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Soil survey data from the USDA for land, building, farming, and pre-purchase research.

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About USDA Soils

Get the USDA soil information for a point on a property. It is meant for early research on land use, farming, and building. Any engineering or site-specific conclusion still needs a qualified professional and a current survey.

Published byUSDA NRCS Soil Data Access
CoversUnited States soil survey areas represented in SSURGO or STATSGO
UpdatesScheduled
CredentialsNone of your own
Used forproperty-risksoilslandagricultureunited-states

⚠ Soil survey context does not replace current field investigation, engineering, or site-specific geotechnical analysis.

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Connect USDA Soils to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients

Pick the tool your team uses for the exact setup steps.

  1. 1

    Open Claude settings

    Launch Claude, click the profile button (bottom left), and go to Settings.

  2. 2

    Access connectors

    Open the Connectors tab, scroll to the bottom, and click “Add custom connector”.

  3. 3

    Name your connector

    Enter any name you’d like for this connector.

  4. 4

    Get the connector URL

    Log in to ParcelOps, open the /mcp page, and copy the connector URL you want to use.

  5. 5

    Add the connector

    Paste the URL into the “Remote MCP server URL” box and click Add.

  6. 6

    Start using

    Your USDA Soils connector is ready to use in Claude.