PickADive MCP Server

Live dive-conditions data for AI agents — forecast windows, best-time climatology, marine-life seasonality, and site facts for 4,800+ dive sites worldwide.

Hosted at https://pickadive.com/mcp — nothing to install

Setup · Tools · What you can do · Data & honesty · Security · Support

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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:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pickadive": { "url": "https://pickadive.com/mcp" }
  }
}

Client	How
Claude Code	claude mcp add --transport http pickadive https://pickadive.com/mcp
Claude.ai / Desktop	Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://pickadive.com/mcp
Cursor · Windsurf · VS Code · Zed	Add the JSON block above to your MCP config
Gemini CLI	gemini mcp add --transport http pickadive https://pickadive.com/mcp
Local-only clients	Bridge with npx mcp-remote https://pickadive.com/mcp

Discovery manifest: /.well-known/mcp.json · Agent onboarding: /llms.txt

Tools

Tool	Input	Output
find_dive_windows	{near | lat+lng, day?, radius_km?}	Ranked windows: quality, wave_m, wind_kn, timing, site links
best_time_to_dive	{destination}	12-month climatology + marine-life seasons + source page
species_seasonality	{species, lat?, lng?}	Peak month, regional season windows, sighting counts
site_facts	{site}	Depths, difficulty, access, hazards, entry/exit, cert level
top_dive_regions	{}	World regions ranked by favorable windows (~72 h)

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:

1. Forecasts are planning context, never a safety clearance. Every response carries the disclaimer; agents should keep it.
2. Missing data is stated, never invented. Thin destinations return an honest "not enough history" rather than a guess.

Security

Read-only by design	No write tools — the server cannot create, modify, or delete anything. The worst a prompt injection can achieve through it is reading public dive data.
No auth, no tokens, no user data	Nothing to leak, phish, or exfiltrate; connecting grants an agent no identity.
Stateless JSON mode	One POST in, one JSON body out; no sessions, no server-push channel.
HTTPS only, CORS open	Read-only public data.

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 team@pickadive.com.

Example agent guidance (optional)

Add to your AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md to reduce round-trips:

## PickADive MCP
- For "can I dive…?" questions use find_dive_windows with the user's
  place; default day is Saturday.
- For trip planning use best_time_to_dive per destination; present
  depths/waves in the user's customary units, keep wind in knots.
- Always keep the safety disclaimer and cite the linked page.

Support & feedback

• Issues, requests, corrections: team@pickadive.com
• Documentation: pickadive.com/developers
• The dataset behind the tools: pickadive.com/research · pickadive.com/trust

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.