What you can ask
- “What does EPA AQS Air Quality have for the area or asset I'm working on?”
- “Pull the most recent EPA AQS Air Quality records and put them in a table.”
- “What does EPA AQS Air Quality cover, and how fresh is the data?”
Connect to your AI assistant
Paste this URL into Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client, then sign in when prompted. After you sign in, add your EPA AQS Air Quality key in PatchOps.
https://patchops.ai/api/mcp
Add to Claude
Add to CursorClaude: use Add to Claude, or Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector and paste the URL.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http patchops https://patchops.ai/api/mcpStep by step
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Open connectors
In Claude, open Settings > Connectors and click "Add custom connector".
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Paste the URL
Name it PatchOps and paste
https://patchops.ai/api/mcpas the server URL, then click Add. - 3
Sign in
Click Connect and sign in to PatchOps when Claude asks.
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Start using
Ask Claude a question. It uses EPA AQS Air Quality through PatchOps when it needs to.
› Technical details
EPA Air Quality System (AQS): historical monitor metadata and daily pollutant measurements by state, county, and parameter code.
Setup
A few steps to connect your AI agents to EPA AQS Air Quality.
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Register for Free Credentials
Request a free key at https://aqs.epa.gov/data/api/signup — EPA emails you a key tied to your email address.
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Add Credentials in /mcp
Open the EPA AQS connector card and submit your EPA_AQS_EMAIL and EPA_AQS_KEY.
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Start Querying
Ask your AI agent for the data you need — it discovers this connector's methods automatically.