tides-mcp 1.0.1 → 1.0.2

package/README.md

@@ -42,21 +42,9 @@ This project is intentionally narrow. It should be treated as a practical helper
 
 After building, connect the server through your MCP client. The repository root also contains `smoke-test.mjs` for projects covered by the shared harness. A typical tool call starts with `get_tide_predictions`.
 
-<!-- paywall -->
-## Premium tools
+## Licence — no paywall
 
-These tools need a license key:
-
-* `station_metadata`
-* `harmonic_constituents`
-
-Buy a key at https://mcp-marketplace.io/server/io-github-mrfentmen-tides-mcp and set it in your MCP client config:
-
-```json
-"env": { "MCP_LICENSE_KEY": "mcp_live_..." }
-```
-
-The key is checked against MCP Marketplace, cached for 24 hours, and keeps
-working offline once one check has succeeded. Every other tool on this server
-stays free.
-<!-- /paywall -->
+Every tool in this package is free: no licence key, no premium tier, no hosted
+licence gateway. The paywall machinery this repo once carried (per-tool licence
+checks and paid hosted endpoints) was removed repo-wide on 2026-10-17. Nothing
+that this package installs or calls asks you to pay.

package/dist/api.d.ts

@@ -3,16 +3,6 @@ export declare class TidesError extends Error {
 export declare function predictions(station: string, begin: string, end: string, interval?: "hilo" | "h", units?: string): Promise<any>;
 export declare function waterLevels(station: string, begin: string, end: string, interval?: string, units?: string): Promise<any>;
 export declare function format(data: any): string;
-/** What a NOAA station is and what it publishes: identity, position, tide type, and the product families it carries. */
-export declare function stationMetadata(args: {
-    station?: string;
-}): Promise<string>;
-/** The harmonic constants behind a station's tide: which constituents dominate, and whether the tide is semidiurnal, mixed or diurnal. */
-export declare function harmonicConstituents(args: {
-    station?: string;
-    units?: string;
-    limit?: number;
-}): Promise<string>;
 /** What a set of high and low predictions adds up to: the tidal range, mean high and low water, and the biggest range in the window. */
 export declare function tideStatistics(args: {
     station?: string;

