BLM Land & Leases

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Bureau of Land Management federal oil & gas leases, PLSS boundaries, and public land data.

What is BLM Land & Leases?

Access Bureau of Land Management ArcGIS services for federal oil & gas lease data, Public Land Survey System (PLSS) boundaries, legal land descriptions, and cadastral information. Essential for federal land operations, lease management, and legal descriptions.

Available Tools

searchLeases
Search active BLM oil & gas leases
searchLeasesByArea
Search leases by geographic area
getLeaseDetail
Get detailed lease information
searchByLegalDescription
Search by township/range/section
getTownshipSection
Get PLSS township and section geometry
getSectionGeometry
Get section boundary geometry

Requirements

No authentication required
Free BLM public GIS services — no API key needed

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

These are free public GIS services with no authentication.

Ask about federal leases, PLSS locations, and public land data.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect BLM Land & Leases to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect BLM Land & Leases to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting BLM Land & Leases to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"BLM Land & Leases-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}