Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK)

Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-oceannetworks.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://byok-oceannetworks.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://byok-oceannetworks.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, MCP specification 2025-06-18 or later
• Authentication: your own Ocean Networks Canada Oceans 3.0 API token, sent in the X-Upstream-Key header of every request (never stored, logged or cached)
• Health: https://byok-oceannetworks.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://byok-oceannetworks.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/byok-oceannetworks · agent@connectorbay.com

What Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) is for

Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) lets an AI assistant read your own Ocean Networks Canada data through the Ocean Networks Canada API with a key you supply (Oceans 3.0 API token). Read-only: 10 tools (list_locations, list_device_categories, list_properties, list_data_products, list_deployments, list_devices, get_scalar_data_by_location, get_scalar_data_by_device, get_raw_data_by_location, list_archive_files_by_location). The BYOK key travels with each request, is used for that one call only and is never stored, logged or cached; it is only ever sent to data.oceannetworks.ca. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Ocean Networks Canada. Ocean Networks Canada and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.

Ask your assistant things like:

• "Which Ocean Networks Canada location is called Bullseye?"
• "What kinds of instruments are installed at location NC89?"
• "Which properties does the CTD at NC89 measure?"
• "What data products exist for the CTD at NC89?"
• "When were bottom pressure recorders deployed at NC89?"
• "Which bottom pressure recorders have data at NC89?"

What it does

• list_locations: Search observatory locations (seafloor sites, buoys, shore stations) by code or name and get coordinates, depth, description and how many deployments they have.
• list_device_categories: List the instrument categories (CTD, bottom pressure recorder, seismometer, hydrophone, camera ...) installed at a location or matching a name.
• list_properties: List the measured properties (conductivity, pressure, temperature ...) with description and unit of measure for a location and device category.
• list_data_products: List the downloadable data product types (time series plots, spectrograms, annotation files ...) available for a location and device category.
• list_deployments: List device deployments at a location and device category with start and end times, position, depth and orientation; open deployments have no end.
• list_devices: List devices (serial-numbered instruments) for a device category and location, optionally limited to those with data in a time window.
• get_scalar_data_by_location: Get processed sensor readings (values with quality flags and sample times) from all sensors of a device category at a location for a time window.
• get_scalar_data_by_device: Get processed sensor readings (values with quality flags and sample times) from one device for a time window.
• get_raw_data_by_location: Get unprocessed instrument output lines (as the device sent them, often hex or XML) with timestamps for a device category at a location.
• list_archive_files_by_location: List the names of archived files (plots, audio, video, images, instrument files) available for a device category at a location in a time window.

BYOK key

You bring your own Ocean Networks Canada Oceans 3.0 API token (https://data.oceannetworks.ca/Registration). Your assistant sends it in the X-Upstream-Key header with each request. ConnectorBay uses it for that one call only: it is never stored, logged or cached, never shown in an answer, and it is only sent to data.oceannetworks.ca over https, with no redirects followed. Create a key with the fewest permissions the tools need (read-only if the provider offers it), and revoke it at the provider whenever you like.

Data sources

• https://oceannetworkscanada.github.io/api-python-client/Tutorial/Oceans_3.0_API_Tutorial.html (the API this connector calls, with a BYOK key)

Live from the Ocean Networks Canada API (data.oceannetworks.ca) with a BYOK key; documentation: https://oceannetworkscanada.github.io/api-python-client/Tutorial/Oceans_3.0_API_Tutorial.html. Endpoints checked against that documentation on 2026-10-16.

What it is not

Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Ocean Networks Canada. Ocean Networks Canada and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with. It is read-only: it never creates, changes, sends or deletes anything in your Ocean Networks Canada account.

Built for: Worldwide. Languages: English.

Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 October 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) is. Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that an AI assistant calls on your behalf to read your own Ocean Networks Canada data: Browse Ocean Networks Canada seafloor and ocean observatories and read their near real-time sensor data (pressure, temperature, seismic and tsunami instruments) with your own Oceans 3.0 API token. You bring your own Ocean Networks Canada Oceans 3.0 API token; the assistant sends it to us with each request.

BYOK key. The key you supply is used to make the one Ocean Networks Canada call you asked for. Our application does not store it, write it to a log, put it in a cache, or share it. It is sent only to data.oceannetworks.ca, over https, and is removed from any text we return to you or your assistant. We do not follow redirects with your key. If Ocean Networks Canada rejects it, we say so without repeating it.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call, the BYOK key (for that call only), the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant) and standard server logs. What Ocean Networks Canada receives. The request we make on your behalf, including the key and the arguments, under Ocean Networks Canada's own terms and privacy policy. Ocean Networks Canada acts at your direction and is the only recipient of the data of your request besides our hosting provider.

What we return. The answer Ocean Networks Canada gives for your request, trimmed to the fields the tool documents. We do not keep it: it is returned to your assistant and not stored, cached or used to train anything.

What we do not do. We do not build a profile, sell or share personal information, or keep your Ocean Networks Canada data. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting access logs (IP addresses, request paths and status codes) are kept for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention; our application adds no request headers or bodies to them.

Sub-processors. Ocean Networks Canada (the API you call with a BYOK key, at your direction). Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Your rights. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. Revoke your key at Ocean Networks Canada at any time to end all access.

Children. Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant, under Ocean Networks Canada's own age rules.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) — Terms of Service

Effective 24 October 2026. These terms govern use of the Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) provides: Browse Ocean Networks Canada seafloor and ocean observatories and read their near real-time sensor data (pressure, temperature, seismic and tsunami instruments) with your own Oceans 3.0 API token. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP, and is read-only.
2. Your own key, your own account. You must use your own Ocean Networks Canada credentials and only access data you are allowed to access. Ocean Networks Canada's terms apply to your use of Ocean Networks Canada; you are responsible for complying with them, including any rate limits and permitted uses. Do not share a key you do not own.
3. Independent. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Ocean Networks Canada. Ocean Networks Canada and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.
4. No advice, no guarantees. Output is the data Ocean Networks Canada returns, lightly trimmed; it may be incomplete, delayed or changed by Ocean Networks Canada. Check important facts at the source.
5. Read-only. The Service does not create, change, send or delete anything in your Ocean Networks Canada account.
6. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome. Do not use the Service to access data you are not entitled to, to circumvent Ocean Networks Canada's controls, or to attack any system.
7. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time; Ocean Networks Canada may change or end its API at any time.
8. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: the BYOK key is used for the one call and not stored or logged.
9. Pro keys. Optional ConnectorBay Pro API keys are issued at our discretion and are separate from your Ocean Networks Canada key.
10. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from use of or reliance on the Service, including any action Ocean Networks Canada takes on your account. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
11. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
12. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/byok-oceannetworks

Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-oceannetworks.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://byok-oceannetworks.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://byok-oceannetworks.connectorbay.com/health

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. Ocean Networks Canada (BYOK) never asks for them.