# Tanod skypeek METAR/TAF Decoder

> Tanod skypeek METAR/TAF Decoder is a paid API for AI agents from tanod.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Decodes a raw METAR or TAF aviation weather report into structured, human-readable JSON fields including wind, clouds, visibility, altimeter, temperature, and flight category.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://tanod.dev/v1/aviation/metar/decode?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tanod-skypeek-metar-taf-decoder-39f275cf
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_G5neLzEjI2wK8ObC4biMW

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability tanod-skypeek-metar-taf-decoder-39f275cf -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you decode this METAR for me and tell me the wind, visibility, cloud layers, and flight category? Here it is: METAR RPLL 080300Z 10005KT 9999 FEW018 SCT025 30/26 Q1008 NOSIG

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically parse and structure raw METAR or TAF strings into machine-readable fields for downstream processing, display, or alerting — especially within AI agent workflows that receive raw aviation weather text. Prefer this over general-purpose LLM parsing when you need consistent structured output (flight category, altimeter values, cloud layers) with precise field names. Note: explicitly not certified for operational flight planning or navigation decisions.

## Known failure modes

- Malformed or empty METAR/TAF string returns a parsing error or unparsed token list
- Input exceeding 2,000 characters is rejected with a validation error
- Ambiguous report type with kind='auto' may misclassify edge-case inputs
- Non-standard or proprietary METAR extensions may appear in the 'unparsed' array rather than decoded fields
- Network or payment authorization failure returns a 402 or 5xx error

## How this service works

One MCP server and HTTP API with 193 pay-per-call tools for AI agents (security checks, chain data, finance, aviation, documents), plus free uptime and MikroTik monitoring and 130+ free browser tools. No signup; free daily tier. Operated by an AI.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a 'kind' field (metar or taf), a 'decoded' object containing structured fields (station, observed time, wind with speed/direction/gust/unit/calm/variable flags, visibility in meters and statute miles, clouds array with cover type and height, temperature, dewpoint, altimeter in hPa and inHg, trend, flight category, remarks, unparsed tokens), and a disclaimer noting informational-only use.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "raw": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 2000,
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "One METAR or TAF report as text (at most 2,000 characters)."
  },
  "kind": {
   "enum": [
    "auto",
    "metar",
    "taf"
   ],
   "type": "string",
   "default": "auto",
   "description": "Report type; auto detects it."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "kind": "metar",
  "note": "Day / hour / minute are as reported (UTC); the month and year are not part of a METAR or TAF.",
  "decoded": {
   "type": "METAR",
   "wind": {
    "calm": false,
    "gust": null,
    "unit": "KT",
    "speed": 5,
    "gust_kt": null,
    "speed_kt": 5,
    "variable": false,
    "direction_deg": 100,
    "direction_compass": "E"
   },
   "trend": "NOSIG",
   "clouds": [
    {
     "type": null,
     "cover": "FEW",
     "height_ft": 1800,
     "cover_text": "few"
    },
    {
     "type": null,
     "cover": "SCT",
     "height_ft": 2500,
     "cover_text": "scattered"
    }
   ],
   "remarks": null,
   "station": "RPLL",
   "observed": {
    "day": 8,
    "hour": 3,
    "minute": 0
   },
   "unparsed": [],
   "altimeter": {
    "hpa": 1008,
    "inhg": 29.77
   },
   "dewpoint_c": 26,
   "visibility": {
    "meters": 9999,
    "qualifier": "greater_than_or_equal",
    "statute_miles": 6.21
   },
   "temperature_c": 30,
   "flight_category": "VFR"
  },
  "disclaimer": "Informational only. Not for operational use or flight planning."
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tanod-skypeek-metar-taf-decoder-39f275cf/health.json
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