Available tools
4 tools| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
searchVoluntaryCleanup | UT DEQ Voluntary Cleanup Program (~142 sites). Filter county/siteName/derrId/city. SITECNTY UPPERCASE. |
searchBrownfields | UT DEQ Brownfields (Targeted + Other combined, ~29). bfType: targeted/other/all. |
searchHazardousWasteSites | UT DEQ CERCLIS sites (~469, ~145 active). Default activeOnly:true filters ARCHIVED='No'. |
getServiceInfo | Schema + record counts for any of 4 services. Pass `service` to scope. |
Setup
A few steps to connect your AI agents to UT Department of Environmental Quality.
- 1
Enable Environmental APIs
Set ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS=true for your deployment.
- 2
Toggle Connector On
Open /mcp and turn on UT Department of Environmental Quality with the environmental switch.
- 3
Start Querying
Call the ut-deq MCP tool, start with method=searchVoluntaryCleanup or method=searchHazardousWasteSites.
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 UT Department of Environmental Quality connector is ready to use in Claude.