air-Q Cloud

mcp-airq-cloud

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MCP server for the air-Q Cloud API — access air quality data from anywhere.

Unlike mcp-airq (which communicates directly with devices on the local network), this server uses the air-Q Cloud REST API to retrieve sensor data remotely.

The same mcp-airq-cloud executable also works as a direct CLI when you pass a tool name as a subcommand.

Tools

All tools are read-only — the Cloud API does not support device configuration or control.

Installation

pip install mcp-airq-cloud

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/CorantGmbH/mcp-airq-cloud.gitcd mcp-airq-clouduv sync --frozen --extra dev

CLI Usage

Use the same command directly from the shell:

mcp-airq-cloud list-devicesmcp-airq-cloud get-air-quality --device "Living Room"mcp-airq-cloud get-air-quality-history --device "Living Room" --last-hours 24 --sensors co2 pm2_5mcp-airq-cloud plot-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --output-format png --output co2.pngmcp-airq-cloud export-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --output-format xlsx --output co2.xlsx

For historical plots and exports:

• omit device, location, and group to combine all configured devices into one artifact
• use location or group to combine only the matching devices
• plot_air_quality_history returns one file per requested sensor, with one series per matching device
• export_air_quality_history returns one CSV/XLSX file per request, with rows for all matching devices

The CLI subcommands mirror the MCP tool names. Both styles work:

mcp-airq-cloud list-devicesmcp-airq-cloud list_devices

To force MCP server mode from an interactive terminal, run:

mcp-airq-cloud serve

The CLI is pipe-friendly: successful command output goes to stdout, while tool errors go to stderr with exit code 1. Plot commands can also stream directly to stdout.

mcp-airq-cloud get-air-quality --device "Living Room" | jq '.co2'mcp-airq-cloud get-air-quality-history --device "Living Room" --compact-json | jq '.columns.co2'mcp-airq-cloud get-air-quality-history --device "Living Room" --yaml | yq '.columns.co2'mcp-airq-cloud plot-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --device "Living Room" --output - > co2.pngmcp-airq-cloud export-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --device "Living Room" --output - > co2.xlsx

Historical Data

Three tools provide access to historical sensor data via the air-Q Cloud API:

Plotting charts

plot_air_quality_history renders a chart for one sensor. When multiple devices match, each device becomes a separate series in the same chart.

[CO₂ area chart — single device]

Single device (24 h, area chart, PNG)

[CO₂ area chart — multiple devices]

Multiple devices at one location (24 h, area chart, PNG)

# Single device, last 24 hours (default), PNG output (default)mcp-airq-cloud plot-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --device "Living Room"
# All devices at a location, custom time range, SVG outputmcp-airq-cloud plot-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --location "Living Room" \  --from-datetime "2026-03-16T00:00:00" --to-datetime "2026-03-17T00:00:00" \  --output-format svg --output co2.svg
# All configured devices, dark mode, line chartmcp-airq-cloud plot-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --dark --chart-type line
# Save to filemcp-airq-cloud plot-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --output co2_chart.png

Output formats: png (default), webp, svg, html (interactive Plotly chart with hover tooltips and zoom)

Customization: --title, --x-axis-title, --y-axis-title, --chart-type (line/area), --dark, --timezone-name

Exporting data

export_air_quality_history produces one CSV or Excel file containing all matching devices.

# CSV export (default)mcp-airq-cloud export-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --device "Living Room" --last-hours 48
# Excel export for all devices at a locationmcp-airq-cloud export-air-quality-history --sensor co2 --location "Home" \  --output-format xlsx --output co2.xlsx

Common parameters

Configuration

You need a Cloud API key and the 32-character device ID for each device. Both can be obtained at my.air-q.com.

Option 1: Environment variable (inline JSON)

export AIRQ_CLOUD_DEVICES='[{"id": "de45d2ed777780c96c0deae7a220b745", "api_key": "your-api-key", "name": "Living Room"}]'

Option 2: Default config file (recommended)

Place a JSON file at ~/.config/airq-cloud-devices.json — no environment variable needed:

[  {"id": "de45d2ed777780c96c0deae7a220b745", "api_key": "your-api-key", "name": "Living Room"}]

Option 3: Custom config file path

export AIRQ_CLOUD_CONFIG_FILE=/path/to/devices.json

Option 4: Global API key

If all devices share the same API key, set it once:

export AIRQ_CLOUD_API_KEY="your-api-key"export AIRQ_CLOUD_DEVICES='[{"id": "de45d2ed777780c96c0deae7a220b745", "name": "Living Room"}]'

Device config fields

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{  "mcpServers": {    "air-Q Cloud": {      "command": "mcp-airq-cloud",      "env": {        "AIRQ_CLOUD_DEVICES": "[{\"id\": \"<device-id>\", \"api_key\": \"<key>\", \"name\": \"Living Room\"}]"      }    }  }}

Usage with Claude Code

claude mcp add air-Q-Cloud mcp-airq-cloud \  -e AIRQ_CLOUD_DEVICES='[{"id":"<ID>","api_key":"<KEY>","name":"<Name>"}]'

Development

uv sync --frozen --extra devuv run pre-commit installuv run pytest

The repository uses a project-local .venv plus uv.lock for reproducible tooling. Run developer commands through uv run, for example:

uv run ruff check .uv run ruff format --check .uv run pyrightuv run pre-commit run --all-files

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.