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MCP server · Data access / search

Outdoors

US outdoor recreation: 37k+ trails, 30k+ campgrounds, parks, weather + wildfire safety. Read-only.

Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
436 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
20

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 436 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name Outdoors MCP.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 20 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-06-18. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 436 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 436 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    0 of 98 parameters have a description (0%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-07-20T00:43:01.675245Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Outdoors

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http outdoors https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 20

adventure.candidates

Suggest candidate adventures near a location by scoring nearby trails/parks/campgrounds deterministically.

Discovered
adventure.outline

Create a structured, day-by-day itinerary outline from selected trail/park/campground IDs or slugs.

Discovered
aqi.current

Current air quality (AQI) for a location.

Discovered
campgrounds.get

Get a single published, verified campground by id or slug.

Discovered
campgrounds.search

Search published, verified campgrounds. has_rv_sites is positive evidence a site accepts an RV or trailer. tent_only means tent sites and no RV sites. has_hike_in_sites means at least one hike-in site.

Discovered
campsites.get

Get a single campsite (and its campground/park/region relations) by campground + campsite id.

Discovered
campsites.list

List campsites for a campground with filters (type, hookups, accessibility, availability, loop).

Discovered
fetch

Fetch the full Outdoors record for a search result id (e.g. "trail:bear-lake-loop", "park:rocky-mountain-national-park", "journal:half-dome-yosemite"). Returns the complete text of the record plus the canonical theoutdoorsapp.com URL for citation.

Discovered
fires.nearby

Nearby wildfire incidents for a location.

Discovered
nearMe.search

Aggregate nearby Trails, Parks, and Campgrounds for a map-first exploration experience.

Discovered
outdoors.ping

Health check for the Outdoors MCP server.

Discovered
parks.get

Get a single published, verified park by id or slug.

Discovered
parks.search

Search published, verified parks with optional geo and region filters.

Discovered
safety.overview

Combined safety overview (weather alerts, AQI, wildfire context) for a location.

Discovered
search

Search Outdoors (theoutdoorsapp.com) for U.S. hiking trails, parks, campgrounds, and Outdoors Journal articles (route guides, 14er and thru-hike guides). Accepts plain names ("Half Dome") or natural requests ("best hikes in Colorado", "camping near Yosemite", "easy hikes in NC", "national parks in Utah") — a named U.S. state, place type and difficulty are applied as filters. Returns a list of results whose ids can be passed to the fetch tool for the full record.

Discovered
search.global

Global search across trails, parks, and campgrounds (uses Meilisearch when available).

Discovered
trails.get

Get a single public, verified trail by id or slug, including nearby trails and breadcrumbs.

Discovered
trails.search

Search public, verified trails with filters (supports map bounds and near-me style geo filtering).

Discovered
weather.alerts

Weather alerts for a location.

Discovered
weather.current

Current weather conditions for a location.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected436 ms20