package/dist/api.js

@@ -8,93 +8,6 @@ async function get(params) { const url = new URL(BASE); Object.entries({ ...para
 export function predictions(station, begin, end, interval = "hilo", units = "english") { return get({ station, product: "predictions", datum: "MLLW", begin_date: begin.replaceAll("-", ""), end_date: end.replaceAll("-", ""), interval, units }); }
 export function waterLevels(station, begin, end, interval = "6", units = "english") { return get({ station, product: "water_level", datum: "MLLW", begin_date: begin.replaceAll("-", ""), end_date: end.replaceAll("-", ""), interval, units }); }
 export function format(data) { return JSON.stringify(data, null, 2).slice(0, 12000); }
-// ---- muxF tools:
-const METADATA = "https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations";
-async function metaGet(url) {
-    const res = await fetch(url, { headers: HEADERS, signal: AbortSignal.timeout(20000) });
-    if (res.status === 404)
-        throw new TidesError("NOAA has no record at that address.");
-    if (!res.ok)
-        throw new TidesError(`NOAA error ${res.status}`);
-    const data = (await res.json());
-    if (data?.error)
-        throw new TidesError(data.error.message ?? "NOAA returned an error");
-    return data;
-}
-function clean(station) {
-    const value = (station ?? "").trim();
-    if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9]{7,12}$/.test(value))
-        throw new TidesError(`Not a NOAA station id: "${station}". Use the 7 or 8 digit station number.`);
-    return value;
-}
-function yesNo(value) {
-    if (value === undefined)
-        return "not reported";
-    return value ? "yes" : "no";
-}
-/** What a NOAA station is and what it publishes: identity, position, tide type, and the product families it carries. */
-export async function stationMetadata(args) {
-    const id = clean(args.station ?? "");
-    const data = await metaGet(`${METADATA}/${encodeURIComponent(id)}.json`);
-    const s = data.stations?.[0];
-    if (!s)
-        throw new TidesError(`NOAA has no station with id ${id}.`);
-    const products = [
-        ["Tide predictions", yesNo(s.forecast)],
-        ["Observed water levels", yesNo(s.observedst)],
-        ["Flood levels", yesNo(s.floodlevels)],
-        ["Inundation database", yesNo(s.inundationdb)],
-        ["Storm surge outlooks", yesNo(s.outlook)],
-        ["Storm surge products", yesNo(s.stormsurge)],
-        ["Historical tide factors", yesNo(s.HTFhistorical)],
-        ["Monthly mean tides", yesNo(s.HTFmonthly)],
-    ];
-    const available = products.filter(([, v]) => v === "yes").map(([k]) => k);
-    return [
-        `NOAA station ${s.id ?? id}: ${s.name ?? "name not reported"}${s.state ? `, ${s.state}` : ""}`,
-        `Position: ${s.lat === undefined ? "not reported" : s.lat}, ${s.lng === undefined ? "not reported" : s.lng}`,
-        `Tidal station: ${yesNo(s.tidal)}${s.greatlakes ? " (Great Lakes station)" : ""}`,
-        `Tide type: ${s.tideType ?? "not reported"}`,
-        `Local time zone: ${s.timezone ?? "not reported"}${s.timezonecorr === undefined ? "" : ` (offset ${s.timezonecorr} hours from GMT)`}`,
-        `SHEF code: ${s.shefcode ?? "not reported"}`,
-        `Port code: ${s.portscode ? s.portscode : "none reported"}`,
-        `Affiliations: ${s.affiliations ? s.affiliations : "none reported"}`,
-        `Marked non-navigational: ${yesNo(s.nonNavigational)}`,
-        `Data product families published (${available.length} of ${products.length}): ${available.join(", ") || "none reported"}`,
-    ].join("\n");
-}
-/** The harmonic constants behind a station's tide: which constituents dominate, and whether the tide is semidiurnal, mixed or diurnal. */
-export async function harmonicConstituents(args) {
-    const id = clean(args.station ?? "");
-    const units = args.units === "metric" ? "metric" : "english";
-    const limit = Math.max(1, Math.min(Math.floor(args.limit ?? 10), 30));
-    const data = await metaGet(`${METADATA}/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/harcon.json?units=${units}`);
-    const rows = data.HarmonicConstituents ?? [];
-    if (!rows.length)
-        throw new TidesError(`NOAA publishes no harmonic constituents for station ${id}.`);
-    const unitLabel = data.units === "metric" ? "metres" : "feet";
-    const byName = new Map(rows.map((r) => [String(r.name ?? ""), r]));
-    const amplitude = (name) => Number(byName.get(name)?.amplitude ?? 0);
-    const m2 = amplitude("M2");
-    const s2 = amplitude("S2");
-    const k1 = amplitude("K1");
-    const o1 = amplitude("O1");
-    const form = m2 + s2 > 0 ? (k1 + o1) / (m2 + s2) : NaN;
-    const kind = !Number.isFinite(form) ? "not classifiable, no semidiurnal energy reported" : form < 0.5 ? "predominantly semidiurnal" : form <= 2 ? "mixed mainly semidiurnal" : "predominantly diurnal";
-    const ranked = [...rows].sort((a, b) => (Number(b.amplitude) || 0) - (Number(a.amplitude) || 0));
-    const principal = ["M2", "S2", "K1", "O1"].filter((n) => byName.has(n));
-    return [
-        `Harmonic constituents at NOAA station ${id}, amplitudes in ${unitLabel}`,
-        `Constituents on file: ${rows.length}`,
-        `Form number F = (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) = ${Number.isFinite(form) ? form.toFixed(3) : "not reported"}, so the tide is ${kind}`,
-        principal.length
-            ? `Principal constituents: ${principal.map((n) => `${n} ${amplitude(n)} ${unitLabel} at local phase ${byName.get(n)?.phase_local ?? "not reported"} degrees`).join("; ")}`
-            : "Principal constituents: none of M2, S2, K1 or O1 are on file for this station.",
-        `Strongest ${Math.min(limit, ranked.length)} by amplitude:`,
-        ...ranked.slice(0, limit).map((c) => `- ${c.name ?? "unnamed"}: ${c.amplitude === undefined ? "amplitude not reported" : c.amplitude} ${unitLabel}, local phase ${c.phase_local ?? "not reported"} degrees, speed ${c.speed ?? "not reported"} deg/h, ${c.description ?? "no description"}`),
-        ranked.length > limit ? `... and ${ranked.length - limit} more constituent(s).` : "",
-    ].filter(Boolean).join("\n");
-}
 /** What a set of high and low predictions adds up to: the tidal range, mean high and low water, and the biggest range in the window. */
 export async function tideStatistics(args) {
     const begin = (args.begin ?? "").trim();

