carbonfootprint

Discover and run life cycle assessment analyses across searchable categories and datasets.

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What it can do

  • Get Account And Capabilities: Get your account information, available capabilities, and usage statistics. Returns your tier, available tool categories (not individual tools), databases you can access,
  • Discover Available Lca Tools: Discover available tool categories and get detailed tool schemas. Three usage modes: 1. discover_available_lca_tools() - List all available categories 2. discover_availab
  • Execute Lca Tool: Execute any EcoSemantic LCA tool by name. Use discover_available_lca_tools() first to find available tools and their required parameters. Session defaults (set via set_lca_session_de

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Discover and run life cycle assessment analyses across searchable categories and datasets. Set session defaults to streamline repeated work and keep projects consistent. Monitor your capabilities and usage to plan analyses with confidence.

How to connect

How to connect carbonfootprint to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://carbonfootprint--ecosemantic.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect carbonfootprint to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://carbonfootprint--ecosemantic.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect carbonfootprint to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://carbonfootprint--ecosemantic.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (5)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

get_account_and_capabilitiesGet your account information, available capabilities, and usage statistics. Returns your tier, available tool categories (not individual tools), databases you can access, and current usage limits. Use discover_available_lca_tools() to explore tools within each category.
discover_available_lca_toolsDiscover available tool categories and get detailed tool schemas. Three usage modes: 1. discover_available_lca_tools() - List all available categories 2. discover_available_lca_tools(category="search") - List tools in a category 3. discover_available_lca_tools(tool_name="search_activities") - Get full schema for a tool Parameters: category: Category name to explore (search, calculate, reference, power_search, custom_modeling) tool_name: Specific tool name to get full schema Returns tool information needed to use execute_lca_tool().
execute_lca_toolExecute any EcoSemantic LCA tool by name. Use discover_available_lca_tools() first to find available tools and their required parameters. Session defaults (set via set_lca_session_defaults) are applied automatically. Parameters: tool_name: Name of the tool to execute (e.g., 'search_activities') params: Dictionary of parameters for the tool Example: execute_lca_tool(tool_name="search_activities", params={"q": "electricity", "database": "ecoinvent-3.9.1-cutoff"})
set_lca_session_defaultsSet default values that apply to all subsequent LCA tool calls. Reduces repetition - set database once, use everywhere. Defaults persist for 24 hours or until changed. Parameters: database: Default Ecoinvent database version (e.g., 'ecoinvent-3.9.1-cutoff') project_id: Default project UUID for custom modeling tools Example: set_lca_session_defaults(database="ecoinvent-3.9.1-cutoff") # Now all tools use this database by default
get_lca_session_defaultsView your current LCA session defaults. Shows what default values are currently set for database, project_id, etc. Use set_lca_session_defaults() to change these values.