Available tools
10 tools| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
searchDams | National Inventory of Dams, filter by state, county, hazard class, owner type, primary purpose. |
getRegulatoryDistrict | Point lookup, which USACE district owns this lat/lon for Section 404 routing. |
searchLevees | Combined IENC LEVEE_LINE + LEVEE_AREA. Use bbox or near. |
searchLocksAndDams | Locks FS + IENC dam/lock geometry; riverSystem maps to a curated bbox. |
searchNavigationFacilities | USACE Docks data services (~20.5K dock points) by state/county/bbox/near/facilityType. |
searchFUDS | Formerly Used Defense Sites with optional programCategory filter. |
searchCorpsProjects | Civil works projects, state mapped to USACE district codes. |
getWetlandRegion | Point lookup, federal wetland-rule supplement region. |
getReservoirStatus | CWMS reservoir pool levels (flood / conservation / total) by state/bbox/near. |
getServiceInfo | Schema, fields, and record counts for any of the 9 services. |
Setup
A few steps to connect your AI agents to USACE Army Corps of Engineers.
- 1
Enable Environmental APIs
Set ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS=true for your deployment.
- 2
Toggle Connector On
Open /mcp and turn on USACE with the environmental switch.
- 3
Start Querying
Call the usace MCP tool, start with method=searchDams or method=getRegulatoryDistrict.
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 USACE Army Corps of Engineers connector is ready to use in Claude.