@dronelytics/mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Dronelytics drone mission planning platform. Enables AI assistants to query US drone airspace restrictions, plan survey missions, manage drone profiles, and export flight plans to multiple formats.

Setup

1. Generate an API key

Go to Settings > API Keys in hub.dronelytics.io and create a new key.

2. Configure your MCP client

Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dronelytics": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@dronelytics/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DRONELYTICS_API_KEY": "dk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (.mcp.json in your project or ~/.claude/.mcp.json globally):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dronelytics": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@dronelytics/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DRONELYTICS_API_KEY": "dk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Windsurf — same npx config in your MCP settings.

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Default | Description | |----------|----------|---------|-------------| | DRONELYTICS_API_KEY | Yes | — | Your API key (starts with dk_) | | DRONELYTICS_API_URL | No | https://hub.dronelytics.io/api/v1 | API base URL (override for local dev) |

Tools (24)

Airspace Intelligence

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | check_airspace | Query 11 FAA airspace layers at a lat/lng — returns flyability assessment | | get_active_tfrs | List active TFRs near a location | | get_notams | Get active NOTAMs near a location | | check_live_traffic | Live ADS-B aircraft traffic near a location | | validate_flight | Part 107 compliance check for location, altitude, and time | | preflight_briefing | GO/CAUTION/NO-GO briefing for a saved mission |

Mission Management

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_missions | List all user missions | | get_mission | Get full mission with waypoints | | create_mission | Create a new mission | | update_mission | Update an existing mission | | delete_mission | Delete a mission | | duplicate_mission | Clone a mission | | share_mission | Generate a public share link | | export_mission | Export to KML, GPX, QGC, Litchi CSV, or WPML | | import_litchi | Import a Litchi CSV file |

Mission Generation

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_cameras | List camera presets for survey planning | | generate_grid_survey | Generate grid/mapping survey from polygon | | generate_orbit_mission | Generate orbit around a point of interest | | generate_panorama_mission | Generate panorama capture grid | | generate_spiral_mission | Generate spiral survey | | generate_corridor_mission | Generate corridor mapping along a path |

Drone Profiles

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_drones | List user's drone profiles | | create_drone | Add a drone profile | | update_drone | Update a drone profile | | delete_drone | Remove a drone profile |

Example Prompts

• "Can I fly a drone at the Golden Gate Bridge?"
• "Plan a grid survey of this 10-acre field at 200ft with my DJI Mavic 3"
• "Give me a pre-flight briefing for my construction survey mission"
• "Export all my missions tagged 'client-project' to KML"
• "What airports are within 5nm of 37.7749, -122.4194?"

Development

# From monorepo root
pnpm install

# Typecheck
cd packages/mcp && pnpm typecheck

# Build (bundled output in dist/)
pnpm build

# Run locally (stdio)
DRONELYTICS_API_KEY=dk_xxx DRONELYTICS_API_URL=http://localhost:8787/api/v1 pnpm dev