About cq-zones-mcp
cq-zones-mcp is an MCP server for radio operators and applications that need CQ’s 40 WAZ zones. It serves CQ’s published coverage using ADIF DXCC and subdivision codes, with source citations and no network access required.
Key features
- 01Look up a zone and its listed coverage
- 02Find zones by DXCC entity or subdivision
- 03Search zone names, prefixes, and wording
- 04Check source, edition, and version details
Use cases
- 01Check which CQ zone covers a location
- 02Find zones associated with a DXCC entity
- 03Verify the source and edition of zone data
MCP support
Exposes tools to MCP clients for looking up, searching, and checking CQ zone data. The facts are bundled with the package, and answers identify their source.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
6Saved tool list · updated 2d ago
This tool takes no parameters.
Details
From the project READMEcq-zones-mcp
Source: CQ's WAZ Zone Definitions ("Updated and correct as of April 1, 2018"), © CQ Communications, Inc. and the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF). The 40 CQ zones are CQ's: this package serves facts from CQ's list, each citing the zone it comes from, and links to CQ's page rather than copying it. Our GPL-3.0 licence covers our code, not CQ's data.
Checked against: AD1C's country files (Jim Reisert, AD1C), ADIF 3.1.7's subdivision zones, and ARRL's DXCC list. The tests fetch AD1C's and ARRL's files from their sites to validate the facts; neither is included here. where they differ, the owner's list wins (see docs/TRANSCRIPTION.md).
MCP server for CQ zones as CQ publishes them: the 40 zones of CQ's WAZ Zone Definitions (2018-04-01), the zones used by CQ's Worked All Zones award and the CQ World Wide DX Contest. Each zone's entities and subdivisions are given in ADIF's own DXCC and subdivision codes, with CQ's own wording where it splits an area.
Part of the qso-graph project. No network, no authentication: the facts from the owner's list ship with the package, and every answer names its source.
Install
uvx cq-zones-mcp # run it; nothing to install
Tools
| Tool | Description | Key Parameters |
|---|---|---|
cq_zones_lookup | One zone: its name and every entity, subdivision and boundary CQ lists, with the citation | code |
cq_zones_codes_for | Which zones cover an ADIF DXCC entity, or one of its subdivisions | dxcc, subdivision |
cq_zones_search | Find zones by name, prefix or wording | text, limit |
cq_zones_valid_on | Whether a zone was valid on a date (CQ zones have no validity window) | code, on_date |
cq_zones_source_info | Owner, edition, terms, and the owner's file's URL and SHA-256 | — |
get_version_info | Service version + the owner's edition served (fleet identity attestation) | — |
Quick Start
No credentials needed — just install and configure your MCP client.
Configure your MCP client
cq-zones-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Add the server config and restart — tools appear automatically.
Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"cq-zones": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["cq-zones-mcp"]
}
}
}
Claude Code
Add to .claude/settings.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cq-zones": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["cq-zones-mcp"]
}
}
}
ChatGPT Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"cq-zones": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["cq-zones-mcp"]
}
}
}
Cursor
Add to .cursor/mcp.json (project-level) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):
{
"mcpServers": {
"cq-zones": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["cq-zones-mcp"]
}
}
}
VS Code / GitHub Copilot
Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:
{
"servers": {
"cq-zones": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["cq-zones-mcp"]
}
}
}
Gemini CLI
Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json (global) or .gemini/settings.json (project):
{
"mcpServers": {
"cq-zones": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["cq-zones-mcp"]
}
}
}
Ask questions
"Which CQ zone is Quebec in?"
"What does CQ zone 23 cover?"
"Which CQ zones does Canada span?"
MCP Inspector
cq-zones-mcp --transport streamable-http --port 8016
Then open the MCP Inspector at http://localhost:8016.
Development
git clone https://github.com/qso-graph/cq-zones-mcp.git
cd cq-zones-mcp
uv sync --group dev
uv run pytest
scripts/fetch_published.py fetches the owner's document(s) into published/ (not committed) and checks their SHA-256s; uv run pytest --live runs the tests that need them. scripts/build.py regenerates derived/ and load.sql, a PostgreSQL load for QSO Graph's reference data (load QG ADIF's adif schema first).
License
cq-zones-mcp's own code is GPL-3.0-or-later. See LICENSE. The data it serves is the owner's, credited at the top of this page: our licence doesn't cover it, and we claim no rights in it. The owner's document itself is not included; data/SOURCE.json records its URL and SHA-256 so anyone can check the facts against it. Files we built from the facts (data/derived/) are ours and labelled as ours. How the owner's text was read is recorded in docs/TRANSCRIPTION.md. See NOTICE.
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