Air Quality Skill

Overview

On paid plans it also works as an air quality index (AQI) API, returning the US EPA and UK DEFRA index categories alongside the raw readings, plus, with aqi=true, a 0-500 US AQI estimated from the current concentrations with the EPA breakpoint tables, its category, the pollutant driving it and the index for each pollutant. Air Quality works by retrieving the air quality data from various reliable sources and providing it in a structured format.

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The tool

Once your client is connected to the VerveKit server, this appears in its tool list as AirQualitySkill. It is read-only and open-world — it fetches and never mutates anything on your side — so most clients call it without asking you to confirm.

{
  "name": "AirQualitySkill",
  "arguments": {
    "city": "San Francisco"
  }
}

You do not name the tool yourself; the model picks it. Asking about San Francisco in the terms this skill covers is enough for it to reach for AirQualitySkill on its own — naming it explicitly also works, and is the way to force the call.

Connecting

One server URL covers every skill in the catalog, including this one. Authorization is OAuth: the client opens a browser once, and there is no key to paste into a config file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vervekit": {
      "url": "https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp

Per-client setup — Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT — is on the MCP setup page.

Arguments

These are the properties on the tool's inputSchema, so a well-behaved client validates them before the call is made. Premium arguments are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

What the model gets back

The result carries a structuredContent object matching the tool's declared outputSchema, so a client reads fields without parsing prose. status is "ok" and error is null on success; a null field means the value was not available for that input, not that the call failed.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "pm2_5": 16.75,
    "pm10": 18.85,
    "carbonMonoxide": 387.85,
    "ozone": 9,
    "nitrogenDioxide": 38.55,
    "sulfurdioxide": 5.95,
    "usEpaIndex": 2,
    "gbDefraIndex": 2,
    "aqi": 65,
    "aqiCategory": "Moderate",
    "dominantPollutant": "pm2_5",
    "pollutantAqi": {
      "pm2_5": 65,
      "pm10": 17,
      "ozone": 4,
      "carbonMonoxide": 3,
      "sulfurdioxide": 3,
      "nitrogenDioxide": 19
    },
    "recommendation": "The air quality in San Francisco is moderate. It is generally safe to go outside, but unusually sensitive individuals may experience health effects.",
    "city": "San Francisco"
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Failure modes

Errors come back as tool errors carrying a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code. Error handling covers the full list.

A call costs 10 credits each time the tool actually runs; a model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.

Use cases

HVAC Air Intake Automation

Smart thermostat controllers read local PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations to automatically switch ventilation systems to internal recirculation during high pollution spikes.

Outdoor Workout Planning

Fitness mobile apps show runners actionable health recommendations and particulate ratings by city before they start an outdoor training session.

Property Environmental Profiles

Display local particulate measurements and health advice on real estate listings so buyers can evaluate neighborhood environmental quality.

School Sports Scheduling

When particulate counts exceed safe thresholds, athletic directors consult real-time pollution readings and health recommendations to move student practices indoors.

Other ways to use Air Quality Skill

Set up Air Quality Skill on VerveKit, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveKit account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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