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Free live public-safety incident map: global crime, fire, disaster, weather and news feeds

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Optional CityAlert API key (ca_…). Free tools work without it; a paid key unlocks real-time refresh and the history tools (get_trends, get_crime_year). Self-serve at https://cityalert.live/account

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create_dashboard

Create a shareable dashboard. Returns {id, token} — the token grants write access via PUT /api/dashboards, so save it.

configobject, required

Dashboard config object, e.g. {areas, categories, defaultTab}

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Tools (8)

create_dashboard

Create a shareable dashboard. Returns {id, token} — the token grants write access via PUT /api/dashboards, so save it.

Argument	Type	Description
name	string
config*	object	Dashboard config object, e.g. {areas, categories, defaultTab}

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "config"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 100
    },
    "config": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Dashboard config object, e.g. {areas, categories, defaultTab}",
      "propertyNames": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "additionalProperties": {}
    }
  }
}

get_crime_year

Full-year VPD crime data: totals and ranked neighbourhood stats. Vancouver only, 2003-present.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
year*	integer	Year, 2003 to present
includeIncidents	boolean	Include every incident point (large; default false)

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "year"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 2026,
      "minimum": 2003,
      "description": "Year, 2003 to present"
    },
    "includeIncidents": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Include every incident point (large; default false)"
    }
  }
}

get_dashboard

Read a saved dashboard by id (shareable, read-only).

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
id*	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

get_incidents

Merged live incidents from all feeds plus manual reports. Filter by region key, category, group, severity, source, or bbox. Results come from a shared ~15-minute snapshot; real-time refresh requires an API key with that entitlement (details: cityalert.live/developers).

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
q	string	Case-insensitive substring match on type/title/neighbourhood
bbox	array	[minLon, minLat, maxLon, maxLat]
limit	integer	Max incidents to return (default 50)
detail	string	Response detail. 'full' (default): every field incl. description, neighbourhood and reporter/vote metadata. 'compact': id/type/title/coords/time/severity/url only — about half the tokens, for list-style answers.
groups	array	Normalized subtypes to include, e.g. ['violent','property','collision','wildfire']. See group keys in the /api/incidents OpenAPI doc.
region	string	Focus-region key, e.g. 'vancouver' (see list_regions)
source	string	Feed source, e.g. 'usgs', 'gdacs', 'eccc', 'vpd', 'bcws', 'vernon-media', 'manual'
refresh

get_news

Per-region safety news items, or news for an arbitrary place name.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
place	string	Place name for ad-hoc news, e.g. 'Kelowna'
refresh	boolean	Bypass the news cache (API keys with real-time entitlement only)

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "place": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 60,
      "description": "Place name for ad-hoc news, e.g. 'Kelowna'"
    },
    "refresh": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Bypass the news cache (API keys with real-time entitlement only)"
    }
  }
}

get_trends

Historical aggregates: VPD crime by year/month/type (6y), USGS M4+ quakes per region (10y), GDACS global events (3y), report and live snapshot stats. Use for questions about patterns over time — crime trends, quake frequency, disaster cadence. For what's happening right now, use get_incidents.

read-only

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

list_regions

List CityAlert focus regions (key, label, center, zoom, bbox). Use region keys with get_incidents.

read-only

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

submit_report

File a manual geolocated incident report (same as POST /api/reports). Reports are moderated before they appear publicly. Errors: 'report submission disabled' if the caller is blocked; 'rate limited' past 20 reports/hour via MCP.

Argument	Type	Description
lat*	number	Latitude, -90 to 90
lon*	number	Longitude, -180 to 180
title*	string	Short headline, 1–200 chars
category	string	Incident category (default 'report')
severity	string	low \| medium \| high \| critical (default 'medium')
description	string	Details, up to 2000 chars

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "title",
    "lat",
    "lon"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 90,
      "minimum": -90,
      "description": "Latitude, -90 to 90"
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 180,
      "minimum": -180,
      "description": "Longitude, -180 to 180"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Short headline, 1–200 chars"
    },
    "category": {
      "enum": [
        "crime",
        "fire",
        "disaster",
        "weather",
        "unrest",
        "health",
        "infra",
        "alert",
        "report"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Incident category (default 'report')"
    },
    "severity": {
      "enum": [
        "low",
        "medium",
        "high",
        "critical"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "low | medium | high | critical (default 'medium')"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "description": "Details, up to 2000 chars"
    }
  }
}

{ "type": "object", "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "properties": { "q": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 100, "description": "Case-insensitive substring match on type/title/neighbourhood" }, "bbox": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" }, "maxItems": 4, "minItems": 4, "description": "[minLon, minLat, maxLon, maxLat]" }, "limit": { "type": "integer", "maximum": 5000, "minimum": 1, "description": "Max incidents to return (default 50)" }, "detail": { "enum": [ "compact", "full" ], "type": "string", "description": "Response detail. 'full' (default): every field incl. description, neighbourhood and reporter/vote metadata. 'compact': id/type/title/coords/time/severity/url only — about half the tokens, for list-style answers." }, "groups": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Normalized subtypes to include, e.g. ['violent','property','collision','wildfire']. See group keys in the /api/incidents OpenAPI doc." }, "region": { "type": "string", "description": "Focus-region key, e.g. 'vancouver' (see list_regions)" }, "source": { "type": "string", "description": "Feed source, e.g. 'usgs', 'gdacs', 'eccc', 'vpd', 'bcws', 'vernon-media', 'manual'" }, "refresh": { "type": "boolean", "description": "Re-fetch upstream feeds instead of returning the shared ~15-minute snapshot. Only honored for API keys with real-time entitlement; ignored otherwise." }, "category": { "enum": [ "crime", "fire", "disaster", "weather", "unrest", "health", "infra", "alert", "report" ], "type": "string", "description": "Incident category" }, "minSeverity": { "enum": [ "low", "medium", "high", "critical" ], "type": "string", "description": "Minimum severity (low < medium < high < critical)" } } }