Available tools
7 tools| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
searchWaterRights | Water-right points of diversion by number, basin, owner, source, use, or location. |
searchWells | Drilled wells and construction permits by owner, county, basin, well use, or location. |
getPlacesOfUseGeoJSON | Place-of-use polygons for a water right as map GeoJSON. |
searchAppropriationPermits | Issued appropriation permit points of diversion by basin, owner, or number. |
getDiversionSites | Diversion/measurement sites by water district or name. |
getRegulatoryAreasGeoJSON | Critical groundwater, management, moratorium areas and water districts as polygons. |
getServiceInfo | Connector surface, layer schemas, and live record counts. |
Setup
A few steps to connect your AI agents to Idaho Water Resources (IDWR).
- 1
Enable Environmental APIs
Set ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS=true for your deployment.
- 2
Toggle Connector On
Open /mcp and turn on Idaho Water Resources (IDWR) with the environmental switch.
- 3
Start Querying
Call the id-idwr MCP tool with method=searchWaterRights.
Connect to your AI assistant
Pick the tool your team uses for the exact setup steps.
- 1
Open Claude settings
Launch Claude, click the profile button (bottom left), and go to Settings.
- 2
Access connectors
Open the Connectors tab, scroll to the bottom, and click “Add custom connector”.
- 3
Name your connector
Enter any name you’d like for this connector.
- 4
Get the connector URL
Log in to PatchOps, open the /mcp page, and copy the connector URL you want to use.
- 5
Add the connector
Paste the URL into the “Remote MCP server URL” box and click Add.
- 6
Start using
Your Idaho Water Resources (IDWR) connector is ready to use in Claude.