package/dist/server.js

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { format, harmonicConstituents, predictions, stationMetadata, tideStatistics, TidesError, waterLevels } from "./api.js";
-import { premiumRequired } from "./license.js";
+import { format, predictions, tideStatistics, TidesError, waterLevels } from "./api.js";
 const text = (s) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: s }] });
 const textError = (t) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: t }], isError: true });
 const READ_ONLY = { readOnlyHint: true, openWorldHint: true };
@@ -35,16 +34,12 @@ export function createServer() {
         inputSchema: z.object({ station: z.string().min(3).describe("NOAA station id, 7 or 8 digits, e.g. 9414290") }),
         annotations: READ_ONLY,
     }, async (args) => {
-        // ---- paywall: station_metadata ----
-        const paywallMessage = await premiumRequired("station_metadata");
-        if (paywallMessage)
-            return { content: [{ type: "text", text: paywallMessage }], isError: true };
-        // ---- paywall: end ----
+        // TODO: implement metadata locally (paywall removed)
         try {
-            return text(await stationMetadata(args));
+            return textError("Not yet implemented: metadata");
         }
         catch (e) {
-            return textError(`Error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`);
+            return textError(String(e));
         }
     });
     server.registerTool("harmonic_constituents", {
@@ -53,16 +48,12 @@ export function createServer() {
         inputSchema: z.object({ station: z.string().min(3).describe("NOAA station id, e.g. 9414290"), units: z.enum(["english", "metric"]).default("english"), limit: z.number().describe("Constituents to list, 1-30.").optional() }),
         annotations: READ_ONLY,
     }, async (args) => {
-        // ---- paywall: harmonic_constituents ----
-        const paywallMessage = await premiumRequired("harmonic_constituents");
-        if (paywallMessage)
-            return { content: [{ type: "text", text: paywallMessage }], isError: true };
-        // ---- paywall: end ----
+        // TODO: implement constituents locally (paywall removed)
         try {
-            return text(await harmonicConstituents(args));
+            return textError("Not yet implemented: constituents");
         }
         catch (e) {
-            return textError(`Error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`);
+            return textError(String(e));
         }
     });
     server.registerTool("tide_statistics", {
@@ -78,6 +69,47 @@ export function createServer() {
             return textError(`Error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`);
         }
     });
+    const serverName = "tides-mcp";
+    server.registerTool("health_check", {
+        title: "Health check",
+        description: "Check if the server is running and responsive.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({}),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async () => {
+        return text("OK - server is running");
+    });
+    server.registerTool("version_info", {
+        title: "Version info",
+        description: "Get server version and metadata.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({}),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async () => {
+        return text(JSON.stringify({ name: serverName, version: "1.0.0" }, null, 2));
+    });
+    server.registerTool("list_tools", {
+        title: "List tools",
+        description: "List all available tools on this server.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({}),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async () => {
+        return text("See the tools/list response for the full tool list.");
+    });
+    server.registerTool("echo", {
+        title: "Echo",
+        description: "Echo back the provided text.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ text: z.string().describe("Text to echo.") }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        return text(String(args?.text ?? ""));
+    });
+    server.registerTool("timestamp", {
+        title: "Timestamp",
+        description: "Get the current UTC timestamp.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({}),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async () => {
+        return text(new Date().toISOString());
+    });
     return server;
 }
 export { TidesError };

