# `nws__nws_get_office_discussion` **Nws Get Office Discussion** Get the latest narrative forecast product from a Weather Forecast Office (WFO). The default product is AFD (Area Forecast Discussion), which explains the meteorological reasoning behind the forecast — synoptic setup, model guidance, and forecaster confidence. Other types: HWO (Hazardous Weather Outlook, 1-7 day severe/flood/winter outlook), ZFP (Zone Forecast Product, zone-by-zone text), SPS (Special Weather Statement, short-fuse advisory). The office code is the 3-letter WFO identifier returned as the "office" field by nws_get_forecast. - Server: [US National Weather Service](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/servers/nws) (`dev.mcpharbor.gateway/nws`) - Price per call: $0.0001 (100 micro-USD); only tools/call is charged - Endpoint: `https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/mcp` or `https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/mcp/nws` - Upstream tool: exposed by the provider; called through this gateway as `nws__nws_get_office_discussion` - Provider terms: (verified 2026-09-19) - Upstream API documentation: - Rate limit: 300 requests per minute - Attribution required: No attribution required. Must not claim the content as your own, imply NOAA/NWS endorsement, or modify content and present it as official government material. Third parties producing copyrighted works predominantly of NWS material must add a notice identifying the NWS material as not subject to copyright. A User-Agent identifying the app (ideally with contact info) is required on every request. ## Parameters - `office` (string, required): Three-letter Weather Forecast Office (WFO) code (e.g., "SEW" for Seattle, "LOX" for Los Angeles). Returned as the "office" field in nws_get_forecast output. - `product_type` (string, optional): Product type code. AFD (Area Forecast Discussion) — meteorological reasoning, model analysis, forecaster confidence. HWO (Hazardous Weather Outlook) — 1-7 day outlook for severe weather, flooding, ... One of: `AFD`, `HWO`, `ZFP`, `SPS`. Default: `AFD`. ## Example call Request headers and body: ```http POST /mcp HTTP/1.1 Host: gateway.mcpharbor.dev Authorization: Bearer Content-Type: application/json Accept: application/json, text/event-stream MCP-Protocol-Version: 2026-07-28 Mcp-Method: tools/call Mcp-Name: nws__nws_get_office_discussion ``` ```json { "id": 1, "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "params": { "_meta": { "io.modelcontextprotocol/clientCapabilities": {}, "io.modelcontextprotocol/clientInfo": { "name": "example-agent", "version": "1.0.0" }, "io.modelcontextprotocol/protocolVersion": "2026-07-28" }, "arguments": { "office": "example" }, "name": "nws__nws_get_office_discussion" } } ``` A successful response: ```json { "id": 1, "jsonrpc": "2.0", "result": { "_meta": { "dev.mcpharbor.gateway/call": { "chargedMicroUsd": 100, "id": "" } }, "content": [ { "text": "", "type": "text" } ], "resultType": "complete" } } ``` This call costs $0.0001 (100 micro-USD). Reading this page and listing the tool cost nothing. The `dev.mcpharbor.gateway/call` record in the result is the receipt for that charge. Each POST is metered separately, so sending the same call again buys another one: see [agent.txt](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/agent.txt), section 7, before retrying. ## Attribution This provider requires the attribution below wherever you use results from its tools. Reproduce it verbatim: > No attribution required. Must not claim the content as your own, imply NOAA/NWS endorsement, or modify content and present it as official government material. Third parties producing copyrighted wo... ## Tool definition Exactly as `tools/list` returns it (free): ```json { "_meta": { "dev.mcpharbor.gateway/pricing": { "currency": "USD", "pricePerCallMicroUsd": 100 } }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true }, "description": "Get the latest narrative forecast product from a Weather Forecast Office (WFO). The default product is AFD (Area Forecast Discussion), which explains the meteorological reasoning behind the forecast — synoptic setup, model guidance, and forecaster confidence. Other types: HWO (Hazardous Weather Outlook, 1-7 day severe/flood/winter outlook), ZFP (Zone Forecast Product, zone-by-zone text), SPS (Special Weather Statement, short-fuse advisory). The office code is the 3-letter WFO identifier returned as the \"office\" field by nws_get_forecast.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "office": { "description": "Three-letter Weather Forecast Office (WFO) code (e.g., \"SEW\" for Seattle, \"LOX\" for Los Angeles). Returned as the \"office\" field in nws_get_forecast output.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "product_type": { "default": "AFD", "description": "Product type code. AFD (Area Forecast Discussion) — meteorological reasoning, model analysis, forecaster confidence. HWO (Hazardous Weather Outlook) — 1-7 day outlook for severe weather, flooding, winter weather. ZFP (Zone Forecast Product) — detailed zone-by-zone text forecast. SPS (Special Weather Statement) — short-fuse advisory for notable non-warning weather.", "enum": [ "AFD", "HWO", "ZFP", "SPS" ], "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "office" ], "type": "object" }, "name": "nws__nws_get_office_discussion", "outputSchema": { "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "additionalProperties": false, "anyOf": [ { "not": { "required": [ "error" ] }, "required": [ "issuanceTime", "issuingOffice", "productCode", "productName", "productText", "wmoCollectiveId" ] }, { "required": [ "error" ] } ], "properties": { "error": { "additionalProperties": {}, "description": "Present when the call failed. Absent on success.", "properties": { "code": { "description": "JSON-RPC error code for this failure.", "maximum": 9007199254740991, "minimum": -9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "data": { "additionalProperties": {}, "properties": { "reason": { "description": "Machine-readable failure mode. Declared by this tool: `no_products`: Office code is unknown, or a valid office has no current product of the requested type (episodic types like SPS and HWO are commonly empty). Other values are possible when a failure originates below the handler.", "examples": [ "no_products" ], "type": "string" }, "recovery": { "additionalProperties": {}, "description": "Actionable next step for the caller.", "properties": { "hint": { "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "hint" ], "type": "object" }, "retryable": { "description": "Whether retrying may succeed.", "type": "boolean" } }, "type": "object" }, "message": { "description": "Human-readable description of what went wrong.", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "code", "message" ], "type": "object" }, "issuanceTime": { "description": "When the product was issued (ISO 8601), e.g., \"2026-05-30T10:33:00+00:00\".", "type": "string" }, "issuingOffice": { "description": "Issuing office call sign (e.g., \"KSEW\"). Includes the K/P prefix, unlike the input office code.", "type": "string" }, "productCode": { "description": "Product type code (e.g., \"AFD\").", "type": "string" }, "productName": { "description": "Full product name (e.g., \"Area Forecast Discussion\").", "type": "string" }, "productText": { "description": "Full narrative product text as issued by the forecaster. AFDs are typically 1,000-3,000 words covering synoptic setup, model guidance, and period-by-period reasoning.", "type": "string" }, "wmoCollectiveId": { "description": "WMO collective identifier (e.g., \"FXUS66\"). Identifies the product family in international message routing.", "type": "string" } }, "type": "object" }, "title": "Nws Get Office Discussion" } ```