What is BOEM/BSEE Offshore?
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) data covering active OCS lease blocks, platform locations, production statistics, and incident reports for the US Outer Continental Shelf.
Available Tools
Requirements
- ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APISSet ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS=true to allow connector toggles.
Quick Setup Guide
Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector
Set ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS=true for your deployment.
Open /mcp and turn on BOEM/BSEE Offshore with the environmental switch.
Call the boem MCP tool with method=searchOffshoreLeases.
Connect to Your AI Assistant
Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions
Follow these steps to connect BOEM/BSEE Offshore 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
Log in to PatchOps → Navigate to the /mcp page → Copy the connector URL you want to use
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 BOEM/BSEE Offshore 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
Log in to PatchOps → Navigate to the /mcp page → Copy the connector URL you want to use
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 BOEM/BSEE Offshore 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
Log in to PatchOps → Navigate to the /mcp page → Copy the connector URL you want to use
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:
"BOEM/BSEE Offshore-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"
}