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Pipeworx usgswater
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Bruce Gutman
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· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install pipeworx-usgswater
Description
Provides real-time and historical USGS streamflow and gage height data for rivers, creeks, and streams across the United States.
Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent: it simply calls a third‑party gateway to fetch USGS data and asks for no credentials. Two things to consider before installing: (1) the SKILL.md points to https://gateway.pipeworx.io rather than the official USGS API — requests and returned data will flow through that third party, so evaluate its trustworthiness and privacy policy if you care about where queries go; (2) the skill's source/homepage are unknown, which lowers confidence in long‑term reliability and maintenance. If you need maximum trust, prefer a skill that calls the official USGS endpoints or confirm who operates the pipeworx gateway.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: pipeworx-usgswater
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle provides a standard interface for accessing USGS hydrological data through a remote MCP gateway (gateway.pipeworx.io). The documentation in SKILL.md describes legitimate tools for monitoring streamflow and gage height without any evidence of malicious instructions, data exfiltration, or unauthorized execution patterns.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name/description (USGS streamflow/gage data) align with the instructions, which call an external API to retrieve current and historical site data. The skill requests no unrelated binaries, env vars, or config paths.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs the agent to call a JSON-RPC endpoint (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgswater/mcp) to invoke tools (get_current, search_sites, get_daily). It does not instruct reading local files, accessing unrelated environment variables, or sending data to unexpected endpoints beyond the documented gateway.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files are present (instruction-only), so nothing is written to disk or installed by the skill.
Credentials
No environment variables, credentials, or config paths are required. The lack of secret requests is proportional to the stated read-only data retrieval purpose.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request persistent or elevated platform privileges. Autonomous invocation is allowed by default but is not combined with other concerning privileges.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install pipeworx-usgswater - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/pipeworx-usgswater - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pipeworx usgswater?
Provides real-time and historical USGS streamflow and gage height data for rivers, creeks, and streams across the United States. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 81 downloads so far.
How do I install Pipeworx usgswater?
Run "/install pipeworx-usgswater" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Pipeworx usgswater free?
Yes, Pipeworx usgswater is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Pipeworx usgswater support?
Pipeworx usgswater is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Pipeworx usgswater?
It is built and maintained by Bruce Gutman (@b-gutman); the current version is v1.0.0.
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