
Cropgraph
- Updated May 17, 2026
- Cropgraph/cropgraph
CropGraph is an MCP server that exposes crop, companion, pest, rotation, soil, GDD, and pest-intelligence data to your coding agent.
About
CropGraph MCP packages agricultural decision support—crops, companion planting, pests, crop rotation, soil context, growing degree days, and pest intelligence—for agents via the @cropgraph/mcp npm server on stdio. developers in ag-tech, gardening SaaS, or educational content use it when research questions outpace static docs: which companions reduce pest pressure, how rotation rules apply, or what GDD implies for a season plan. It is domain data exposed as MCP tools, not a farm management ERP. After registration, the assistant can reason over structured agronomy knowledge while you validate scope or embed summaries in features. Niche but deep for anyone shipping grower-facing agents without rebuilding a crop knowledge graph from scratch.
- npm package @cropgraph/mcp v3.2.0 with stdio transport
- Crops, companions, pests, rotation, and soil knowledge in one MCP
- Growing degree days (GDD) and pest intelligence tooling
- stdio local server for Claude Code-style agent hosts
Cropgraph by the numbers
- Data as of Jul 7, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| Package | @cropgraph/mcp |
|---|---|
| Transport | STDIO |
| Auth | None |
| Last updated | May 17, 2026 |
| Repository | Cropgraph/cropgraph ↗ |
What it does
Give your agent agronomy reference—companions, pests, rotation, soil, GDD, and pest intelligence—for farm apps, content products, or ag-tech prototypes.
Who is it for?
Best when you're prototyping grower assistants, garden planners, or pest-alert content and want agronomy MCP tools on stdio.
Skip if: Large commercial farm ERP replacements, real-time sensor IoT platforms, or developers with zero agriculture domain interest.
What you get
After installing @cropgraph/mcp, your agent can pull agronomy and pest intelligence into research notes, scopes, and integration-backed features.
- Local stdio MCP tools for crops, pests, rotation, soil, GDD, and pest intelligence
- Research and scope artifacts grounded in structured agronomy data
By the numbers
- npm identifier @cropgraph/mcp at version 3.2.0
- stdio transport per MCP server schema
README.md
CropGraph
Commercial agricultural intelligence. Curated data, MCP server, and CLI for crop calendars, companion planting, crop rotation, succession planting, pest and disease management, USDA hardiness zones, and climate classification.
- Website: https://cropgraph.com
- API: https://api.cropgraph.com (see cropgraph-api)
Packages
| Package | What |
|---|---|
@cropgraph/core |
Crop calendar (5,006 entries across 14 categories), 1,004 companion relationships, rotation families, succession chains, pest/disease associations, 200 beneficial insects across 5 categories with composite pest intelligence, 120 growing degree day models, USDA zones, climate types. Pure TypeScript, offline. |
@cropgraph/mcp |
Model Context Protocol server (stdio). Eighteen garden-planning tools for AI agents. |
cropgraph |
Command-line interface. Subcommands for zones, planting, crop lookup, companions, rotation, succession, pests, pest-detail, pest-intel, beneficials. |
Quick start
MCP server (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.)
npx @cropgraph/mcp
See packages/mcp/README.md for client config.
CLI
npx cropgraph zone --lat 48.118 --lng -123.43
npx cropgraph companions tomato
npx cropgraph planting --zone 8b --climate maritime
npx cropgraph succession lettuce --zone 8b --climate maritime
npx cropgraph pests tomato
npx cropgraph pest-intel tomato-hornworm --plant tomato
npx cropgraph beneficial seven-spotted-ladybug
Library
npm install @cropgraph/core
import {
getHardinessZone,
getCompanions,
getPlantingPlan,
getSuccessionPlan,
} from "@cropgraph/core";
getHardinessZone(48.118, -123.43); // "8b"
getCompanions("tomato"); // 18 entries
getPlantingPlan({ zone: "8b", climateType: "maritime" });
getSuccessionPlan({ slug: "lettuce-leaf", zone, climateType: "maritime" });
Data
| Asset | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Crop calendar | 5,006 entries | 14 categories (vegetable, herb, fruit, flower, cover-crop, root, legume, grain, mushroom, native, medicinal, fiber, forage, sprout). Frost-anchored windows; 120 entries carry climate modifiers across 6 climate types |
| Companion relationships | 1,004 | 510 beneficial, 95 antagonist, 12 mechanism categories |
| Growing degree days | 120 models | Cultivar-specific GDD ranges, base temperatures, NOAA Climate Normals harvest prediction |
| Rotation families | 12 | Nightshades, brassicas, cucurbits, alliums, legumes, umbellifers, grasses, amaranthaceae, composites, mints, malvaceae, miscellaneous. Every calendar slug mapped. |
| Succession chains | 33 | Greens, roots, legumes, brassicas, cucurbits, herbs, flowers, cover crops. Frost-anchored phases with per-climate notes. |
| Pest/disease associations | 506 | Crop-to-pest edges with diagnostic symptoms, organic management, prevention, and regions. OMRI-listed management only. |
| Beneficial insects | 200 entries | Predators (62), parasitoids (40), pollinators (50), decomposers (29), microbial controls (22). Prey and attractant cross-references; composite "now what?" intelligence layer with hand-authored notes for the top 40 pest slugs. |
| USDA hardiness zones | 40,283 ZIPs | PRISM 2023 + waldoj/frostline centroids, offline lookup |
| Climate classifier | 6 types | Maritime, mediterranean, continental, humid subtropical, arid, semi-arid |
Sources cited per-entry in the JSON fixtures under
packages/core/src/data.
License
MIT. Copyright (c) 2026 Andrew Christison.
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How it compares
Specialized crop-knowledge MCP, not generic weather API glue or a single static planting skill file.
FAQ
Who is CropGraph for?
Developers and founders building agriculture, gardening, or pest-awareness products who want MCP-backed crop intelligence.
When should I use CropGraph?
Use it during Idea research and early Validate scope when you need companions, rotation, soil, GDD, or pest data inside the agent loop.
How do I add CropGraph to my agent?
Add the npm package @cropgraph/mcp (v3.2.0) as a stdio MCP server in your client configuration per the Cropgraph repository.