@0.4.2

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

nasa-power-mcp-server exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:

CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE
CANVAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_LIMIT_MB
CANVAS_MAX_CANVASES_PER_TENANT
CANVAS_TTL_MS
CANVAS_ABSOLUTE_CAP_MS
NASA_POWER_MAX_CANVASES_PER_PROCESS
NASA_POWER_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED
MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install nasa-power-mcp-server?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add nasa-power-mcp-server to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with nasa-power-mcp-server?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to nasa-power-mcp-server as well.

Does nasa-power-mcp-server need an API key?

This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE, CANVAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_LIMIT_MB, CANVAS_MAX_CANVASES_PER_TENANT, CANVAS_TTL_MS, CANVAS_ABSOLUTE_CAP_MS, NASA_POWER_MAX_CANVASES_PER_PROCESS, NASA_POWER_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED, MCP_LOG_LEVEL; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

Imported from the Official MCP Registry. The details above come from the registry entry; the maker can claim this listing to correct them, add docs, and see its traffic.

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