Environmental Data Fetching Utility via MCP Framework

This utility serves as a client component designed to interface with an MCP (Model-Client-Protocol) backend to procure and present real-time atmospheric data corresponding to a user-specified locale.

Key Capabilities

• Establishes connection to an MCP host to enumerate accessible system functions (tools).
• Issues queries for meteorological readings pertaining to a selected geographic area.
• Renders the retrieved environmental statistics in a structured format, encompassing temperature, relative humidity, anemometer readings, and a textual summary of conditions.

Prerequisite Software

• Python version 3.8 or newer
• The openai dependency package
• The dotenv dependency package
• The core mcp communication library

Implementation Steps

1. Obtain a local copy of the source code repository: sh git clone <repository_url> cd <repository_directory>

2. Establish and activate an isolated Python execution environment: sh python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate # For Windows OS users, execute: .venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install necessary packages listed in the requirements file: sh pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Produce a configuration file named .env in the top-level directory, populating it with required credentials and settings: env OPENAI_API_KEY=<your_openai_api_key> BASE_URL=<your_base_url> MODEL=<your_model>

Execution Guide

1. Initiate the MCP service application (the server component): sh python server.py

2. Launch the client application, pointing it toward the server's operational script: sh python client.py <path_to_server_script>

3. Engage with the client interface:

   • Input the municipality's name, stated in English, to retrieve its current weather profile.
   • Input the command quit to terminate the client session.

File Organization Overview

• server.py: Contains the server logic for the MCP implementation, including the weather data provisioning function.
• client.py: Houses the client-side logic responsible for MCP interactions.
• .env: Stores environment-specific variables such as API keys.
• .gitignore: Defines file patterns to be excluded from version control tracking.
• README.md: This documentation file.

Licensing Information

This software is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.

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