# `io.github.cyanheads/fema-mcp-server` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.cyanheads/fema-mcp-server
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- Version: 0.4.1 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.cyanheads (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (npm)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/fema-mcp-server
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:28:33.676Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Query FEMA disaster declarations, public assistance grants, housing aid, and NFIP claims.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:15:41.791Z over streamable-http.

**8 tools: 1 change things and 7 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 1 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 7 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `fema_dataframe_query` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "fema_dataframe_query" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "fema_dataframe_query" says "query": a word for reading.
```


## Changes things (1)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `fema_dataframe_query`

- The name "fema_dataframe_query" says "query": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "run": a word for a change.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Run a read-only SQL SELECT against a DataCanvas table staged by fema_search_nfip. Enables aggregation, GROUP BY, SUM/COUNT, time-series, and filtered analysis over the full NFIP claims result without re-fetching from the API. Call fema_dataframe_describe first to get the exact table name and column names needed for valid SQL. Only SELECT statements are allowed — DDL, DML, COPY, and file-reading functions are blocked. A response holds at most 100,000 characters of rows; when it holds fewer rows than the query returned, truncated and shown are set and the notice says how to page with OFFSET.
```

## Only reads (7)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `fema_dataframe_describe`

- The name "fema_dataframe_describe" says "describe": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List tables and column schemas on a DataCanvas staged by fema_search_nfip. Call this before fema_dataframe_query to discover the exact table name, column names, and DuckDB data types needed to write valid SQL. Row count reflects what was actually staged — check truncated in the fema_search_nfip response to know whether the canvas holds the full matching set.
```

### `fema_get_disaster`

- The name "fema_get_disaster" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch up to 1,000 designated-area rows for a specific FEMA disaster by disaster number (e.g., 4781). Discloses partial area and program coverage when more rows exist. Returns counties/municipalities along with programs observed, incident period, and state info. Use fema_search_disasters to find disaster numbers. The returned disaster_number chains to fema_get_public_assistance and fema_get_housing_assistance.
```

### `fema_get_housing_assistance`

- The name "fema_get_housing_assistance" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve Individual Assistance (IA) housing data for a disaster by disaster number. Returns owner and/or renter records aggregated by county, city, and ZIP code — valid registrations, total approved IHP amounts, repair/rental/other-needs amounts, and inspection counts (owners also carry inspected damage in USD). Narrow with state, county, or zip_code; owners_count, renters_count, and offset then count the filtered records. Use type to select owners, renters, or both (default). A page holds at most 100,000 characters of records, owners and renters cut at the same row count so one offset continues both; when records remain past it, next_offset is the offset to continue from. Use disaster_number from fema_search_disasters.
```

### `fema_get_public_assistance`

- The name "fema_get_public_assistance" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve Public Assistance (PA) funded project records for a disaster or state — shows where federal recovery money was obligated. Returns applicant, damage category, project size and status, federal share obligated, and total obligated amounts. Either disaster_number or state must be provided. Use disaster_number (from fema_search_disasters) to scope to a single declaration, or state to browse all PA projects for a state. PA projects are created only when the PA program is declared (pa_declared: true on the disaster). A page holds at most 100,000 characters of projects; when projects remain past it, next_offset is the offset to continue from.
```

### `fema_query_dataset`

- The name "fema_query_dataset" says "query": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Generic OData query against any dataset in the OpenFEMA dataset catalog — the escape hatch for datasets the convenience tools do not cover (e.g., NfipPolicies, IndividualAssistanceHousingRegistrantsLargeDisasters, FemaWebDeclarationAreas, PublicAssistanceApplicants). Accepts raw OData filter, select, orderby, and pagination parameters. For NfipPolicies, use propertyState (not state) for the state and reportedZipCode for the ZIP code — it has no countyCode; always include a ZIP filter to avoid timeout. The dataset name must match the exact OpenFEMA entity name (case-sensitive, e.g., NfipClaims). Names missing from the catalog return an unknown_dataset error; a listed dataset OpenFEMA does not serve through the API, or a retired version, returns dataset_not_served. A page holds at most 100,000 characters of records; when records remain past it, next_offset is the offset to continue from.
```

### `fema_search_disasters`

- The name "fema_search_disasters" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search federal disaster declarations by state, incident type, declaration type, date range, and county. Returns deduplicated declaration-level summaries — each disaster number appears once with a designated_area_count showing how many counties/municipalities were designated. The disaster number is the chain key for fema_get_disaster, fema_get_public_assistance, and fema_get_housing_assistance. Use declaration_type to filter: DR (major disaster, most common), EM (emergency), FM (fire management). Date filters apply to the declaration date. Use fema_get_disaster to retrieve all designated-area rows for a specific declaration. county selects the declarations that designated a matching area; their area counts and program flags still describe the whole declaration, and matched_areas lists the matching areas with their own program flags. A search reads the most recent 10,000 designated-area rows; when more match, it returns the declarations dated after the day that window ends, sets truncated, and its notice names the date_to that continues with older declarations. A page holds at most 100,000 characters of declarations; when declarations remain past it, next_offset is the offset to continue from.
```

### `fema_search_nfip`

- The name "fema_search_nfip" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims data by state, county, ZIP code, and year range. Returns the matching claim count and claim records — amounts paid on building and contents, damage estimates, flood zones, cause and occupancy codes, and loss dates — newest loss first. state is required — the full NFIP dataset is 2.7 million rows; unfiltered access is prohibited. Page the inline claims with limit and offset; a page holds at most 100,000 characters of claims, and while claims remain past it, next_offset is the offset to continue from. When DataCanvas is enabled (CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb) and the match exceeds that inline budget, a call at offset 0 stages the match (up to 50,000 claims) on a canvas: inspect the staged table with fema_dataframe_describe, then aggregate it with SQL via fema_dataframe_query.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `fema`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__fema__fema_search_disasters",
      "mcp__fema__fema_get_disaster",
      "mcp__fema__fema_get_public_assistance",
      "mcp__fema__fema_get_housing_assistance",
      "mcp__fema__fema_search_nfip",
      "mcp__fema__fema_dataframe_describe",
      "mcp__fema__fema_query_dataset"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__fema__fema_dataframe_query"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```
