Pikud A Horef MCP Server

A comprehensive middleware service and MCP server for accessing Israeli emergency alerts from the official Pikud Haoref (Israeli Home Front Command)

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What is the Pikud A Horef MCP MCP server?

If you already use Pikud A Horef MCP, the pikud a horef mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. A comprehensive middleware service and MCP server for accessing Israeli emergency alerts from the official Pikud Haoref (Israeli Home Front Command) API.

What the server does

This project provides two ways to access Israeli emergency alert data using a publish-subscribe architecture:

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Single — source polling** of emergency alerts (eliminates duplicate API calls)
  • Real — time SSE streaming** via public webhook endpoint
  • event — new_alert - When a new alert is detected
  • Endpoint — Description
  • Testing — The Testing tool exposed by this server
  • Dependencies — The Dependencies tool exposed by this server
  • Setup — The Setup tool exposed by this server
  • Logs — Both services provide detailed logging. Check logs for: - API polling status - SSE client connections and authentication - MCP server webhook

Installation

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at fuzzywuzzy on PyPI and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: GEOIP_DB_PATH, DATABASE_PATH. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Where it fits

Among the monitoring and observability options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Pikud A Horef MCP's toolset — Single, Real, event and 5 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by LeonMelamud; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Singlesource polling** of emergency alerts (eliminates duplicate API calls)
Realtime SSE streaming** via public webhook endpoint
eventnew_alert - When a new alert is detected
EndpointDescription
TestingThe Testing tool exposed by this server.
DependenciesThe Dependencies tool exposed by this server.
SetupThe Setup tool exposed by this server.
LogsBoth services provide detailed logging. Check logs for: - API polling status - SSE client connections and authentication - MCP server webhook connection status - Error messages - Security events

How to install the Pikud A Horef MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pikud-a-horef": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["fuzzywuzzy"],
      "env": {
        "GEOIP_DB_PATH": "your-value",
        "DATABASE_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GEOIP_DB_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional
DATABASE_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Pikud A Horef MCP to Single.
  • Use Pikud A Horef MCP to Real.
  • Use Pikud A Horef MCP to event.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Pikud A Horef MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 8 tools (Single, Real, event, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Pikud A Horef MCP directly.