Live UK air pollution from Defra monitors: NO2, PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the Daily Air Quality Index
Connect Remote server
claude mcp add --transport http air-quality https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/air-quality --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
{
"mcpServers": {
"air-quality": {
"url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/air-quality",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"air-quality": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/air-quality",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/air-quality
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools 7 found in our last check
air_quality_stations_nearLists the official Defra AURN air quality monitoring sites near a UK point, nearest first, with the headline pollutants each currently measures (NO2, ozone, PM2.5, PM10). Every UK-AIR station id is checked against its latest reading and marked current, not_reporting or retired,…
no2_level_nearLatest hourly nitrogen dioxide (NO2) reading in ug/m3 at the nearest working Defra AURN monitor, with its Daily Air Quality Index band (1-10, Low to Very High) and health advice. NO2 is mainly traffic and diesel pollution, the UK's headline roadside pollutant, so this answers "h…
pm25_level_nearLatest hourly fine particulate (PM2.5) reading in ug/m3 at the nearest working Defra AURN monitor, plus its 24-hour mean and the Daily Air Quality Index band and health advice that mean gives. PM2.5 is the pollutant most linked to health effects (smoke, wood burners, traffic, bo…
pm10_level_nearLatest hourly coarse particulate (PM10) reading in ug/m3 at the nearest working Defra AURN monitor, plus its 24-hour mean and the Daily Air Quality Index band and health advice that mean gives. Useful for Saharan dust episodes, construction and road dust. Source: Defra UK-AIR. N…
ozone_level_nearLatest hourly ground-level ozone (O3) reading in ug/m3 at the nearest working Defra AURN monitor, plus its 8-hour mean and the Daily Air Quality Index band and health advice that mean gives. Ozone peaks on hot sunny days (summer smog), often higher in the countryside than in cit…
air_quality_index_nearOne answer to "what is the air quality near me today": the overall UK Daily Air Quality Index (1-10, Low, Moderate, High or Very High) with health advice, calculated from the latest NO2, ozone, PM2.5 and PM10 measurements at the nearest working Defra AURN monitors, and which pol…
air_pollutant_historyHourly readings of one pollutant at one Defra UK-AIR monitor over a period of 1 to 168 hours (7 days): up to 100 hourly rows are shown (the latest), while the minimum, maximum, mean, peak hour and daily means cover the whole period. For evidence and comparisons: councillors, cam…
Headers
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AuthorizationOptional, secret | Optional. Bearer <key> for more than the free daily allowance; free key from POST https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/keys |
Details
| Endpoint | https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/air-quality (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | uk.co.reliness/air-quality |
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