What can you do with it?
- "Where can I dive near Boston this Saturday?" — ranked favorable and
moderate forecast windows near any place for any day, with wave height,
wind, timing, and site links.
- "When should I book Komodo?" — month-by-month climatology for a
destination: the share of days historically favorable, typical water
temperature and seas, and marine-life season windows.
- "When and where do whale sharks peak?" — species seasonality from
236k+ recorded GBIF sightings: peak month and regional season windows.
- "How deep is Molasses Reef, and what are the hazards?" — public facts
for any named dive site: depths, difficulty, shore/boat access, hazards,
entry and exit notes.
- "Where in the world is good for diving right now?" — regions ranked
by favorable windows over the next ~72 hours.
Setup
Add the server to any MCP-compatible client — no key, no OAuth:
Discovery manifest: /.well-known/mcp.json ·
Agent onboarding: /llms.txt
Tools
All values are metric with unit-suffixed field names (max_depth_m,
wave_m, distance_km); wind is knots — the marine convention
everywhere. Tool descriptions instruct agents to convert for US users.
Every response includes a source link — please cite pickadive.com
when presenting results.
Data & honesty
Answers come from PickADive's own pipeline: hourly conditions gradings
across 4,800+ curated dive sites (Open-Meteo marine + weather, NOAA
tides), multi-year climatology, and 236k+ GBIF species sighting records.
Two rules the server never breaks:
- Forecasts are planning context, never a safety clearance. Every
response carries the disclaimer; agents should keep it.
- Missing data is stated, never invented. Thin destinations return an
honest "not enough history" rather than a guess.
Security
Transport & limits
Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC 2.0 over POST), stateless — protocol versions
2024-11-05 → 2025-06-18.
Free for individual and assistant use at fair, non-bulk volumes; per-IP
rate limiting applies. For sustained high-volume or commercial
integrations, write to [email protected].
Example agent guidance (optional)
Add to your AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md to reduce round-trips:
Support & feedback
License
MIT — see LICENSE. The PickADive name and logo are trademarks
of PickADive and are not covered by the code license.
Disclaimer
Dive conditions are graded forecasts — planning context only, never a
safety judgment about any specific dive on any specific day. Always
assess conditions at the water, dive within your training, and follow
local guidance. Wildlife seasonality reflects recorded sightings, never
a promise of encounters.