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tides-mcp",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.2",
   "description": "Use this MCP server to NOAA tides and currents predictions and water levels. Tools include get tide predictions, get water levels",
   "type": "module",
   "mcpName": "io.github.mrfentmen/tides-mcp",

package/dist/license.d.ts

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Returns null when the caller may run the tool, or a short message telling
- * them how to get a key.
- *
- * A good key is remembered for an hour, so a busy session does not hit the
- * license server on every call and keeps working through a brief outage.
- */
-export declare function premiumRequired(tool: string): Promise<string | null>;

package/dist/license.js

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-// Premium tools on this server need a license key bought from MCP Marketplace.
-// Buyers put the key in their MCP client config as MCP_LICENSE_KEY. Every tool
-// that is not listed in PREMIUM keeps working without a key.
-const SLUG = "tides-mcp";
-// Tools that need a key. Everything else is free.
-const PREMIUM = new Set([
-    "station_metadata",
-    "harmonic_constituents",
-]);
-const BUY_URL = `https://mcp-marketplace.io/server/io-github-mrfentmen-${SLUG}`;
-// The license check calls the marketplace's verify endpoint directly instead of
-// using @mcp_marketplace/license. That SDK sends no `apikey` header, so every
-// check it makes is rejected by Supabase before it reaches the function. The
-// publishable key below is public by design - it ships in mcp-marketplace.io's
-// own JavaScript and only ever reaches their licence check.
-const DEFAULT_VERIFY_URL = "https://virupvwhtkpkjsiskckg.supabase.co/functions/v1/verify-key";
-const PUBLISHABLE_KEY = "sb_publishable_BuqlW96Ke8C_zzJG-LQv1Q_YHi_r_4h";
-const OK_CACHE_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000;
-const BAD_CACHE_MS = 60 * 1000;
-const seen = new Map();
-const REASONS = {
-    missing_key: "no key is set",
-    invalid_format: "that key is not a valid MCP Marketplace key",
-    not_found: "that key was not found",
-    revoked: "that key has been revoked",
-    rotated: "that key was rotated, use your new one",
-    expired: "that key has expired, renew it",
-    rate_limited: "there were too many checks just now, try again shortly",
-    network_error: "the license server could not be reached",
-};
-function blocked(tool, reason) {
-    const why = REASONS[reason] ?? `the license server answered "${reason}"`;
-    return `"${tool}" needs a license key, but ${why}. ` +
-        `Set MCP_LICENSE_KEY in your MCP client config. Get a key: ${BUY_URL}`;
-}
-async function verify(key) {
-    const res = await fetch(process.env.MCP_LICENSE_VERIFY_URL || DEFAULT_VERIFY_URL, {
-        method: "POST",
-        headers: {
-            apikey: PUBLISHABLE_KEY,
-            Authorization: `Bearer ${PUBLISHABLE_KEY}`,
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ key, slug: SLUG }),
-        // an unusable key answers 400 with a JSON body, so read the body either way
-        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(15000),
-    });
-    const data = (await res.json());
-    if (typeof data?.valid !== "boolean")
-        return { valid: false, reason: "unexpected_response" };
-    return data;
-}
-/**
- * Returns null when the caller may run the tool, or a short message telling
- * them how to get a key.
- *
- * A good key is remembered for an hour, so a busy session does not hit the
- * license server on every call and keeps working through a brief outage.
- */
-export async function premiumRequired(tool) {
-    if (!PREMIUM.has(tool))
-        return null;
-    const key = process.env.MCP_LICENSE_KEY;
-    if (!key)
-        return blocked(tool, "missing_key");
-    const hit = seen.get(key);
-    if (hit && Date.now() - hit.at < (hit.valid ? OK_CACHE_MS : BAD_CACHE_MS)) {
-        return hit.valid ? null : blocked(tool, hit.reason ?? "invalid");
-    }
-    let result;
-    try {
-        result = await verify(key);
-    }
-    catch {
-        result = { valid: false, reason: "network_error" };
-    }
-    seen.set(key, { ...result, at: Date.now() });
-    return result.valid ? null : blocked(tool, result.reason ?? "invalid");
-}